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Fantasy
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas · 2023
Heir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas · 2023
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas · 2013
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · 2023
<p><b>Lethal. Loyal. Legendary.</b> <br><br><b>Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in this complete, #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.</b> <br><br>In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. <br><br>Her name is Celaena Sardothien. <br><br>The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival-and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world. <br><br>Thrilling and fierce, <i>Throne of Glass</i> is the first book in the #1 bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide. <br><br>Other books in this series include: <br><i>Crown of Midnight</i> <br><i>Heir of Fire</i> <br><i>Queen of Shadows</i> <br><i>Empire of Storms</i> <br><i>Tower of Dawn</i> <br><i>Kingdom of Ash</i> <br><i>The Assassin's Blade </i>(prequel novellas)</p>
The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas · 2023
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
<p><b>A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller • TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award Winner • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023</b><br><br><i>"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."</i> —<i><b>Booklist</b></i><b>, starred review</b><br><br><i>"</i>Fourth Wing<i> will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you've never read before."</i> <b>―#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout</b><br><br><br><b>Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Rebecca Yarros</b><br><br>Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: <i>dragon riders</i>.<br><br>But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.<br><br>With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.<br><br>She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.<br><br>Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.<br><br>Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: <i>graduate or die</i>.<br><br>The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.<br>Reading Order:<br>Book #1 Fourth Wing<br>Book #2 Iron Flame<br>Book #3 Onyx Storm</p>
Legendary
Stephanie Garber · 2019
Caraval
Stephanie Garber · 2018
<p><b>Welcome, welcome to <i>CARAVAL</i>, Stephanie Garber’s enchanting, <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> bestselling fantasy debut about two sisters swept up in a mysterious competition filled with magic, heartbreak, and danger</b><br><br>Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful and cruel father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.<br><br> But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to attend. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. <br><br>Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, and her sister disappears forever.<br><br>Continue the adventure in <i>Legendary </i>and <i>Finale—</i>out now!</p>
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas · 2022
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas · 2015
The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. At least, he's not a beast all the time. As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever. From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
Romance
Keeping 13
Chloe Walsh · 2023
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh · 2023
Magnolia Parks
Jessa Hastings · 2023
Hopeless
Elsie Silver · 2023
Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past.<br/><br/>I’m the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks.<br/><br/>He’s thirty-five and all man, and I’m twenty-two and all . . . virgin.<br/><br/>He’s also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé.<br/><br/>We start out as a bet. He doesn’t believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point.<br/><br/>It’s win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family’s prying, and I get a chance to shed my family’s reputation while I save up to ditch this small town.<br/><br/>He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can’t keep my hands off of him in public.<br/><br/>But it’s what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines.<br/><br/>It’s what transpires behind closed doors that doesn’t feel like pretending at all.<br/><br/>This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date.<br/><br/>He once told me he’d never fall in love.<br/><br/>And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé.
Reckless
Elsie Silver · 2023
Powerless
Elsie Silver · 2023
Heartless
Elsie Silver · 2022
Flawless
Elsie Silver · 2022
The rules were simple. Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.<br/><br/>But now I’m stuck with her. There’s only one bed. And well, rules are made to be broken.<br/><br/>I’m the face of professional bull riding—the golden boy. Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face. Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”<br/><br/>But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter, especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk, and a mouth she can’t stop running.<br/><br/>A mouth I can’t stop thinking about.<br/><br/>Because Summer isn’t just another conquest. She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run—she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.<br/><br/>She says this means nothing.<br/><br/>I say this means everything.<br/><br/>She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross. That my reputation can’t take any more hits—and neither can her damaged heart.<br/><br/>I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert · 2019
<p>“Absolutely charming... a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.” – Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Bride Test</p><p>USA TODAY BESTSELLER<br></p><p>A witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her experience new things—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, and Helen Hoang!</p><p>Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family’s mansion. The next items?</p><ul><li>Enjoy a drunken night out.</li><li>Ride a motorcycle.</li><li>Go camping.</li><li>Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.</li><li>Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.</li><li>And... do something bad. </li></ul><p>But it’s not easy being bad, even when you’ve written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job. </p><p>Redford ‘Red’ Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He’s also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit. </p><p>But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…</p><p>"This is an extraordinary book, full of love, generosity, kindness and sharp humor." — The New York Times Book Review</p><p>*Featured on the TODAY Show! Named a Best Romance of 2019 by Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Apple, and Amazon, and Best of November from Essence, Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Buzzfeed, Popsugar, Bustle, Bookish, Bookpage, Entertainment Weekly, and Washington Post*<br></p>
Fiction
The Midnight Library
Haig Matt · 2021
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2018
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><b> BESTSELLER</b><br> <br><b>“If you</b>’<b>re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</i> has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —<i>Bustle</i></b><br> <br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Daisy Jones & the Six</i>—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (<i>PopSugar</i>) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.</b><br><br>Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?<br> <br>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.<br> <br>Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br> <br>“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, <i>Us Weekly</i>), <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (<i>Redbook</i>): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982
Cho Nam-Joo · 2020
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · 2016
Thriller
Verity
Colleen Hoover · 2021
<b>#1 <i>New York Times</i></b><b> Bestseller</b><br> <br> <b><i>USA Today</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <i>The Globe and Mail</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Bestseller<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>Whose truth is the lie? </i>Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>It Ends With Us</i>.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.<br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered.<br> <br> <br> <br> Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
