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Sandra's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:29:19 -0700 60 Sandra's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg What Grows Dies Here 60432229 “You will be loved many times by many men. But you will only ever love one man. And that man will be your destruction.��

Wren Whitney lives a beautiful life. She is a child of Beverly Hills, growing up in boarding schools, on private jets—a life of extreme wealth and privilege.

Wren Whitney lives for adventure. She is afraid of nothing. She says no to nothing. Her existence is a blur of international incidents, outrageous stories and the many men that love her.

Wren Whitney has never been in love. She has said the words many times but has never meant them. I love you is the only lie she’s ever told. Except when she says the words to her girlfriends, the people she most adores. But to a man? No. She would never mean those three words. Because it would be the end of the life she holds so dear.

Wren Whitney knows the second she meets him that he will destroy her. That she will love him with everything that she is. Until her dying day. She tries to fight it, feebly. Because she is a woman who isn’t afraid of anything.

Not even him.

“He will be your sun. Your stars. Your moon. Even though this man is darkness itself. Midnight personified.��

Wren Whitney does not trouble herself by thinking of the consequences of her actions. What events she put in motion by letting him into her life. She never could have imagined what would happen to her. To them. How utterly ruined they would both be by their love.]]> 369 Anne Malcom Sandra 0 to-read 4.24 2022 What Grows Dies Here

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]]> Beautiful Venom (Vipers, #1) 221274930 From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a sizzling dark hockey romance set in a new glamorous secret world.

In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest venom.

They shattered my world; now, I’ll bring down theirs.
The problem? I have virtually no way to trace the puppet master.
My only lead: The Vipers.
An elite college hockey team that rules the ice—and the shadows beyond it.
To infiltrate their secret society, I set my sights on their weakest link.
Kane Davenport.
The charismatic captain and the lone green flag in a nest of serpents.
But too late, I realize I’ve enticed the most venomous snake.
Kane’s friendly façade hides a predator more dangerous than I imagined.
He quickly unveils the monster lurking beneath the surface.
A monster who lured me in only to trap me in a lethal game with no escape.

This book marks the beginning of a new chapter in the #Rinaverse. No other book should be read before this.]]> 496 Rina Kent 1464246645 Sandra 0 to-read 4.15 2025 Beautiful Venom (Vipers, #1)

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]]> Ludovico's Vengeance 223435170
I walked away from the nightmare that was my family name.

I started over, built a life for myself. But when a woman I could never have needed me, I did the only thing I could. I embraced my name and the darkness that came with it.

Now I’m back, running the bloody business inherited through generations of Ludovico’s. Murdering, corruption�� every day I’m back my soul becomes blacker with each sin.

Until her.

Nina belongs to me now, after being kept a prisoner in her father’s gilded cage. She’s beautiful, perfect, and too innocent for the terrors of my past. But that won’t stop me from making her mine in every way.]]> 226 L. Clara Sandra 0 to-read 4.81 Ludovico's Vengeance

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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Pretty (Lovely Broken Doll, #2)]]> 221499957 One will break her. One will save her.

Her Shadow

He dared to take her from me.

And I have to get her back before it’s too late.

I will unleash the monster within. I’ll paint the walls red and burn the world down to reach her, no matter what it costs—even if she can’t love what I’ve become.

In the end, I’ll become her nightmare to reclaim what's mine.

Her Warden

I might possess her body, but he’s stolen her heart.

She’ll try to escape her pretty little cage, but she doesn’t understand—I’ve waited too long, planned too deeply, to ever let her go.

I will control her. Own her. Break her.

And in the end, she will be mine.

Book 2 of the Lovely Broken Doll trilogy is not a standalone. Please read Hunting Pretty first.

Author Note: If you’ve made it this far, you twisted queen, congratulations—there are no new trigger warnings that might prevent you from finishing. However, TWs will be included inside the book if, like me, you enjoy viewing them as a shopping list—a teaser, if you will. There are MFM scenes, but this is not a why-choose romance. Claiming Pretty is the final book in the Lovely Broken Doll trilogy.]]> Sienna Blake Sandra 0 to-read 4.42 Catching Pretty (Lovely Broken Doll, #2)

Catching Pretty (Lovely Broken Doll, #2)

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]]> A Hundred Challenges 221969048 Cat
Hello, I’m Caterina Wilder and I can make it.
Not a word after "hello" was true.
My life as Caterina Wilder suddenly had an expiration date, but I had no escape. Confronting my demons and being consumed by an unforeseen wicked, dangerous, and possibly addictive affair was leading me to a path of bleeding betrayal, shattering secrets, and excruciating heartbreak.
And how did the wreckage begin?
With of HIM.
Ashton Hertford. Princeling of Hertford Media Group, professional fuckboy who irritated me beyond comprehension, and full-time asshole.
And the word part? I got completely consumed by it. Writing about a hundred sexual challenges and using him as a lab rat wasn’t supposed to lead us here, but there’s no going back. The cards were dealt and a bad hand could cost both of us our lives.

Ash
All I wanted was revenge. To suffocate the consuming rage that burned inside me. To rip the fucking guilt that didn’t let me breathe.
I wanted to see this cursed empire crumble, even if it meant sinking with the ship.
But then SHE happened. The wildcat was too sober, too distant, too sharp, and a pain in my ass, unless I was making her roar and take her claws out. What was a game of distraction turned into something else. Something twisted and needy, and too fucking explosive. Something strong enough to make me wonder if revenge was worth it because destroying my family also means destroying her in the process.

Join Cat and Ash in this dark, absorbing journey full of discovery, challenge, and emotions as they dive into a hundred experiences in bed and have to confront a hundred demons in their lives.
Will they be able to get out of this tangled mess unscathed, or will they end up drowned by their own secrets and lies?

An immersive story meant to trap your senses and make you want to blur the line that divides fiction from reality.
Are you ready to write your own hundred pages of adventures full of desire, sensuality, and fire?

Legacy Series #1]]> 535 Natalie Mar Sandra 0 to-read 4.28 2025 A Hundred Challenges

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]]> Lunaria (Unraveled Fate #1) 195017650 A fate unraveled and destined to be rewoven back together.

Magic has been banned from the kingdom. Anyone found practicing magic will be punished. Amira has never wanted anything to do with that, she was never more than a pawn in her father's power games. Trapped in a life of lonely monotony, everything changed when the King invited all nobles of marrying age to the castle to find their perfect match.

Now, she must play a new kind of game. One in which it's not simply her father vying for power, but the entire court. Forced into the political machinations of the ruling class, she knows that the Prince is always watching - and so is his dangerous but alluring right-hand man.

As Amira navigates the wicked games of court, she discovers that maybe her father had a reason for keeping her under his thumb. Maybe he was hiding a secret that could change not only Amira's fate, but the fate of the entire kingdom.

They say you can't put a price on freedom, but is Amira willing to pay it with her life?

Lunaria is the first book in The Unraveled Fate Series, a four-book romantic fantasy series that follows Lu, a strong, sassy, and independent female character in the fight for her freedom. This epic tale of enemies-to-lovers and found family series, is perfect for the fans of high-stakes, slow burn romance, warring kingdoms, hidden magic, witty banter, and romantic tension. This series is perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and The Witcher.]]> 400 Kara Douglas Sandra 5 4.12 Lunaria (Unraveled Fate #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Borrowed Bride (Mafia Lords of Sin #5)]]> 223428544 I picked the pocket of New York's most dangerous man.
I never planned to see him again...
Until he claimed me as his wife.
Now I'm carrying his child �� and his secrets.

Rule number Never steal from a mobster.
Rule number If you break rule one, don't agree to be his fake wife.
And the golden rule? Don't fall for the ruthless, irresistible mafia king who now calls you his.

Because when you break all these rules, you're left with a shattered heart, a secret child, and years of hiding from the man who thinks you're buried six feet under.

Self-preservation was never my strong suit.
Marco Barrone wasn't just another mark.
He was a predator in Armani, with eyes like winter steel and a smile that promised ruin.
Dangerous. Magnetic. Lethal.

I thought I was smart, lifting his wallet in a sea of New York faces.
I've never been more wrong.

When his hand clamped on my wrist, I expected a bullet.
Instead, I got a ring, a fake marriage, and a night that left me with more than just memories.

Now I'm hiding a secret bigger than both of us �� a little girl with his eyes and my smile.
A daughter he doesn't know exists.

Six years later, just when I thought fate was done toying with me...
Two pink lines tell me I'm about to double down on my mistakes.

Marco is about to be a father again.
This time�� to twins!]]> 281 Ajme Williams Sandra 0 to-read 4.14 Borrowed Bride (Mafia Lords of Sin #5)

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]]> <![CDATA[Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)]]> 219551319 A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling romantasy series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job gone awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.

Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.

In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.

Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?]]> 576 Elise Kova 0593726340 Sandra 0 to-read 4.36 2025 Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)

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]]> Blood Red Hex 217060632
Sloan tried to escape her family and their business as the nefarious mafia witches of Evrose Bay, and after five years of thinking she got away, one text changed everything—her twin brother found trouble. To make matters worse, it's with the most bloodthirsty vampires in the city. The Malbec coven will stop at nothing until a debt is paid.

Sloan quickly finds herself in a situation from her twin's bad deeds. She was ready to pay the price, but when she realizes who is now in charge, her fears become something more. It's not money they want—it’s me.
But it seems more is at work in the cruel city, where loyalty knows no difference in blood. Betrayals, blood magic, and plans for a new rule set chaos to the streets, and Sloan is tossed into the thick of it.

On the brink of war, she has to decide: run, fight, or die…]]> 411 Blake Gallows Sandra 0 to-read 4.38 Blood Red Hex

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]]> <![CDATA[Ace of Betrayal (Hand of Revenge, #1)]]> 223703792
I swore I’d never come back.

But it turns out, college professors don’t really care about that stuff. Which is how I find myself back in the place I thought I’d never see again. Facing the people I thought I left behind for good.

My plan is simple: keep my head down, finish my research, and head back to Oxford as soon as I can. The only thing I didn’t count on? Needing his help to get into the library. How am I supposed to concentrate on my studies while he fidgets beside me, those long limbs distracting in the worst way possible?

It’s been two years. I’ve moved on. *Obviously.*

But we’re talking about the guy who shredded my heart the last time he got his hands on it. The one who still looks devastatingly handsome in those low-slung board shorts and that chiseled torso. The one who can unravel me with a single word and make me question why I left in the first place.

A mistake like him would be fatal, because this time my heart won’t survive.

Perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Magnolia Parks, this book will have you in a chokehold. If you enjoy stories that will make you laugh, cry, and scream, prepare for your next obsession.

This book is perfect for readers looking for
New adult romance
Stories about the elite and wealthy
Dual POVs
Second chance romance
Angsty and emotional books
Forced proximity

It may not be suitable for everyone. Please see author’s website for details and TWs.]]> 324 Jessica Jude Sandra 0 to-read 4.26 Ace of Betrayal (Hand of Revenge, #1)

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]]> Lucky Shot 223439654
Our first meeting? He stood me up.
Our second chance encounter? I told him exactly what I thought of him.
Our third? It came with a bet (he lost) and an understanding that we’re stuck with one another.

It doesn’t matter that he’s Alexander Hardy—British soccer star extraordinaire, world-famous in every way, and a certified sex symbol. We come from two different worlds and live in two different realities. But all we need is one month.

The bet: Help him rehab his reputation to the media and the masses, and in exchange, he’ll help my soccer academy and the underprivileged kids who idolize him.

That doesn’t mean I have to like him. Not his delicious accent, his sexy smirk or those storm cloud gray eyes. Not his incredibly fit body or his sinfully dirty mouth. Not even the way he shows up day after day for the kids or the way he looks at me like he wants to devour me.

He looks at time spent in my world as a penance, while I look at it as a way to leverage his star power to help my academy survive.

But as the days turn to weeks, it seems we’re not as different as I once thought. The man who cares about no one, has fixed his sights on me. With his time at my academy up and his obligations back home calling, do we have a lucky shot of working out?]]> 400 K. Bromberg Sandra 0 to-read 4.22

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]]> <![CDATA[Heart of Saints (Sinners and Saints Book 2)]]> 223784277 Summer

I’ve spent most of my life in fight-or-flight mode, doing whatever it takes to survive. But one reckless night with Knox Davenport changes everything. It was the first time I let myself want, the first time I let my guard down.

I had to leave. To protect myself�� and my son.

When I came back, Knox was still as cocky, dangerous, and tempting as ever.

For the past fifteen years, we’ve stayed in each other’s lives—distant, cautious, walking a fine line between friendship and something neither of us dares to name. But now Knox is asking questions I can’t answer, dragging me deeper into the past I’ve fought to bury.

I can’t afford to let Knox in—but can I keep pushing him away?

Knox

As Vice President of the Sinners and Saints, people see the rough the reputation, the women, the easy charm. They don’t see the man underneath, the one who’s spent years searching for something real.

I thought I had something real with Summer Ivers—she was mysterious, quick-witted, impossible to resist. But just as fast as I found her, she was gone. She left town without a word, and when she came back, it was like that night together had never happened.

For fifteen years, I’ve never been able to shake the pull I feel toward her. The more time I spend with Summer—and the son she’s kept a secret from me—the harder it is to hold back.

Now, I’m done pretending. I want answers. I want her.

And this time, I'm not letting her go.]]> 291 Nouha Jullienne Sandra 0 to-read 4.36 Heart of Saints (Sinners and Saints Book 2)

Heart of Saints (Sinners and Saints Book 2)

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]]> Overruled 219848320 Two divorce lawyers determined to share only beds but not hearts discover that love is something that can’t be overruled in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author of The Game Changer.

Danica Pierce has one great love in her life: work. As one of the top divorce lawyers in Austin, Danica lets her caseload keep her warm at night and has no problem being married to her job, not when love only ends in hurt. When the biggest case of her career gives her a shot at making partner, it seems like nothing could possibly stand in her way...except for her infuriating secret: she's sleeping with the enemy.

Ezra Hart is known for charming his way in and out of a courtroom. In the matter of winning Danica Pierce's heart, however, he's been far less successful. With her verdict to keep things purely physical with no chance of appeal, Ezra struggles to show Danica he's more than the insufferable playboy she's pegged him to be--especially since they find themselves on opposing sides of Danica's most important case to date.

While Dani and Ezra battle it out in the courtroom, the real trial is the one happening between them. When Dani realizes that everything she knows of Ezra might be hearsay--and that she's not the only one with emotional baggage--she must choose between her fear of trusting again and the feelings blossoming between her and the man she thought was her worst enemy.]]> 432 Lana Ferguson 0593549392 Sandra 0 to-read 4.19 2025 Overruled

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]]> A Dark Forgetting 222376989 New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli weaves the epic love story of a magical girl, the boy she left behind, and a deadly curse, now in paperback!

No matter how far she runs, the forest always comes for Emeline Lark. She is haunted by its mysterious disappearances and the tales of fae magic lurking in its depths.

But when her grandfather goes missing, the stories Emeline has always scoffed at suddenly seem less foolish. She enters the forest she has spent years trying to escape, only to have Hawthorne Fell, a handsome and brooding tithe collector, brutally try to dissuade her from searching, even as a magnetic spark ignites between them.

Refusing to be deterred, Emeline finds herself in the court of the fabled Wood King. She makes a deal―her voice for her grandfather’s freedom. Little does she know, she’s stumbled into a curse that threatens the existence of this eerie world she’s now trapped in. To survive, she'll need the help of the fiery Hawthorne, who she's so helplessly drawn to. If she fails, she'll lose everything she holds dear.

Devastating and romantic, in Kristen Ciccarelli’s A Dark Forgetting, everything has a cost.]]> 432 Kristen Ciccarelli 125040794X Sandra 0 to-read 4.50 2025

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]]> Same Place, Same Stars 228017705
After waking up covered in unexplained bruises, she lands herself back in a mental facility. Making friends has never been easy, but at Awana, she quickly bonds with her fun-loving roommate Lindsay and falls for Gabriel, a handsome yet severely depressed resident she secretly meets at night.

As Natalia wrestles with the harsh side effects of her medication, her reality unravels, exposing disturbing truths about those she trusts most. Though romantic relationships are strictly forbidden at Awana, Gabriel becomes her lifeline amidst the chaos. To be with him, Natalia must risk everything—including her sanity, and she learns some choices carry devastating consequences.

Filled with shocking twists, Same Place, Same Stars, is a psychological drama that unpacks the many layers of what happens when dark secrets refuse to be ignored.]]> Katey Taylor 1732750440 Sandra 0 to-read 4.25

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]]> <![CDATA[A House of Cloaks & Daggers (The Gift War, #1)]]> 220358309
Fans of whimsical romance, epic fantasy, and laugh-out-loud banter will be captivated by A House of Cloaks & Daggers, a dark and twisty tale of secrets and self-discovery. With an angsty slow-burn, morally grey men, complicated as hell fated mates, and enemies-to-lovers that give "touch her and die" vibes, this book will have you in a chokehold from start to finish. No hexes required, promise.

~~~

Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret.

He blinked a few times as he swung his gaze back to me. “I knew this would happen,�� he murmured, beginning to slur as his eyes fought to slam shut once more. “I’m so in love with you, it’s made me sick.��

When Auralie Roberts first meets the man of her dreams, he’s being tortured in them—literally. Obsessed with saving him from the monsters armed with iron weapons, she craves sleep for three long months, if only for the chance to see him again.

The day one of those monsters hunts her into the real world, Aura meets Wren, a cocky High Fae man who saves her life and explains that human women like her are being hunted and killed.

To protect those she loves most—including herself—Aura makes a bargain with Wren and finds herself fleeing into Faerie to seek protection under the High King.

Instead of salvation, Aura only finds secrets. Dark, twisted truths about herself, her family, the High King of Faerie, and even the man from her dreams.

He’s real, but can she save him before it’s too late? And when she finds out who he is, will she still want to?]]> 436 Loren Little Sandra 0 to-read 4.37 A House of Cloaks & Daggers (The Gift War, #1)

A House of Cloaks & Daggers (The Gift War, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Fate and Fury (The Bone Moon, #1)]]> 221072167
Katerina Ivanova is the most powerful Dimi in Iriska. She uses her command over the four elements alongside Niko, her blood-bonded Shadow, to guard the portals to the Underworld and protect their realm from demonic invasion. When the two are recruited to compete to join Iriska’s most elite force, no one suspects their secret: the bond they share goes beyond magic and enters taboo territory. Love between a Dimi and her Shadow isn’t just a bad idea, it’s been prophesied to set an ancient Darkness loose upon the world.

But some forces are too powerful to resist, and despite their best intentions, one night Niko and Katerina surrender to the undeniable pull between them…with devastating results. As they struggle to save Iriska from the forces they’ve unleashed, the last person they expect will risk anything to tear them apart—even make a deal with the Devil.

Walk the fine line between dire consequences and deadly desire in this Slavic-inspired romantasy perfect for fans of L.J. Andrews, Carissa Broadbent, and Sarah J. Maas.]]> 482 Emily Colin 1961469103 Sandra 0 to-read 4.11 2024 Fate and Fury (The Bone Moon, #1)

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]]> Us in Ruins 199531937 Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.]]> 368 Rachel Moore 0063284685 Sandra 0 to-read 3.58 2024 Us in Ruins

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]]> A Better Place 48903953 But now opportunities arise and a chance meeting with Carly only sweetens the deal.

She says she can only offer me friendship.
That she's not capable of giving anything more than that.

If she thinks it will stop me from pursuing something more, she's underestimated my level of patience when it comes to getting what I want.

When the secret she's so carefully kept hidden threatens to destroy everything she's built, I'll stop at nothing to protect her and her son.

She's built walls to protect herself, but I'll break them down and get her to join me in a better place.]]> 378 Jennifer Van Wyk 1709741449 Sandra 0 to-read 3.94

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]]> <![CDATA[Autopsy of a Fairytale (Autopsy of a Fairytale, #1)]]> 123243100 Beauty & the Beast meets Criminal Minds in this Murder Mystery Romantic Suspense

After an attack on the job, Homicide Detective Isobel ‘Bel�� Emerson takes her dog and moves to the small town of Bajka in search of a less stressful life and career, but the quaint town’s peace is disturbed when a local furniture designer is murdered, his body posed to look like a human chandelier. Thrust back into the fray, Bel must confront her personal demons as she investigates an impossible case, and as bodies turned into household objects start to pile up, all clues point to the reclusive millionaire who just bought the abandoned mansion at the edge of town.

Eamon Stone is as dangerous as he is handsome, and Bel can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to his presence in Bajka than meets the eye. Something about him is familiar, and while she knows he’s a threat, she can’t fight his pull. Like a moth to the flame, she’s drawn to the man stalking her, to the only murder suspect they have, and Bel fears he craves her blood as much as she craves his presence. She fears he is the evil hunting this town... the beast hunting her.

Loosely inspired by Beauty & the Beast, Autopsy of a Fairytale is a crime series romantic suspense perfect for those who like dark fairytales, murder mystery procedurals (like AMC's The Killing or NBC's Hannibal), romance, found family, and a hint of fantasy. Each book will be based on a different fairytale, but Bel (and her Beast) will connect them all, her story ending on small cliffhangers in each book.]]> 231 Nicole Scarano Sandra 0 to-read 3.87 Autopsy of a Fairytale (Autopsy of a Fairytale, #1)

Autopsy of a Fairytale (Autopsy of a Fairytale, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Stolen Vows (Black Rose Auction, #3)]]> 215175838 For three days, the doors to this luxe New York estate are thrown wide for anyone with a taste
for the obscenely rich, the ultra-exclusive, and the once in a lifetime thrill of the where
nothing is off the table and everything—and everyone—can be had for the claiming .

In STOLEN VOWS by Sav R. Miller, a Rapunzel remix, a virgin is forced to marry a
mafia heir determined to kill anyone who touches her—only to flee from him the day
after their wedding. But he's done waiting and has the perfect trap in mind to lure her
back...

And that’s just the beginning. Accept your invitation to this exclusive auction. You never
know who you might see there...]]> Sav R. Miller Sandra 0 to-read 3.86 2025 Stolen Vows (Black Rose Auction, #3)

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]]> Deliver Me 61377343 Gabriel Myers is a convicted criminal, serving life in prison for his father's murder. Facing a hopeless future and haunted by a past that has left him full of contempt for God and the church, he wants nothing to do with Mia until she proves she can understand the man everyone believes is a monster. With each letter that's exchanged, Mia becomes more aware that although Gabriel has never denied his crime, there is more to the story than the jury was allowed to hear. As reluctant friendship turns to seemingly ill-fated love, she knows she must convince him to appeal the verdict.
Dealing with the Texas justice system is a long shot, but the only chance they have to finally be together outside the walls of Gabriel's prison. Winning his freedom will give them a chance at happiness but can they finally find bliss in each other's arms or will the challenges they face and their divergent beliefs destroy their love for good?]]> 338 Ashley Hawthorne 1956183620 Sandra 0 to-read 4.15 Deliver Me

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]]> <![CDATA[The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)]]> 205335957
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.]]> 400 Rachel Gillig 0356522962 Sandra 0 to-read 4.61 2025 The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)

The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)

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]]> Bitten 221179271 Crescent City meets Fourth Wing in this fast-paced and romantic debut, in which a teenage girl must survive ruthless werewolves, a glittering court, and deadly politics to exact revenge on the monsters who destroyed her.

After a vicious werewolf attack on the night of her seventeenth birthday party, Vanessa Hart loses everything she loves in a split second. Her best friend, her father, and even her home.

Bitten and imprisoned without explanation, Vanessa endures an agonizing transformation into the very beast that maimed her, and her captors make it clear she cannot escape: she will either swear her life to the Wolf Queen’s Court, or she will die.

With no other choice, Vanessa joins their enchanted Castle Severi—where flowering vines grow through the walls, gifts are bestowed by the stars, and a claw can break through skin as easily as silk—but she hasn’t forgotten what they stole from her.

Vanessa still seeks vengeance, scheming in the shadows even as she finds herself mesmerized by the golden prince Sinclair Severi, who threatens to steal her heart though he is promised to her nemesis. And by his brooding, disgraced cousin, Calix, whose smoldering gaze hides even darker secrets. Immersed in the magic of their whimsical yet cruel society, Vanessa soon learns not all is as it seems.

The Court is at war, and she may simply be a pawn in its lethal game.

For Fans of:
Forbidden Romance
Enemies to Lovers
Werewolves
Paranormal Romance]]> 384 Jordan Stephanie Gray 0316584541 Sandra 0 to-read 4.44 2025 Bitten

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]]> <![CDATA[Promise of Destruction (Embrace the Darkness)]]> 224859105 Carly Claire Sandra 0 to-read 0.0

Promise of Destruction (Embrace the Darkness)

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]]> The Sleepless 222417204 Godkiller meets Powerless in this epic gods-and-monsters romantic fantasy from British Fantasy Award-winning author Jen Williams.

Welcome to a world where gods and monsters roam the earth . . .

Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god, her skin will poison anyone she touches.

Artair is on a mission—one that takes him face-to-face with Elver at her most ruthless. But her defenses are useless when she discovers he's the only human impervious to her deadly gift. For Artair isn't human: he's one of the Sleepless, cursed to share his body with an evil spirit.

Lucian inhabits their body while Artair sleeps, and he is hell-bent on manipulating Elver for his dark purposes. But Elver is harbouring secrets too, and she has her own reasons for feigning an alliance with these two souls.

Caught in the crossfire of gods, monsters, and a dangerous magic they can barely understand, it is only a matter of time before the paths the three of them choose to take will set alight the very foundations of their world.

With a love triangle like you’ve never seen it, incredible world-building, brilliant writing, and a dangerous quest, The Sleepless will have you spellbound.]]> 336 Jen Williams 125040925X Sandra 0 to-read 3.82 2025

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]]> The Enemy’s Daughter 217223396 A stunning reimagining of Tristan and Isolde set in a dystopian world woven with magic. An addictive debut YA enemies-to-lovers romantasy—perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross and Sarah Underwood as well as books like Curious Tides, The Hurricane Wars, and Belladonna.

It’s been thirty-seven years since the Republic was destroyed. Now two settlements—the five clans and the Kingsland—fight for control of the untainted land. Though the five clans are outnumbered, they’ve finally struck, killing Kingsland’s brutal leader.

In the war that follows, Isadora, an eighteen-year-old healer, risks her life to help injured soldiers. But when she stops an attack from Tristan, a Kingsland assassin, his soldiers shoot her with a poisoned arrow. As Isadora lies dying, Tristan does the unimaginable: He offers to save her life using a rare magic.

In choosing to live, Isadora is unknowingly bound to the mysterious Tristan. Worse, even acknowledging the attraction between them allows him to glean fragments of her memories and the very knowledge he needs to destroy the five clans. But their magical connection works both ways. So to save her people, Isadora will have to open her heart to her most cunning enemy. Because in a race for ultimate survival, she’ll need to destroy Tristan and his people first.]]> 368 Melissa Poett 0063432617 Sandra 0 to-read 4.08 2025 The Enemy’s Daughter

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]]> <![CDATA[The Cute Psycho (Morally Ambiguous Duet #1)]]> 213785398 From the bestselling author of Fairydale comes a dark tale about a killing machine who can’t feel anything and an innocent nun who feels too much.

Vlad Kuznetsov is a psychopath—a killing machine. Experimented on from a young age by a mad scientist, he cannot feel anything.

No pain. No remorse. No regret.

His violent episodes make him a danger to society, so he’s learned to live in the shadows.

Alone is safer. Alone means control.

Until her.

Assisi Lastra. The little nun with fire in her eyes. She should fear him—everyone else does. But instead, she stands toe-to-toe with the devil and dares him to feel.

She calms the chaos in his mind, quiets the voices that demand violence. For the first time, he craves something…more.

But his violent nature cannot be tamed. His darkness isn’t a wound to heal; it’s the essence of what and who he is. And no matter how much he craves her light, he knows one thing:

A monster like him can never love. It can only destroy.

This is an EXTREMELY DARK BOOK. Please check the triggers before reading. It is the first book in the Morally Ambiguous Duet. Parts of it were previously included in Morally Ambiguous.]]> 352 Veronica Lancet Sandra 0 to-read 4.40 The Cute Psycho (Morally Ambiguous Duet #1)

The Cute Psycho (Morally Ambiguous Duet #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Veil of the Past (Veil of Power #2)]]> 218654077 The past has a strange way of coming back into the present.

Mine threatens everything that I’ve built and the future of the Camorra. But will the love that blooms be enough to stop it from enveloping me in darkness and all those who surround me?

Romiro Esposito

I’m the enforcer of the Camorra, my job is to serve the Camorra. Spending my entire life looking behind my back comes with the job. One thing that doesn’t is the way I feel about my friend. Alessia and I always seem to gravitate towards each other one way or another. But, when a single glimpse of someone from my past brings it crashing down. And a game of hide and seek begins.

Alessia Visconti

My family is the most notorious in the entire country, which comes with its own kind of danger, but nothing can compare to the danger of falling for your own friend, especially when it’s one-sided.

Romiro's always had a flirty personality, but when he becomes a possessive a-hole and his actions don’t match his words, it makes me question everything. And maybe those feelings aren’t so one-sided.

But when one letter forces the past into the present, everything changes.

Decade-long secrets are forced into the light, the past threatens the present and poses challenges that can destroy even the most powerful of all. But will love be enough to withstand the weight of the past? Or will the flames of the past burn everything in its wake?]]> Serafina Marron Sandra 0 to-read 4.33 Veil of the Past (Veil of Power #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Raise Hell (Eleventh Hour, #1)]]> 198373780 It’s hard to outrun the ghosts of your past when you can talk to the dead...

Leigh Raelyn should be burned at the stake. Not only did she cause the deaths of her family �� she’s also a Lunar witch, bonded with the outlawed element, aether. But hiding an illicit gift is almost impossible when you’re next in line for the throne, and her supply of magical suppressants is dwindling.

So, when she discovers a way to surrender her title, Leigh seizes her chance.

Wilder Dunn will do whatever it takes to ascend the ranks of the Borealis Blades �� so long as it gives him the power to bring his sister’s killers to their knees. But as the son of a traitor, he is failing to gain favor with the Council. When Wilder agrees to protect the princess ahead of her coronation, he hopes to prove fealty to authority. Until he discovers the real reason for his employment...

With Wilder’s help, Leigh goes in search of her throne-bargaining the truth behind Corona’s centuries-old peace treaties. But as the pair spiral closer to a realm-shattering revelation, only one thing is to fix the world order they need to break it...and possibly, their own hearts too.

RAISE HELL is the first book in the Eleventh Hour series by Brit KS. This fantasy-romance is filled with witches, vampires, ancient laws, tech mixed with magic, and medium-burn lovers.]]> 490 Brit K.S Sandra 0 to-read 4.16 Raise Hell (Eleventh Hour, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Twisted Trees, Flawed Fruit: The Tempted Valley Book One]]> 63055659 It’s closing in on me when he finds me.
He’s the light at the end��
even if the glow comes from horns and not a halo.
I’d climb into his rib cage and stay there,
stoking the fire he claims doesn’t exist,
because I know what it’s like to be trapped
in a cottage made of bones.
I’m not worried.
He wouldn’t do anything to hurt me.
He belongs to me just as much.

��

𝐒𝐨𝐫��𝐧.
I pray to nothing and no one.
I’ve always been sin incarnate.
Wrapped up in thorns, always chasing blood;
the only thing that makes me see Heaven.
Until she falls back into our world
and I’m enraptured—it’s sickening.
She’s the only one who soothes the chaos.
I need her.
And I’ll burn down the whole damn valley for her,
in every lifetime.
We’re the same. She’ll see.]]> 918 Ara Zapanta 1738744701 Sandra 0 to-read 4.24 Twisted Trees, Flawed Fruit: The Tempted Valley Book One

Twisted Trees, Flawed Fruit: The Tempted Valley Book One

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]]> Violet Promises (Oil Dukes) 220478155 It was supposed to be one night to feel alive after getting out of a dud of a relationship. Now I’m having a baby, and I only have the soon-to-be dad’s first name.

After my breakup, I need to find a job and place to live, but I can’t move into the house my grandma left me unless I’m married. Fortunately, the guy renting the place doesn’t know that, so I stop by and find out if he can move at the end of his lease.

Only when the door opens, it’s him. My one-night stand. I do the only reasonable thing possible. I tell him we’re going to have a baby and promptly puke over the railing of the porch. Next thing I know, I’m on his couch, and he’s demanding a paternity test.

Except he doesn’t just want the test. He wants to make sure I don’t tamper with the results. He doesn’t believe me. Apparently showing up jobless and homeless to persuade him to move doesn’t make me trustworthy. Guess I’m not the only one with a dating history that leaves me jaded.

He insists I stay in the house that should be mine, right where he can monitor me. And the longer I’m around him, the more I can see that below his gruff exterior is a softie who planted acres of pumpkins for his cousin. A guy who wants to reconnect with his family. A man who makes me want to be more to him than violet promises.

]]> 342 Marie Johnston Sandra 0 to-read 4.32 Violet Promises (Oil Dukes)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1)]]> 209753199 The first in a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy duology featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world, perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.

Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, is in dire need of healing. Naturally �� such is the grim comedy of fate �� the only healer who can help is Aurienne Fairhrim, preeminent scientist, bastion of moral good, and member of an enemy Order.

Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick - so desperate that, when Osric bribes her to help him, she accepts, even if she detests him and everything he stands for.

A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders, much to Aurienne's disgust. As Osric and Aurienne work together to heal his illness and investigate the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the heat between them.

Romance tropes
Enemies to lovers
High interaction slow burn
Hypercompetent idiots
He falls first and harder
Evisceration as a love language]]> 416 Brigitte Knightley 0356524736 Sandra 0 to-read 4.20 2025 The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1)

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1)

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]]> The Princess Knight 62792284 A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdom's prestigious military academy—and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous in this delightful debut fantasy.

Domhnall and Clía are an ideal match—or so everyone says. They are prince and princess of neighboring kingdoms. An alliance the gods will smile on. Until Domhnall ruins everything by refusing to propose.

Heartbroken but determined, Clía makes the perfect plan: Follow Domhnall to Caisleán Cósta, the military academy he’s attending. Show she can protect her kingdom. Secure the betrothal. Sure, the castle has a brutal reputation. But how hard can dueling really be?

Warrior Ronan promised himself he’d never lose his focus. He fought and sacrificed for his place at Caisleán Cósta, and he has no time for blonde princesses who waltz intro arenas like they’re attending a ball. Even if she and her otter-like pet are…well, cute.

He doesn’t want to be intrigued by Clía. But her hunger to prove herself is something he understands. He tells himself there’s no harm training her. Even if his heart does race around her. Even if Domhnall is his best friend.

But as they say, love is a battlefield—and unfortunately for them all, a very real war is looming on the horizon. It’s a fight that will threaten all their kingdoms…and test all their hearts.��ձ�> 400 Cait Jacobs 0063321157 Sandra 0 to-read 3.99 2025 The Princess Knight

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]]> <![CDATA[Whispers of Deception: Marriage of Convenience Dark Romance (Whispers of Cedarbrook Book 3)]]> 215575835

Ethan
I spent half a decade protecting his precious little daughter until the day she killed me. A mistake she won't make again. My obsession, my duty, my wife. I am going to love bringing her to her knees.

Lila
I gave everything to him and he loved me in his own sick, dark, twisted way. The day I put a bullet in his chest, I shattered his heart in more ways than one, making me his prey. When he found me, I knew I would have to pay. Just didn’t realize it would cost me my last name.]]> 342 K.T. Maddan Sandra 0 to-read 4.27 Whispers of Deception: Marriage of Convenience Dark Romance (Whispers of Cedarbrook Book 3)

Whispers of Deception: Marriage of Convenience Dark Romance (Whispers of Cedarbrook Book 3)

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]]> <![CDATA[All the Hidden Monsters (All the Hidden Monsters, #1)]]> 210563364
When her supernatural friend, Lucy, is found murdered in the human domain, she’s determined to join the investigation, led by handsome warlock, Oren Rinallis.

Sage is neither magical nor immortal, but she knows right from wrong, and can scent a killer like no other �� unless she and Oren kill each other first …]]> 352 Amie Jordan 1546136614 Sandra 0 to-read 3.73 2024 All the Hidden Monsters (All the Hidden Monsters, #1)

All the Hidden Monsters (All the Hidden Monsters, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1)]]> 203073876 Six students at Blackwood Academy, an enigmatic boarding school located at the edge of the afterlife, must compete for the once-in-eternity chance to change their fate—or risk remaining stuck in purgatory forever. An unputdownable debut full of hairpin twists, shock betrayals and world-defying love, for fans of The Atlas Six.

Welcome to Blackwood Academy: the legendary school located on the fringes of the afterlife. Once a pupil enters the academy’s arched gates, there is no way out . . . except for the Decennial, a once-in-a-decade celebration in which a single, worthy student is tested and given a choice: Graduate and join Blackwood’s magical elite, or cross over to the mysterious Other Side.

This time, though, the rules have changed. This Decennial isn’t a celebration—it’s a competition. And there can only be one victor.

Two academic archrivals, whose strange connection blurs the lines between obsession and hate.

One girl driven solely by ambition, and another plagued by memories of the love she lost.

And a charming playboy who never cared for anyone—until he met the academy’s newest student.

Each of these six students has their own motivation to win . . . and their own secret to hide. But what none of them know? They aren’t the only ones playing Blackwood’s game. And if they lose. . . some fates are worse than death.]]> 512 I.V. Marie 0008783713 Sandra 0 to-read 4.49 2025 Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1)

Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1)

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]]> Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, #1) 174057601 Khalani is a Prisoner.
Takeshi is a Guard.
Both are slaves to the Underground.

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longed to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn't commit, those wishes shatter into oblivion.

In Braderhelm Prison, murderers are neighbors, ruthless and cold-blooded guards live to punish, and every second is a battle to survive. She thought the danger lay in befriending criminals and avoiding Takeshi Steele, the nefarious Captain who runs her cell block. But darker traps and secrets await her within the shadows of imprisonment. Khalani's blood will coat the walls in flaming silk before her enemies let her escape to the surface, a feat no one has successfully achieved. If the reclusive and callous Takeshi Steele won't kill Khalani, then the merciless prisoners and her fractured mind will.

Enter Braderhelm Prison, where only the Wicked remain.]]> 321 Alexis Patton Sandra 0 to-read 3.86 Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets For the Holidays: A Secrets and the City Collection]]> 221070558 Three dangerous men. Three women who dare to love them. One explosive boxed set.

FATAL CURE
"Who did this to you?" my enemy growls. You would think the most wanted criminal kingpin in the country would be too busy racking up bodies to care about the bruise on my cheek, but nope. Here he is, holding my chin, while I pretend his touch isn't electric.

I need to hate him. The guy decimated my family, and I've been hunting him ever since, determined to make him pay. That one night we accidentally spent together before we discovered we were sworn enemies was great. Okay fine, it was the best night of my existence, but it's time for my heart to accept the truth.

These feelings between us are forbidden and dangerous. If anyone finds out about us, we'll both be killed...

Yet, here he is. Eyes smoldering as he demands, "Give me his name."

My heart yearns for him, but how can I let go of this oath etched in my family’s blood?

With his dangerous enemies closing in, will we risk it all for love?

Or will our forbidden romance cost us everything?

LETHAL JUSTICE
I walked in on a nightmare I wasn't meant to survive. I wasn't supposed to come home. Wasn't supposed to see their faces. Wasn't supposed to lock eyes with the man who would become both my captor and my protector.

But there he was—cold, calculating, and unmistakably dangerous. Easton.

With a knife to my throat, I saw something flicker in his stormy eyes—a war between predator and protector. He saved my life. Then vanished. Now, he's always there, lurking in the shadows. Watching. Haunting me like a beautiful curse. I should be terrified, should run to the police. Instead, I find myself searching for him in crowds, my heart racing every time I catch a glimpse of broad shoulders or dark hair, wondering if tonight will be the night he finally steps out of the darkness.

What I don’t know is that his brother wants me silenced—permanently. And the man stalking me? He’s the only thing standing between me and a bullet. The question isn’t whether he’ll reveal himself.

It’s whether I can trust the devil who held me captive to be my salvation�� or if his protection will destroy us both.

GRAVE DECEPTION

My new neighbor is a scorching hot police detective—one I have a massive crush on, but I never wanted to get his attention like as the apparent victim of an attempted murder.

After rescuing me from the icy waters of the Chicago River, Shane begins investigating the people closest to me, and to my horror, discovers several of them have a motive to want me dead. Worse, he firmly believes they will try again. The more time Shane spends with me trying to unravel how I plummeted from that bridge, the more protective he becomes, and the harder we fall for each other. But I can tell Shane is hiding something from me—something that has the power to destroy our happily ever after.

All I want is to solve the case so we can put this entire nightmare behind us. But I never imagined the shocking truth about that fateful evening�� or what’s about to happen to us both��

An exclusive, never-before-seen scene revealing the shocking first meeting between Dillon and Grayson.]]> 1133 Kathy Lockheart 1955017395 Sandra 0 4.75 Secrets For the Holidays: A Secrets and the City Collection

Secrets For the Holidays: A Secrets and the City Collection

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]]> Something Wilder 59345253
Leo Grady knew mirages were a thing in the desert, but they’d barely left civilization when the silhouette of his greatest regret comes into focus in the flickering light of the campfire. Ready to leave the past behind him, Leo wants nothing more than to reconnect with his first and only love. Unfortunately, Lily Wilder is all business, drawing a clear line in the sand: it’s never going to happen.

But when the trip goes horribly and hilariously wrong, the group wonders if maybe the legend of the hidden treasure wasn’t a gimmick after all. There’s a chance to right the wrongs—of Duke’s past and their own—but only if Leo and Lily can confront their history and work together. Alone under the stars in the isolated and dangerous mazes of the Canyonlands, Leo and Lily must decide whether they’ll risk their lives and hearts on the adventure of a lifetime.]]> 384 Christina Lauren 1982173408 Sandra 0 to-read 3.64 2022 Something Wilder

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]]> Ivy 60654547
Aston University might be teeming with prestigious and wealthy students, but the currency on campus isn’t their millions. It’s their secrets. And the three women living at Clarence Manor are filthy rich in lies and deceit.

Two of the roommates have played this game for years. Some would consider them masters of a ruse. The third might be new to Aston, but she’s no stranger to secrets.

Cassia, the outsider. Elora, the ice princess. And Ivy, the puppet master.

Who’s hiding the ugliest truths? We’ll let you be the judge.

Go ahead. Whisper your confessions in our ear.

We promise not to tell.]]> 564 Willa Nash Sandra 0 to-read 4.06 2022 Ivy

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]]> HeartTorn (WarBride, #2) 213940039 WarBride saga!

"Dark, delicious, and dangerous. This unputdownable book will call to your soul as it takes you hostage." ~ ŷ�� Reviewer]]> 385 Sylvia Mercedes Sandra 0 to-read 4.17 2025 HeartTorn (WarBride, #2)

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]]> The Raven of Greystone Castle 216307504
As the Heir to the Goddess of Night, Mila Kasper is destined to save the world…if only she’d known that before the day she, instead, set it on a course of destruction. Deemed too dangerous to be free while the God of Chaos and his vampyr armies wage war across the continents, she is imprisoned in Greystone Castle by a man whose name serves as a whetting stone for the rage-fueled blade she becomes.

A shadowborn son of a traitor and on a journey of redemption, Calix has always known his role when it came to the Night’s Heir. First, protect her secret and then the world if her truth ever comes to light. Though he imprisons Mila with a vow to release her when Chaos is defeated, a death promise blazes in her eyes, and a threat from her lips forges a pact between them that can only be broken with blood.

Seven years later, the sun has been stolen, the days grow darker and colder, and Chaos and the vampyr rule the Endless Night. A jaded Mila still walks the halls of Greystone, a caged enigma with nothing to do but watch the crumbled existence beyond its walls. That is until Calix returns and proposes a bargain just before she can drive a vengeful dagger through his heart. A bargain that could rescue their shattered world but will bind their souls, entwine their magic, and stoke a desire between them that could become near-impossible to resist. And though he doubts Mila will take the deal, she says yes.

The Raven of Greystone Castle is the first installment of the Fallen Sun series, a series of standalone, swoonworthy romances that connect over one overarching epic fantasy plot. While each book will showcase and conclude the romantic arc for its central couple, that couple will continue to be heavily involved in the subsequent books as key plot players while we are swept into another heart-stirring romance.]]> Melissa Kieran Sandra 0 to-read 3.00 The Raven of Greystone Castle

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]]> <![CDATA[Essence (Oakwood: Heart & Soul Book 1)]]> 85797964
She's always been the soft but strong type. However, after her father's sudden and tragic death, she finds herself leaning on Callen again. And despite everything always changing between them, creating a constant flow of confusion, he's all too happy to be there for her. Just like when they were kids.

The problem is, they're not kids anymore. Tierney’s a mess, Callen is leaving for college, and life wants to get in the way again. But tethered hearts always stay connected, and the pull they feel toward one another only seems to grow. Even though the timing is all wrong.

As Tierney's strength dwindles, Callen's is tested more than it's ever been before, and a perfect storm is on the way. One that is sure to rain down conflicts and feelings and emotions that will challenge the essence of who they were, who they are, and what they will become.]]> 394 Jeri Marie Sandra 0 to-read 4.46 Essence (Oakwood: Heart & Soul Book 1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Over My Obsidian Heart (La Caìda Duet Book 1)]]> 216235966 That is what thrives in my world. Control over my life is something I have never been able to grasp a hold of.
Now, the leader of La Caìda is forcing me to become his wife with the help of my mother, and my little sister’s safety steers my cooperation. But the problem with being a part of his mafia world is that they yearn to know my secrets. Secrets that can uproot my whole life, secrets I planned on taking to my grave.
I can’t help but be consumed with the question why me. Why me for his wife, why me for this life?
Now I am faced with the most troubling question of them What am I capable of doing to keep my secrets from being exposed? ]]> 306 Sierra Marie Sandra 0 to-read 4.44 Over My Obsidian Heart (La Caìda Duet Book 1)

Over My Obsidian Heart (La Caìda Duet Book 1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Goddess Of (The Fragile Divine, #1)]]> 204964640
Naia, the daughter of the High Sea Goddess, is an embarrassment. She holds no title and no power but is the key to a curse placed centuries ago on her mother: Naia must form a union with a god from an opposing family.

When the day arrives for her arranged marriage, she turns to the High God of Death and Curses for help.

He assists Naia under one condition—she must accept a curse, blindly. Willing to do whatever it takes to escape her mother’s kingdom beneath the sea, Naia agrees and flees to the Mortal Land.

When she wakes up in Ronin Kahale’s childhood home, she’s greeted by the warm, welcoming twenty-eight-year-old mortal. Distrustful of Ronin and his selfless hospitality, she’s convinced there’s more to him than what he’s sharing.

However, he’s her one-way ticket into Hollow City, an ominous concrete jungle infested with witches. Somewhere among its streets lies Finnian, Naia's younger brother and the only one capable of helping her hide from their cruel mother.

Naia desperately tries not to care for another mortal, but as her life intertwines with Ronin’s, she questions the lengths she will go to keep him safe from the gods who hunt her down—and the curse that looms over her.

With gods, though, everything comes with a price.

The Goddess Of is not intended for readers under 18 years of age. Please check content warnings as some material may be sensitive for some readers.]]> 429 Randi Garner Sandra 0 to-read 4.11 The Goddess Of (The Fragile Divine, #1)

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]]> Songbird of the Sorrows 211836321 Ask no questions. Obey your orders. Respect your masters. But most of all�� Love no one.

Born without breath, Aella’s life began with a solemn promise etched in fate. Ousted from the Palace of Sorrows and gifted to the Aviary at a young age, she was shaped to fit the mold they made for her.

Spy. Thief. Princess. Songbird.

After Aella completes her training and passes the Naming ceremony, she is assigned to the prestigious Alpha Flight, led by none other than her former flame. Everything about Raven calls to her. He is brave, loyal, and lethal. But love is forbidden within the Aviary.

When Alpha Flight is tasked with infiltrating the eastern kingdom’s royal trials to seek a weapon hidden deep within its court, Aella struggles with the expectations placed on her.

As old sparks reignite and the harsh realities of the realm reveal themselves, she must decide whether to follow orders or defy them.

Songbird of the Sorrows is the first book in Myths of the Empyrieos, an epic romantic fantasy series that follows a feisty heroine, her struggles through high stakes trials, a perilous heist, court intrigue and kingdom politics, and a journey of self-discovery, true love, and redemption. This book will appeal to fans of character-driven, plot-heavy romantasy such as The Bridge Kingdom, Throne of Glass, Trial of the Sun Queen, and Spark of the Everflame.]]> 378 Braidee Otto 176353930X Sandra 0 to-read 4.10 2024 Songbird of the Sorrows

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]]> <![CDATA[A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings, #1)]]> 177601547 One prestigious publishing contract.
A bargain of hearts and desire.

They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has managed a blunder with both on her first visit to the infamous faelands. Now she's trapped in a magic-fueled bet she barely remembers with a man she’d be happier to forget. The terms? Whoever can bed the most lovers during their month-long dueling book tour wins a coveted publishing contract.

The win should be easy for Edwina. She’s known for penning scintillating tales of whirlwind romance. There’s just one problem: her imagination vastly exceeds her bedroom experience. But when failure means plummeting her career back into obscurity, losing isn’t an option.

Her handsome fae rival, William Haywood, poses an even greater challenge. Not only are his looks as aggravatingly perfect as his track record behind closed doors, but he has his own reasons for playing to win, and he won’t go down without a fight. Unless, of course, it’s a different kind of going down. In that case, he’s fair game.

Edwina and William clash in a rivalry of romance. But what happens when their objects of desire…turn out to be each other?

A Rivalry of Hearts is a spicy standalone adult fantasy romcom in the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series. Every book in this interconnected series is a complete story and ends with a HEA. If you like academic rivals, enemies to lovers, and quirky heroines, then you’ll love this sizzling tale.

The Fae Flings and Corset Strings series is set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy and Entangled with Fae. Journey back to this beloved fae world or fall in love for the first time.]]> 409 Tessonja Odette Sandra 0 to-read 4.01 A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings, #1)

A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Illusion of Stars (The Enmity of Hearts Duet, #1)]]> 205890289 From award-winning author Sarah Marie Page comes a stunning new adult enemies-to-lovers romantasy featuring a simmering slow-burn romance between a vengeful spy and an enemy general's alluring second-in-command on opposite sides of a pending war.

SHE'S STEALING MORE THAN SECRETS.

As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, eighteen-year-old Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.

Seeking vengeance, Isabel infiltrates the enemy. Her mission? Woo Erik Lothgarson, the general’s steamy, illusion-magic wielding son, and steal the dangerous weapon. She can bring Volgaard to its knees��if she isn’t caught.

But as Isabel dances along the knife edge of deception, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and she must wrestle her quest for vengeance against her undeniable attraction to the enemy.

Please note the spice level is a steamy fade-to-black, meaning there's some foreplay and build-up, but no on-page sex. ]]> 430 Sarah Marie Page Sandra 0 to-read 4.15 Illusion of Stars (The Enmity of Hearts Duet, #1)

Illusion of Stars (The Enmity of Hearts Duet, #1)

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]]> The Dark Within Us 214027319 The Dark Within Us brings an inventive, funny
and quirky reimagining of a modern version of hell.

Jenny's felt broken for a long time.

Luc has his own issues - you would too if your family ruled Hell.

When they meet at a party, sparks fly. She sees a handsome devil.
He sees a lost soul.

Both sense trouble.

But it will take a journey to the very depths of the underworld
to bring a girl and a demon together . . .

The stunning debut novel from the Times/Chicken
House Children’s Competition 2022 Chairman’s Choice
Prize winner, Jess Popplewell.
Draws on the author’s own experience of homelessness,
making this a powerful authentic story.
�ٲ��Գٱ�’s Inferno meets Euphoria
in this fresh contemporary YA.

��ձ�> 357 Jess Popplewell 1915947200 Sandra 0 to-read 3.80 2024 The Dark Within Us

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]]> It's Only a Game 200450085
When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her-not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her past being discovered. But when her online gaming team is offered a tour of their favorite game company, Marina can't resist accepting, even though she knows it might put her fake identity at risk.

Then the creator of the game is murdered during their tour. Whoever killed him plans to frame Marina and her friends for the murder unless they win four rounds of a dangerous game. A game that requires them to lie, trespass, and steal. A game that could destroy everything Marina's worked so hard to build��. A game that she might not survive.]]> 341 Kelsea Yu 1547613351 Sandra 0 to-read 3.73 2024 It's Only a Game

author: Kelsea Yu
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1)]]> 174840153
A SINISTER DARKNESS BREWS, SOWING THE SEEDS OF WAR. AND AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL IS A YOUNG WITCH WILLING TO RISK IT ALL TO SAVE THOSE SHE LOVES.

When a mysterious crow crash-lands through Avery Jaxon’s Brooklyn apartment window, awakening the elemental magic dormant in her veins, Avery soon discovers her entire life has been a skillfully woven lie, and that even her new avian friend holds secrets of its own, including the answers to her shrouded past.

But pulling back the veil is only the beginning. An ancient prophecy has been set in motion, thrusting Avery into a centuries-old supernatural war between witches and vampires.

Seeking to harness Avery’s rare and ancient power, the most notorious dark arts witch hive in the world is on the hunt to find Avery before she’s captured by Kane, a vampire sworn to protect humankind from the next Spirit Marked—a foretold witch with such immense, raw magic, it will threaten to destroy all life on Earth.

Now, to save humanity and protect her friends, Avery must learn to control her potent magic, all while building an alliance with the warrior vampire sent to seize her. Their destinies are more entwined than either could have ever foreseen. But despite the magic that binds their paths and the enigmatic attraction growing between them, Avery struggles to trust the man born to be her enemy.

However, Kane’s not the only vampire thirsting for the honeyed taste of Avery’s blood...someone else also seeks to wage a war against her heart.

In the end, Avery must not only grapple with the painful truth behind her family’s past, but she’ll need to accept the journey laid out before her. For not only do the lives of those she loves depend on it, but so do the lives of every mortal and immortal creature alike.

Intended for audiences 18 years+

A Dream of Blood and Magic is a gothic, contemporary (modern world) fantasy romance intended for audiences 18 years+.

Please see below for the full list of content/trigger warnings:

Blood and gore, death and graphic violence, explicit language, some sexually explicit content, stalking, abductions, mention of young girls being trafficked for blood, mention of mental illness and emotional childhood trauma.

Reader discretion is advised.

Additional tropes/content: multiple POVs (prologue and interlude in 3rd person, rest of book in 1st person), rivals to reluctant allies (to lovers in second book), forced proximity, found family, ancient prophecy, supernatural war, elemental magic, vampire & witch lore, bratty FMC & broody MMC, spirit-animal shifters, time and space bending powers, dreams and visions, villainous twin, portal magic, traveling between realms, and fast-paced action.

A Dream of Blood and Magic is book one in the Spirit Marked series and is not a standalone novel. .

Ready to join Avery on her magical journey toward self-discovery and epic love? Then let’s go! Your adventure awaits��.]]> Olivia Boothe Sandra 0 to-read 3.91 2024 A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1)

A Dream of Blood and Magic (Spirit Marked, #1)

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average rating: 3.91
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]]> The Monstrous Kind 205181041 An atmospheric, haunting, romantasy inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, set in a Regency England about two sisters fighting to hold on to their manor while deadly monsters prowl along its perimeters—perfect for fans of House of Salt and Sorrows and Anatomy: A Love Story.

Merrick Darling’s life as daughter of the Manor Lord of Sussex is better than most. Unlike the commoners, she is immune to the toxic fog that encroached on England generations earlier. She will never become a Phantom—one of the monstrous creatures that stalk her province’s borders—and as long as the fires burn to hold them back, her safety is ensured. She wants for nothing, yet she will never inherit her family’s Manor. She must marry smartly or live at the kindness of her elder sister, Essie.

Everything is turned on its head, though, when Merrick’s father dies suddenly. Torn from her New London society life of ball gowns and parties, Merrick must travel back to her childhood home, the Darling estate of Norland House, and what she finds there is bewildering. Once strong and capable, Essie is withdrawn and frightened—and with good cause. A recent string of attacks along the province’s borders has turned their formerly bucolic countryside into a terrifying and unpredictable landscape. The fog is closing in and the fires aren’t holding, which makes Merrick and Essie vulnerable in more ways than one. Because the Phantoms are far from the only monsters in Merrick’s world, and the other eleven Manor Lords are always watching for weakness.

Revealing her and her sister’s current state to the rest of the Manors is out of the question, but when Essie goes missing, it’s clear that Merrick needs help. Only, who can she trust when everyone seems to be scheming, and when all she holds true feels like it’s slipping right out of her grasp?]]> 400 Lydia Gregovic 0593572378 Sandra 0 to-read 3.63 2024 The Monstrous Kind

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]]> <![CDATA[Tenebrium (Flappers and False Gods, #1)]]> 62099389
The year is 2425, and the jazz age is in full swing—again.

Guys, dolls, gangsters and molls, drugs and prohibition are just the tip of the iceberg for Detective Thea Williams and her mentor Walt as they struggle to solve a horrific series of murders, all the while dealing with the consequences and complications of their not-so-professional relationship.

Embroiled in the case and stymied at every turn by the corrupt District Attorney, who also happens to be her estranged father, Thea quickly discovers a much more sinister plot.

Thrown into a dark world of cults and corruption, Thea must fight for survival lest Tenebrium City eat her alive.

In Tenebrium City, even neon lights cast shadows…]]> 737 Elanor Miller Sandra 0 to-read 4.25 Tenebrium (Flappers and False Gods, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Wild Heart (Real Wolves Bite, #2; Kingdom of Wolves, #9)]]> 56974387 "Wild Heart" is the second book in the rejected mate romance, series, Real Wolves Bite by C.R. Jane and Mila Young.
It is also the nineth book in the multi-author series, Kingdom of Wolves.

REAL WOLVES BITE continues . . .

I ran from my fated mate.

I drove to the middle of nowhere, where I thought I’d be safe.
And somehow, I ended up here.

Amarok has secrets. And it’s a town filled with shifters.
The very thing I’ve been trying to get away from.

My arrival has shattered the fragile peace this town's had for the last century.
War is coming between the two packs, and only I seem to have the ability to stop it.

The two alphas in the town are determined to have me.
But a killer wants the very same thing.

Me? I just want whatever’s inside of me to be released.

Like Wilder and Daxon, I carry my own secrets, ones that make it impossible for my fated mate to let me go.

They call me wild . . .
But I just want to be free.

Real Wolves Bite books
should be read in this order:
Book #1: Wild Moon
Book #2: Wild Heart
Book #3: Wild Girl
Book #4: Wild Love
Book #5: Wild Soul
Book #6: Wild Kiss
]]> 240 C.R. Jane Sandra 5 4.05 2021 Wild Heart (Real Wolves Bite, #2; Kingdom of Wolves, #9)

Wild Heart (Real Wolves Bite, #2; Kingdom of Wolves, #9)

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average rating: 4.05
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]]> Forever and a Day 62043458

She's trying to get over her ex. He's trying to make her see he's her future.

Backing singer Lola’s life turns miserable when she agrees to go on tour with her egoistical ex. Anything for the band. The heartbreak gets worse with each new groupie.

Until one day, a guy literally falls at her feet.
Suddenly Lola decides a summer fling might just be the ticket to getting over her ex.

Summer fling? Rick has other ideas.
When he falls at Lola’s feet that day on the beach, he falls hard, and he’s not afraid to fight for what he knows is very, very right.

Can Rick convince Lola he's more than just a fling? And can Lola see past her failed relationship to realize Rick is everything she's ever wanted?

Find out now in this instalove prequel novella in the False Starts series. A short and steamy read, perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn.]]> 88 J. Preston Sandra 2 3.67 Forever and a Day

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]]> Inappropriate 48855342

Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years. Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba.

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought��

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me.

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

]]> 364 Vi Keeland 1951045041 Sandra 1 4.01 2020 Inappropriate

author: Vi Keeland
name: Sandra
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]]> Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book 8346300 Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book offers a 3-D glimpse into the amazing world, as seen in the films. This deluxe book will delight Harry Potter fans with dynamic pop-up ingenuity, insights from the creative team who turned JK Rowling’s stories into movie magic, fascinating facts about the magical universe seen in the movies, and Harry Potter memories and memorabilia packed into every page.]]> 12 Lucy Kee 1608870081 Sandra 5 4.66 2010 Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book

author: Lucy Kee
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average rating: 4.66
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5 (Harry Potter, #1-5)]]> 8 2690 J.K. Rowling 0439682584 Sandra 5 4.71 2003

Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-5 (Harry Potter, #1-5)

author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 4.71
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]]> <![CDATA[The Harry Potter Collection 1-4 (Harry Potter, #1-4)]]> 99298
The Harry Potter Hardcover Box Set (Books 1-4) includes hardcover editions of iHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,/i and iHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire./i The books come snugly packed in a sturdy cardboard slipcase, beautifully decorated with memorable scenes from the books.p

So buy the set, and not even a pesky Locomotor Mortis spell cast by the evil Lord Voldemor...(oooops, sorry -- He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) can get in the way of your enjoying all of the mystery, adventure, intrigue, and, of course, magic that Muggles around the world can't seem to get enough of. Hold on tight -- it's going to be a wild ride!]]> 1500 J.K. Rowling 0439249546 Sandra 5 4.69 1999 The Harry Potter Collection 1-4 (Harry Potter, #1-4)

The Harry Potter Collection 1-4 (Harry Potter, #1-4)

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average rating: 4.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5, Part 1)]]> 1317181 'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time ...]]> 412 J.K. Rowling 185549664X Sandra 5 4.61 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5, Part 1)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5, Part 1)

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average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Sheet Music for Flute with CD]]> 2223324 24 John Williams 075791084X Sandra 5 4.61 2003

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Sheet Music for Flute with CD

author: John Williams
name: Sandra
average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)]]> 11127 Librarian note: An alternate cover for this edition can be found here: 2005.

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil—what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia.

For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations.

This edition presents all seven books—unabridged—in one impressive volume. The books are presented here in chronlogical order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to readers of all ages, even fifty years after they were first published.]]> 767 C.S. Lewis 0066238501 Sandra 4 4.27 1956 The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)

The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)

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average rating: 4.27
book published: 1956
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Sandra 5 4.57 2005

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Sandra 5 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Sandra 5 4.56 2000

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls�� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins �� someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects�� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Sandra 5 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Sandra 5 4.57 1999

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

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]]> After (After, #1) 22557520
But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to.

But he’s also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before.

He’ll call her beautiful, then insist he isn't the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper.

Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her?

Unless…could this be love?

Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself!

There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER ... Life will never be the same.]]> 582 Anna Todd 1476792488 Sandra 5 3.70 2014 After (After, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2)]]> 11857408 Fifty Shades Darker is the irresistibly addictive second part of the Fifty Shades trilogy.]]> 532 E.L. James 1612130585 Sandra 4 3.84 2011

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]]> <![CDATA[City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)]]> 3777732 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of the New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.]]> 541 Cassandra Clare 1416914307 Sandra 5 4.27 2009 City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3)]]> 15731779
No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession...]]> 356 Sylvia Day Sandra 4 4.19 2013 Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2)]]> 14622962 mine.

My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. We’d never work. It was too hard, too painful... except when it was perfect. Those moments when the driving hunger and desperate love were the most exquisite insanity.

We were bound by our need. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sharpest edge of obsession...]]> 352 Sylvia Day Sandra 4 4.24 2012 Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2)

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]]> Bared to You (Crossfire, #1) 20448515 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire and became a global phenomenon...

Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness. He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily.

Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds and desires.

The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart]]> 352 Sylvia Day Sandra 4 4.11 2012 Bared to You (Crossfire, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3)]]> 13536860
Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.

Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.

This book is intended for mature audiences.]]> 579 E.L. James 0345803507 Sandra 4 3.83 2012 Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)]]> 1162543 "Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 031606792X Sandra 4 3.74 2008 Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.

I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough.... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today.

FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning....

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 Sandra 5 3.61 2006 New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)]]> 428263 "BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.]]> 629 Stephenie Meyer 0316160202 Sandra 4 3.73 2007 Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)

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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Sandra 4 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

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]]> The Grand Design 8520362
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow for the existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent “grand design�� of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation?

The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet—if only to disagree. In their new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity.

In The Grand Design they explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history, but rather that every possible history of the universe exists simultaneously. When applied to the universe as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion of cause and effect. But the “top-down�� approach to cosmology that Hawking and

Mlodinow describe would say that the fact that the past takes no definite form means that we create history by observing it, rather than that history creates us. The authors further explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature.

Along the way Hawking and Mlodinow question the conventional concept of reality, posing a “model-dependent�� theory of reality as the best we can hope to find. And they conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing us and our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a complete “theory of everything.�� If confirmed, they write, it will be the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, and the ultimate triumph of human reason.

A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other.']]> 199 Stephen Hawking 0553805371 Sandra 4 4.07 2010

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i liked this book very much. the grand design is a book written by both stephen hawking and leonard mlodinow. it gives us all the information we need about the M-theory. its also tells us how the scientists are trying very hard for finding a unified theory which will unite all the theories and laws existing in the universe. it's a great read for all the physics fanatics out there
]]> The Time Traveler's Wife 18619684 537 Audrey Niffenegger 1939126010 Sandra 4 4.07 2003

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it's a beautiful book. i dont know what to say about it. it makes you laugh, cry and angry at the same. even though time travelling is a pretty deep subject, the author has tried her best in presenting it to the readers in a very unusual and simple way. even though i was confused during the start of the book to where the story is progressing, slowly you get the hang, and understand where the story is going. even though it has tragic ending, the book compels you read it further, and i was crying at the end of the story!!!
]]> <![CDATA[Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)]]> 960
A devastating new weapon of destruction.
When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.

An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.]]> 736 Dan Brown 1416524797 Sandra 4 danbrown, robertlangdom 3.95 2000 Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)

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this was my second read of dan brown after the da vinci code. and i have to say i'm not disappointed. it's a great read. like every other dan brown book i couldn't stop it once i started. i just had to finish it. the reader is subjected to whatever emotions the characters go through and it's a great experience. after finishing the book, my head and mind was exploding with all the new informations and facts i collected during the read.
]]> Rules for Vanishing 42872940 In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister—at all costs.

Once a year, the path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons. Who is brave enough to find her—and who won't make it out of the woods?

It's been exactly one year since Sara's sister, Becca, disappeared, and high school life has far from settled back to normal. With her sister gone, Sara doesn't know whether her former friends no longer like her... or are scared of her, and the days of eating alone at lunch have started to blend together. When a mysterious text message invites Sara and her estranged friends to "play the game" and find local ghost legend Lucy Gallows, Sara is sure this is the only way to find Becca—before she's lost forever. And even though she's hardly spoken with them for a year, Sara finds herself deep in the darkness of the forest, her friends—and their cameras—following her down the path. Together, they will have to draw on all of their strengths to survive. The road is rarely forgiving, and no one will be the same on the other side.]]> 404 Kate Alice Marshall 198483701X Sandra 4 currently-reading 3.73 2019 Rules for Vanishing

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]]> What You Did 44107392 It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college boyfriend, now husband. But that night her best friend makes an accusation so shocking that nothing will ever be the same again.

When Karen staggers in from the garden, bleeding and traumatised, she claims that she has been assaulted—by Ali’s husband, Mike. Ali must make a split-second decision: who should she believe? Her horrified husband, or her best friend? With Mike offering a very different version of events, Ali knows one of them is lying—but which? And why?

When the ensuing chaos forces her to re-examine the golden era the group shared at university, Ali realises there are darker memories too. Memories that have lain dormant for decades. Memories someone would kill to protect.

]]> 282 Claire McGowan 1542091349 Sandra 0 to-read 4.00 2019 What You Did

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]]> Finale (Caraval, #3) 40381392 A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for.

It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist.

With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him.

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. There are no spectators this time—only those who will win, and those who will lose everything.

Welcome, welcome to Finale . . . all games must come to an end.]]> 478 Stephanie Garber 1250157668 Sandra 0 4.14 2019 Finale (Caraval, #3)

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]]> Legendary (Caraval, #2) 36329818
After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice, but now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever...

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . the games have only just begun.]]> 451 Stephanie Garber 125009531X Sandra 0 4.12 2018 Legendary (Caraval, #2)

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]]> Caraval (Caraval, #1) 27883214 A legendary competition.
A mesmerizing romance.
An unbreakable bond
between two sisters.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her 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 faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. 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.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.]]> 407 Stephanie Garber 1250095255 Sandra 0 3.97 2016 Caraval (Caraval, #1)

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