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Control by Robert J. Crane
10 ratingsFollowing the deadly conclusion of Dragon: The Girl in the Box 37, Sienna Nealon is left with a murder mystery to solve, one that could have dire consequences for the entire world...Categorized as:
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Flashback by Robert J. Crane
12 ratingsFollowing the explosive confrontation in Revelen, Sienna Nealon finds herself somewhere utterly unexpected...and facing familiar enemies she could never have predicted she'd face...Categorized as:
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Charlie Foxtrot 101 by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
12 ratingsIdina Moorfield is officially a soldier in the army – with a little extra firepower. Her dark and magical little secret.Can she keep the new powers under control?Jump School may be her undoing.It takes focus, determination, and steely courage to face her fears and jump out of a C-130 aircraft from 1,200 feet. That’s exactly what brings Idina’s abilities forward at inconvenient moments...Categorized as:
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The Fairhaven Chronicles Boxed Set: The Complete Series: Glow, Shimmer, Ember, Nightfall by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
8 ratingsEverything you know is about to change. Victoria Brie is getting her life together. She may be just a cashier, but she has big dreams and high hopes for what comes next. In the meantime, she has everything that matters: her family and her best friend. If only life were that simple...Categorized as:
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Chew the Bullet by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
8 ratingsIdina Moorfield isn’t the only one on her team with unusual powers.Her buddy, Stop remembers everything he sees, and Cake is a new kind of man of steel.That’s the last two, which means everyone in Idina’s unit has a unique talent.Why would the Army want to bring them all together?Her commander, Hines is still refusing to answer her questions...Categorized as:
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Chaos and Gunfire by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
10 ratingsIdina Moorfield is a new kind of magical with a dark and twisty lineage.Any other combat engineer in the 82nd Airborne Division would be proud of how far Idina's come, but the visions and voices in her mind are only getting worse.When it affects her work, Idina gets transferred to a new unit—a unit of misfits with their own problems...Categorized as:
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Shimmer: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
6 ratingsOriceran is rife with secrets… and you may not want to know the answers. Thanks to an ancient artifact, Victoria Brie is stuck with dark magic in her blood until the day she dies. And if she’s not careful, that day will come too soon.There are those who would kill her simply for what she is: a Rhazdon host, master of incredible power... -
Explosive Negotiations by Michael Anderle
6 ratingsJust when you think you understand life, an elf throws you a curveball.Zaena has to deal with a recalcitrant elf who won’t listen to reason and doesn’t care about his people or hers.He is out for himself.Unfortunately for him, his gang headquarters is smack-dab on top of a location Zaena needs... -
Bermuda Triangle Blues by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
6 ratingsNew city, new chuckleheads in need of a lesson. The battles in New Orleans are all about power struggles elsewhere, and it’s time for Cali to discover the source. It’s time for her and Fyre to visit New Atlantis and find out what the fuss is all about.Both gangs in the Crescent City are fighting for control, with Cali and her friends in the middle...Categorized as:
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Blue Blood by Brad Magnarella
6 ratingsWHERE THE DEAD WON’T DIEDays from a cure for his lupine curse, Jason takes an urgent mission. A medieval invader has returned to a remote corner of Eastern Europe. Backed by seven undead knights and a zombie horde, Lord Drago threatens the region’s oldest province with ghastly force... -
Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs
6 ratingsNo one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help... -
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
6 ratingsThe original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him...Categorized as:
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The Morrigan's Curse by Dianne K. Salerni
10 ratingsIn this third and final book in the series that VOYA recommends “for fans of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter,” the war over the Eighth Day continues—and there’s more at stake than ever before.The battle between Kin and Transitioners that’s been brewing for centuries has come to a head...Categorized as:
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The Legend of the Rift by Peter Lerangis
14 ratingsThis is the epic final installment of the series. This edition begins right after Aly has been kidnapped by King Uhla'ar and pulled back into Atlantis. The rift is guarded by a behemoth, and Aly simply cannot be rescued easily. Frantic, the kids come to believe that their only hope is to find the rest of the lost Loculi in order to rescue Aly...Categorized as:
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The Curse of the King by Peter Lerangis
16 ratingsPercy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders!The Curse of the King is the fourth book in a five-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis...Categorized as:
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The Tomb of Shadows by Peter Lerangis
18 ratingsPercy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling adventure Seven Wonders! The Tomb of Shadows is the third in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling Lost in Babylon and The Colossus Rises chronicles the adventures of Jack McKinley and his friends in a life-or-death race to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus...Categorized as:
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Unicorn by Craig Zerf
6 ratingsThe first pulse occurred in the old calendar year of 2022. A combination of planetary alignment, the Earth’s rotation and the position of the sun combined to produce the perfect storm. A sequence of gigantic solar flares created a series of massive electromagnetic pulses that stopped the heart of our modern world and returned us to the DARK AGES. And then they appeared . .Categorized as:
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Betrayal by Craig Zerf
6 ratingsFor fans of - Game of Thrones, Wool, Blade Runner, The Hobbit, Stephen King, David Gemmell and Robert J. Crane. The world, as we know it, has ended. One man stands resolute. A man who has been trained in the savage arts of war. A man who lives his life according to a creed. A simple man who wants none of the power thrust upon him...Categorized as:
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Southwest Nights by Kal Aaron, Michael Anderle
6 ratingsFive years ago, everyone knew sorcery and magic were nothing but myths. One spectacular incident proved them wrong. Now men and women of power flaunt their supernatural abilities openly, using them for both good and evil.Sorceress Lyssa likes her reality TV and strawberry ice cream, but her day job of hunting down rogues and criminals doesn’t leave her much time for either... -
Gangland Politics by Michael Anderle
6 ratingsWhat is the difference between ignorance and stupidity?Zaena's story continues as she continues to learn that her knowledge of humanity is closer to the twentieth than the present day twenty-first century... -
Everyday Horrors by Rick Gualtieri
6 ratingsONE GEEK AGAINST THE RISING DARKNESS. Bill Ryder is having a hell of a week. Magic is back, one of his friends has been entombed in solid rock, and he once again has no pulse to speak of.Too bad it’s about to get worse. Something is hunting vampires in New York City. A smarmy wizard has been called in to investigate, one with skeletons in his closet and eyes for Bill’s girlfriend... -
Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
Magic Street Boogie by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
8 ratingsJustice in New Orleans has a new champion and she’s packing magic. Meet Cali, a not so average college student and her crew.A mysterious stranger, a mild-mannered Dwarven bartender and the magical creature who’s adopted her.Cali had life all figured out till three revelations change everything.One. An escaped prisoner shows her the underbelly of her city.Two...Categorized as:
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Steelheart Chapter Sampler by Brandon Sanderson
8 ratingsThe first five chapters of Brandon's Sanderson's upcoming novel. Summary: At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners-the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny... -
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Okay, But Try Not to Murder Anyone by Eric Vall
8 ratingsMy days used to be filled with working my minimum wage job at a local shipping store, but one night, I was in the wrong place at the right time and came into possession of a weird metal bracelet.The good news: Now I suddenly have a superpower... -
The Chimera Jar by James E. Wisher
10 ratingsDefeat a three-headed fire breathing monster? All in a day’s work for the world’s only male wizard. Conryu returns to the academy after surviving his first semester by the narrowest of margins. Little does he know the monstrous threats waiting for him in the second half of the year... -
Born of Metal by A.L. Knorr
6 ratingsA powerful artifact, a secret society, an ancient evil. Can Ibby embrace her destiny as Inconquo guardian before an ages-old demon is unleashed on London? Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud...Categorized as:
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Blood and Bones by A.D. Starrling
6 ratingsArtemus Steele is many things. The world's foremost yet least celebrated expert on all things ancient and arcane. A metalsmith with unusual skills. The owner of an antique shop and a switchblade that is more than just a knife. What he doesn’t want to be is a hero...Categorized as:
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Immortal Stories: Eve by Gene Doucette
6 ratingsFrom the pages of the Immortal book series, it’s Eve.“…if your next question is, what could that possibly make me, if I’m not an angel or a god? The answer is the same as what I said before: many have considered me a god, and probably a few have thought of me as an angel. I’m neither, if those positions are defined by any kind of supernormal magical power... -
Goddess Scorned by S.T. Branton, C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant, Holly Adams
6 ratingsOkay, so I accepted Kronin’s call to defeat the Forgotten Gods and save the earth, but don’t thank me yet. Just because I’m on the job doesn’t mean it will be easy - even with the Gladius Solis at my side and the power of Carcerum coursing through my veins.The problem is that the Forgotten aren’t your run-of-the-mill villains. They’re, well, gods.. -
The Battle for Earth by Darrell Pitt
6 ratingsWhat would you do to save the life of the girl you love?When Brodie is kidnapped, Axel has to betray both his friends and The Agency to save her life. At the same time, he has to consign a stranger to a fate worse than death.With the future of the planet in the balance, sacrifices will be made, friendships will be tested and lives will be lost.And Earth will never be the same again.. -
Magical Inheritance: A Harem Fantasy Adventure by Jack Pinkhunter
6 ratingsBullied, sick and suicidal. That was until I learned I’m a powerful sorcerer. And not only that—but I have inherited a luxurious farm in a world called Sorcera Germania.But all is not well. Evil lurks deep in the forests of these magical lands, threatening our way of life and the gorgeous sorceresses living on my farm...Categorized as:
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Shadow Magic: Six Strong Heroines of Urban Fantasy by Aimee Easterling, Pippa DaCosta, Annie Bellet, Jenn Stark
8 ratingsDive into six full-length urban fantasy novels by USA Today and national bestselling authors! Escape into tales of shifters and sorceresses, gamers and bakers, demons and artifact hunters, plus one very mischievous Norse god. Full of adventure, mystery, romance, and plenty of snark, these novels will immerse you in magical worlds while you turn pages far into the night... -
Mortality Bites Boxed Set by Ramy Vance
8 ratingsSix books and over 1500+ pages of magic and mayhem, action and humor fill this snarky urban fantasy boxed set. Mythical creatures are real, and the world is just finding out. Discovering that your neighbor was once an evil, blood-sucking fiend tends to bring property values down. Katrina Darling’s only real friend has been murdered... -
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There’s No Such Thing as Monsters by Michael Yu
8 ratingsThis fun and beautifully illustrated book is about a little boy who thinks there are monsters all over his bedroom and can’t go to sleep...Categorized as:
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The Healer by C.J. Anaya
12 ratingsHope Fairmont is a normal teenage girl. She attends public school, gets good grades, has a normal best friend…sort of normal…and works as a janitor at the local hospital. Unfortunately, that’s where the ruse ends...Categorized as:
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Coyote's Kiss by Christa Faust
14 ratingsA truck full of illegal Mexican immigrants slaughtered with supernatural force is found by the side of a road. Trying to find answers, Sam and Dean are plunged into the dangerous world that exists along the Mexican border. They encounter a tattooed, pistol-packing bandita on a motorcycle who seems be everywhere they go before they get there...Categorized as:
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The Zodiac Legacy: The Dragon's Return by Stan Lee, Stuart Moore
14 ratingsIn this second illustrated novel of The Zodiac Legacy series, the dangerous dragon power only grows stronger within Jasmine, and Steven struggles to hold their ragtag team together. But as alliances become strained, the line between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" becomes blurrier and blurrier...Categorized as:
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The God Game by John Van Stry
14 ratingsWill’s life has definitely changed since that day he went hiking in the woods of Pennsylvania. He’s discovered that reality is a lot bigger and stranger than he had ever imagined. Learning about the portals that link the infinite number of worlds opened his eyes to that wider reality... -
The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey
11 ratingsAlfred Kropp lost—then found—the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he defeated King Paimon, arguably the nastiest of demons ever to roam the earth. What could possibly be in store for him now? Plenty. Not only is a dangerous new enemy tracking Alfred’s every move, even the people who have sworn to protect him no longer seem trustworthy...Categorized as:
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The Trap by Michael Grant
10 ratingsIn the thrilling second book of the Magnificent 12 series, Mack MacAvoy is challenged by his spectral mentor, Grimluk--who only appears in the shiny chrome pipes of bathrooms.Mack must find the ancient ones, the great forgotten forces. Some will help; some not so much. But above all-- Learn the ways of Vargran Assemble the twelve Go to the nine dragons of Daidu. Go to the Egge rocks. Beware of .Categorized as:
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Forgotten Gods by S.T. Branton, C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant, Holly Adams
8 ratingsThousands of years ago, ancient deities fought a civil war that nearly destroyed the earth. They were defeated by a great warrior - and banished to spend eternity beyond the reach of the humans who once served them.Their war is raging once again, and once again it will require a great hero to save humanity. Unfortunately for humanity, I’m that hero. My name is Vic Stratton... -
Titans of Chaos by John C. Wright
12 ratingsTitans of Chaos completes John Wright's The Chronicles of Chaos. Launched in Orphans of Chaos--a Nebula Award Nominee for best novel in 2006, and a Locus Year's Best Novel pick for 2005--and continued in Fugitives of Chaos, the trilogy is about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who discovered that they are not human...Categorized as:
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Oracle - Sunken Earth by C.W. Trisef
6 ratingsFall, current day, Atlantic Ocean. Another hurricane tears through the Bahamas, headed for Florida. Among the wreckage: a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat, one survivor (Ret Cooper), and a spherical object of curious design (the Oracle). Ret Cooper is a simple young man with mysterious origins, unique physical features, and no memory of his past... -
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Sunshaker's War by Tom Deitz
6 ratingsWAR OF THE WORLDS An evil brew has boiled over in the mystical realm of the Sidhie...a great conflict has devastated the lands of Faerie-and its earth-shaking repercussions can be felt across the boundaries of the mortal lands. Young David Sullivan has been to the Otherworld, and knows of its mysteries...and its terrors... -
Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck
5 ratingsJake is a jeek—part jock, part geek—who finds out he’s an unwitting target of genocide against a secret society known as the Druids—a society he didn’t even know he belonged to.O’Brien, one of the last druids, is his mentor. Unfortunately, he is a dud when it comes to magic, but at least he is ex-military.As for picking his girlfriend . . . well, that’s a split decision... -
Fugitives of Chaos by John C. Wright
12 ratingsJohn C. Wright established himself at the forefront of contemporary fantasy with Orphans of Chaos, which launched a new epic adventure. Wright's new fantasy, continuing in Fugitives of Chaos, is about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does...Categorized as:
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Bill the Vampire by Rick Gualtieri
18 ratingsThere are reasons we fear the night. He isn't one of them. Meet Bill Ryder: programmer, gamer geek, and hopeless dweeb when it comes to women. All he ever asked for out of life was to collect his paycheck, hang out with his buds, and eventually (someday) ask out the girl of his dreams.However, then Bill met Sally. She was mysterious, aggressive, and best of all...smoking hot... -
The Pantheon by Amy Leigh Strickland
6 ratingsThey say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but for Zach Jacobs, that just isn’t true. It’s hard enough being seventeen-- juggling school, football, friends, and teenage romance-- but Zach’s about to find out just how complicated it can get when he begins to suspect that maybe he was the lightning... -
Harbinger by Justus R. Stone
6 ratingsOur earth is one of many, all of them connected, all in danger. At a young age, seventeen year old Gwynn Dormath, lost the ones he loved. Since then he’s kept the world at a distance. But he’s tired of being alone, and one girl in particular, Sophia, has him wishing for more. When she asks him out for Halloween, he eagerly accepts. But their night goes horribly wrong...Categorized as:
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