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Untitled by Leigh Bardugo
12 ratingsLeigh Bardugo confirmed that her longterm plan for the Grishaverse involves a third Six of Crows book "many years down the line"... -
Of Sand and Snow by Bryce O'Connor
14 ratingsWith fifty thousand freed slaves at their back, Raz i'Syul Arro and Syrah Brahnt leave the savannahs of Perce behind. Karesh Syl is no more. Karesh Nan burns at their backs. Beyond the border before them the South looms, ready and waiting, and together Raz and Syrah pray they are prepared for the great offense they must now undertake against the fringe cities...Categorized as:
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The Night Club: Part One by Jiří Kulhánek
14 ratingsIn the dark corners of Prague, a crazed couple plots a sinister demise for a kidnapped girl. But justice is swift in the form of a shadowy group called the Night Club. The couple meets an untimely end and the little girl is saved-just one of many innocent victims rescued by the members of the Club... -
The Night Club - Part II. by Jiří Kulhánek
14 ratingsThe Night Club Part II, by Jiri Kulhanek, is the second part of the author’s first novel translated into English. At the story's heart is the Night Club, a secret organization operating in Prague that hunts down evildoers, who evade the police and operate above the law... -
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Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong
16 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous... -
That Monster on the Block by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
12 ratingsMonster is excited to see what kind of creature will move into Vampire’s old house on the block. He even starts practicing his welcome growl for the new neighbor. But when the moving truck pulls up, it’s not a greedy goblin, an ogre, or a dastardly dragon that steps out...Categorized as:
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Street Soldiers by L. Divine
6 ratingsAt South Bay High, the drama just keeps on growing... In the long-awaited 15th volume of the Drama High series, Street Soldiers picks up with a murder in front of Jayd's grandparents' house. Mama and Daddy are convinced the police have the wrong suspect in custody and have joined forces to help organize the neighborhood and find the real killer... -
With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer
8 ratingsAn empty crown. A perilous journey. Will she answer when darkness calls?Against all odds, Roh survived the harrowing Queen’s Tournament, but now something far deadlier awaits her: a formidable quest for the three magic birthstones of Saddoriel. The gems have been scattered across the realms – and only when Roh retrieves them can she take her place as queen... -
Spell of Love by Auryn Hadley
12 ratingsThere's nothing stronger than love, except maybe desperation. All Jade wanted was her own happily ever after. Unfortunately, it's never that easy. Being a woman and a mage complicates things. Falling for three men at the same time? At least that's working out. Everything else is a mess. And it's all the Spider's fault. That man just can't help himself... -
Brynna by Faith Gibson
6 ratingsShe’s a Norse Gargoyle princess who has waited over seven hundred years for her mate.He’s a human architect who lost the woman he planned on marrying.Brynna Holgersen has lived a life full of adventure. She’s tough and fearless, except when it comes to claiming her mate. When Brynna meets Travis, he is still reeling from the loss of his girlfriend at the hands of a crazed Gargoyle... -
Blood Pact by Nazri Noor
6 ratingsEveryone is red on the inside. The destruction of the Dark Room has locked away the Eldest forever… or so it seems. The Boneyard discovers a bloodthirsty cult desperate to bring back the Old Ones, and Dustin Graves rescues the strangest of sacrifices: a Welsh corgi... -
Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley
6 ratingsAedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy... -
Redefined by Jamie Magee
6 ratingsIn a desperate search for silence in the closing chapters of Synergy Charlie battled her ultimate fear and left the only sanctuary she has ever known. She has paid a devastating price for that fateful move. She lost her foundation... -
Rebel Unicorn by Brogan Thomas
6 ratingsHer heart is broken, and her wrath is boiling over. Will she atone for her violence or fall to darkness? Tru Dennison is tired of being judged a freak. Sick of monstrous villains wreaking havoc and mayhem on her city, the half-unicorn, half-vampire shifter channels her energy into an undercover role as a black-ops assassin...Categorized as:
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Devils Don't Lie by Kim McDougall
6 ratingsBeing a working mom chosen to save the world is going to take practice, courage, and a whole crew of creature companions as backup.The forest whispers to Kyra. Something is coming. The creatures are restless. Ash falls on their homestead. And Montreal ward is bursting with refugees.But Kyra doesn’t need omens...Categorized as:
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Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton
6 ratingsI don’t know who I am. I only know what I need to be.I awoke in a tomb. I had nothing but a big sword and uncertain memories from uncertain lives.I was a great warrior who wandered this land before being killed by an ageless tyrant wizard-king. I was a warrior of a very different sort, who lived in a city of steel and glass... -
Dragon Rising 1 by Dante King
6 ratingsJohn Devonte knows women and wargear. And now he gets to combine the two. All in the name of saving the world.John Devonte looked to the outskirts of the Draconic Empire for refuge. After adventuring for the past two decades, hunting monsters and collecting coin, he thought the town of Vismuth would provide some solace.Except what he discovered there was the beginning of the end... -
Moonlit Agate by Katherine Isaac
6 ratingsMoving to Moonlit Falls was supposed to be Agate's fresh start.As the boss, and only full-time employee, of Soil Sprite Gardening & Landscaping, she's working on her dream renovation - an unkempt patch of land surrounding the town's beautiful, ancient oak tree.Unfortunately in doing so, she may have accidentally wrecked the town. Maybe... -
Cirque Du Freak Boxed Set #2 (Cirque Du Freak, #5-8) by Darren Shan
8 ratingsOffers four more volumes in the frightening saga of a young boy whose visit to a mysterious freak show leads him on a journey into a dark world of vampires...Categorized as:
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The Old Man of the Temple by D.W. Hawkins
8 ratingsAn archaic power awakens, and the shadows of antiquity conceal a terrible truth. Fugitives from the Conclave, Dormael and his friends flee with the armlet in their possession. Hounded by their former allies, they undertake a dangerous trek to an ancient ruin—a place where the only things older than the stones are the secrets buried beneath them... -
The Knife in the Dark by D.W. Hawkins
8 ratingsSanctuary beckons, but it hides a deadly secret within. Dormael and D’Jenn bring a dangerous artifact home to the Conclave, hoping to answer the riddle behind an ancient mystery... -
Bloom of the Flower Dragon by Tracey West
8 ratingsDrake and Worm must help a Flower Dragon protect his home in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers...Categorized as:
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Fire in the Blood by Erin M. Evans, Dina Pearlman
10 ratingsSCRIBE- award-winning author, Erin M. Evans, continues the riveting tale of her Sundering character, Farideh, as she becomes embroiled in a Forgotten Realms-flavored game of thrones. In a direct follow-up to the third book in the Sundering series, The Adversary, young warlock Farideh falls into the midst of a battle for the throne of Cormyr... -
Hunt by Serenity Rayne
10 ratingsAnother day, another skull added to my collection.For years I was deliberately hidden from the Strigoi in what is now called America. But now the Strigoi know I've ascended, and they have begun to hunt me. They won't stop till they have taken my head and heart back to their master.To stay alive, I need to gain powers from each of my mates that I collect from the species of old... -
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Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire
11 ratingsFrom fairy tale forest to gloomy gothic moor, from gleaming epidemiologist’s lab to the sandy shores of Neverland, Seanan McGuire’s short fiction has been surprising, delighting, confusing, and transporting her readers since 2009. Now, for the first time, that fiction has been gathered together in one place, ready to be enjoyed one twisting, tangled tale at a time... -
There's a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
12 ratingsOH LOOK, there's an EGG in your book!But this isn't any old egg - there's a dragon in it! And pretty soon she's set your book ON FIRE. OH NO!Can you use your imagination (and your tickling skills) to help the little dragon fly off on her own adventure out of your book?Tom Fletcher and Greg Abbott have created a fantastically interactive sequel to their bestselling There's a Monster in Your Book...Categorized as:
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Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
12 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
6 ratingsNineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho’s Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award winner “If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again.” A Datin recalls her romance with an orang bunian... -
Storm by Skye Knizley
6 ratingsOn a rainy night in 1971 the cruise ship Crescent Star vanished in the North Atlantic without a trace. No crew, no lifeboats and no wreckage was ever found, in spite of a three-week search. Two days ago, she crashed through and sank a pleasure yacht off the coast of New York, leaving five people dead. The ship has answered no hails and no one appears to be aboard... -
The Empath by Jody Klaire
6 ratingsAeron Lorelei is a young woman with a troubled past and a troubling gift. Blessed and cursed with the ability to sense the feelings, past, and future of those around her, Aeron lived as a misfit child. When she was sixteen, she took the blame for the death of her best friend’s little brother... -
From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell
6 ratingsFrom the cradle to the grave…The Black Oligarch is dead. Some call his replacement a boy, others call him a threat. Cole lost everything the night he became Oligarch: his family, his home… even Jonah. Now he’s alone, left only with painful memories and the power to destroy the Five Lands.When Dylan is sent to help Cole, he finds they have more in common than expected... -
Raven by Skye Knizley
6 ratingsAll Hallows Eve approaches and for once Raven Storm has plans to spend the holiday enjoying a party at Isle of Night with family and friends, something she hasn't done since high school.But someone has other plans and Raven is called to investigate the grisly murder of Monsignor Quinn, a priest left to drown in his own blood... -
Strange Girl by S.A. Hunter
6 ratings*You look awesome.* This is a typical text from Jake, the mysterious guy who saved Mary from the Shadowman. After everything had settled down, he started sending little messages to her. They brighten her day and make her feel special. She likes Jake. He's different like her. A freak. They send texts back and forth frequently, and Mary hasn’t told anyone about him. He's her secret friend... -
Guarding the Invisible Dragons by Tracey West
6 ratingsDrake and the other Dragon Masters must help save a nest of baby Invisible Dragons in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers... -
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Arcane Academy for the Gifted by Jack Porter
6 ratingsI killed a monster and now I have magic.But then I died, too. I figured that was the end, but a mysterious group of strangers brought me back to life.Now, everything is different. I'm at the Arcane Academy for the Gifted, a school of magic where the women vastly outnumber the men.My days are for mastering my newfound power, and my nights - well, they are for "studying...Categorized as:
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In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke
6 ratingsAward-winning author Anna Burke delivers the shivers in this daring queer dark fantasy romance teeming with sensuous vampires, dark academia, plant horrors, and terrifying fungal fae.When Clara Eden is offered a job as an archivist working for eccentric estate owner Agatha Montague, she thinks her prayers have been answered... -
Ashes of the Tyrant by Erin M. Evans
8 ratingsIn a direct follow-up to her fourth book in the Brimstone Angels series, Fire in the Blood, Erin M. Evans thrusts her signature character Farideh into a fast-paced murder mystery rife with political intrigue. In the wake of the war brought on by the Sundering, Farideh’s adopted father Mehen has been called back by the clan that cast him out, and Farideh and Havilar mean to go with him... -
The Tale of the Firebird by Gennady Spirin
8 ratingsIn all the world there is said to be nothing more beautiful than the Firebird. When Ivan-Tsarevitch, youngest son of the Tsar, goes on a quest for the amazing bird, he finds himself flying over mountains and woods on a talking wolf, confronting a wicked Baba Yaga, and rescuing an enchanted princess from Koshchei the Immortal...Categorized as:
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Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri
8 ratingsDark, irreverent, and truly innovative, the speculative stories in Homesick meditate on the theme of home and our estrangement from it, and what happens when the familiar suddenly shifts into the uncanny... -
Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh
8 ratingsJoy needs a deal with a demon to bring an end to the man who’d ruined her life. Malachi needs a deal with a human so he can remain in the mortal realm, far from the sentries looking to drag him back to his sect in hell.It’s a match seemingly made in heaven... -
Tevinter Nights by John Epler, Brianne Battye
12 ratingsAn anthology of original stories based on the dark fantasy, role-playing video game series from Bioware.Ancient horrors. Marauding invaders. Powerful mages. And a world that refuses to stay fixed.Welcome to Thedas... -
Misfit Witchcraft by Niall Teasdale
6 ratingsThere’s a new student at the Celestina School of Magic; a girl with a secret only. And it seems like only the misfits are willing to help her resolve it... -
Marked by Shadows by Lissa Kasey
6 ratingsMM Paranormal Romance Mystery. Who would have thought a crafting retreat could turn deadly? An escape from the exciting life of New Orleans ghost tours sounded like a good idea at the time. Micah invites Alex along to experience a few days of crafts, fabrics, and hanging out with friends. Except the group is more interested in ghost hunting than costume making... -
The Left Right Game by Jack Anderson Northman
6 ratingsA man living in Bristol, UK doesn’t think much of it when his former roommate, Alice, drops out of contact shortly after leaving to pursue her dream job as a journalist in America. But then he receives a batch of files, seemingly e-mailed by Alice, that point toward a dreadful fate... -
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Everything Carries Me to You by S.P. Wayne
6 ratingsEverything Carries Me to You is the third and final act in the Axton and Leander series. What started off as a sweet story about a reclusive gay werewolf finding love has become a high stakes action packed drama, and now lives are on the line.Love is all you need--unless love is not enough...Categorized as:
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Honeybear Halloween by Jacqueline Sweet
6 ratingsA Double Shot of Shifters! Two steamy Halloween novellas will get your blood pumping, and your heart racing. This pair of stand-alone paranormal romances are hot enough to steam up your Kindle. In Midnight Feast, a mischievous shifter spikes the punch at the town's Halloween party. Only Sebastian, the Alpha's son, can stop the mayhem before it rips the tavern apart... -
The Fear Zone by K.R. Alexander, Linda Broeder
8 ratingsIf you don't stand up to your fears,they will destroy you.When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a gravestone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke.It's no joke.An evil force is unleashed - a force that takes the shape of their worst fears.A shark in the water.A ghost in the walls... -
Heart, Haunt, Havoc by Freydís Moon
10 ratingsLaced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror…When lonely transgender exorcist, Colin Hart, finds himself challenged by an unruly haunted house in Gideon, Colorado, he’s kept awake by ghosts, demons, ghouls, and the handsome nonbinary owner of the house, Bishop Martínez... -
Sacrifice of the Widow by Lisa Smedman
12 ratingsGoddesses vie for the soul of people...Halisstra Melarn, convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee, was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped, but instead was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress... -
Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette de Bodard
10 ratingsThere is no such thing as conservation of shadows. When light destroys shadows, darkness does not gain in density elsewhere. When shadows steal over earth and across the sky, darkness is not diluted. Featuring an Introduction by Aliette De Bodard, Conservation of Shadows features a selection of short stories from Yoon Ha Lee...
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