Lorena's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:29:16 -0800 60 Lorena's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) 20821306 At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain�.

Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x� to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories.

When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true Cancerian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts.

Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. She suspects Ophiuchus—the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend—has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. Now Rho—along with Hysan Dax, a young envoy from House Libra, and Mathias, her guide and a member of her Royal Guard—must travel through the Zodiac to warn the other Guardians.

But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac?

Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC, the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs.]]> 325 Romina Russell 1595147403 Lorena 0 to-read 3.72 2014 Zodiac (Zodiac, #1)
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> Verity 59344312
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.]]> 336 Colleen Hoover 153872474X Lorena 0 to-read 4.29 2018 Verity
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]]> <![CDATA[Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)]]> 25499718
WHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTH?

The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age—a world terraformed and prepared for human life.

But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare.

Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?]]> 608 Adrian Tchaikovsky 1447273281 Lorena 0 currently-reading 4.29 2015 Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 2015
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]]> Untitled (The Empyrean, #4) 204802999 Rebecca Yarros Lorena 0 4.43 Untitled (The Empyrean, #4)
author: Rebecca Yarros
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]]> <![CDATA[Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire, #4)]]> 196787830 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the thrilling conclusion to her beloved Flesh and Fire series�

The line between love and obsession has never been wider.

While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.

More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.

But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions.

They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few—including her.

A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?

And the line between justice and vengeance has never been so thin. ]]> 770 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1957568763 Lorena 0 4.08 2024 Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fate of Wrath & Flame (Fate & Flame, #1)]]> 57198961
Her quest is Steal a stone from Islor’s sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death. But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princess—an enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince.

Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead. Zander gives her a life in a cell, or an acquittal of all charges in exchange for her help in exposing the growing plot against him.

Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety. As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all.

She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.]]> 547 K.A. Tucker 1990105149 Lorena 0 4.09 2021 A Fate of Wrath & Flame (Fate & Flame, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dawn of Gods & Fury (Fate & Flame, #4)]]> 198971836
The will of the fates has come to pass. Monsters swarm from the depths, while dragons soar overhead. And the throne of Islor lies vacant� but not for long.

Fleeing the merciless sirens, Tyree and Annika find themselves stranded on a distant shore. Forced together to survive, they find old magics and terrifying new enemies.

For Romeria and Zander, the long-held secrets of the casters� magic reveal a chance to finally master the power that has held all their lives in the balance for too long. But with power comes betrayal. And sacrifices must be made.

The final book in the captivating Fate & Flame series.]]> 744 K.A. Tucker 1990105408 Lorena 0 4.02 2024 A Dawn of Gods & Fury (Fate & Flame, #4)
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Lorena 0 to-read 4.18 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 90202302 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.� —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Lorena 0 to-read 4.33 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 665 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Lorena 0 to-read 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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]]> Pass Interference 28930399 279 Natalie Brock 1629163139 Lorena 5 sports-romance 3.61 Pass Interference
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord of Population (Population #1)]]> 60402119 Dark and action-packed, Lord of Population is a steamy, end of days romance ripe with unexpected twists and epic battles, perfect for fans of JR Ward or Laura Thalassa.

She thinks she can steal from me, the little human. Adorable. I can't decide what will be more fun � the hunt, or what I will do to her when I catch her. And I will catch her. There is nowhere she can run.

Abel was of perfectly sound body and mind when she looted the Other's corpse. He looked dead. Wait. Did he just smirk up at her? No. Definitely not...Ìý

Hiding out in an abandoned townhouse, Abel doesn't expect to hear that same bloodsucking alien come knocking on her door or that, when trouble finds them, he might stand at her back, rather than stab her through it.

But when he offers to help her cross the ruined world of Population, Abel knows better than to believe him. Because when he looks at her, it's with a hunger that seems to go beyond the taste of her blood and, when he asks for payment, he requires the one thing she can't give up.Ìý

Her trust.Ìý

Run all you like, little human. The sword you carry won't be enough to stop me from coming for you. You're mine. Blood. Body. Heart.

* * * * * * * * * * 

Lord of Population is a relaunched and combined edition of Population and Saltlands, by the same author. The content therein remains the same.

Lord of Population ends with an HEA (NO cliffhanger) and features a rebellious human heroine of color and an inhuman hero with fangs. This is a dark romance with medium-high heat levels and will not be suitable for young or sensitive readers. Additional TWs can be found in the first pages visible in the preview.]]> 550 Elizabeth Stephens Lorena 3 sci-fi-romance 4.07 2015 Lord of Population (Population #1)
author: Elizabeth Stephens
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Heart of the World (The Isles of the Gods, #2)]]> 199465196 Magic and sacrifice will collide as lovers and gods, enemies and allies vie for the fate of the world in this heart-pounding sequel to The Isles of the Gods, which Stephanie Garber called deliciously diabolical and full of heart.

When Selly and Leander began their treacherous voyage to the Isles of the Gods, the captain’s daughter and the playboy prince were strangers. But amid talk of war and a deadly attack on their ship, the unthinkable happened.

They fell in love.

Leander’s ritual at the island temple was meant to prevent a war between the gods. Instead, it nearly cost him his life, and drew the goddess Barrica back from exile. Now, as her Messenger, Leander is imbued with her deadly magic, and only Selly’s presence can stop it from consuming him.

But Barrica wasn’t the only immortal roused from sleep. The God of Risk, Macean, was awakened by an enemy all thought dead, and across the sea he’s calling for war.

The fight to save their world will take Selly and Leander from the gilded ballroom of the royal palace to the hallowed halls of an ancient library. Battle lines will be drawn, and bonds will break.

With the wrath of gods and the machinations of power-hungry rulers straining their loyalties, can their love withstand the trials that await them?]]> 406 Amie Kaufman 0593479343 Lorena 0 3.88 2024 The Heart of the World (The Isles of the Gods, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Between Fear & Favor (The Divine Between #3)]]> 64663175
Release Date is subject to change!]]> Jess Wisecup Lorena 0 3.94 Between Fear & Favor (The Divine Between #3)
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]]> Campbell Place 57657110 Can these opposites turn up the heat� without burning down the house?

House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team. What she »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t have is time for sexy, laid-back landscaper Silas Wright.

The man takes flirtation to a whole new level. And he does it shirtless…sometimes pants-less. He and his service school-dropout dog are impressively persistent. But she’s not interested in putting down roots. Not when fans tune in to watch her travel the country turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. A short-term fling on the other hand could fit nicely into her calendar. After all, Maggie remembers what fun is like. Vaguely.

As their summer gets downright steamy, Silas manages to demolish the emotional walls she’s spent years building, sending Maggie into a panic. He’s the wrench in her carefully constructed plans. With the end of the project looming, she has a decision to make. But how can she stay when her entire career is built on moving on?]]> Lucy Score Lorena 0 4.17 2022 Campbell Place
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms, #5)]]> 123251045 A kingdom left in ashes . . .
A fate that may turn to ruins . . .
A king who continually stokes her flames�.

What’s a girl to do?
Some women rise from their ashes, Aria tends to be the one making the ashes nowadays.
Aria’s world is unraveling into utterly, beautiful chaos. Will she become the savior the Nine Realms need, or will she become the monster they’ve made?

Are you brave enough to enter the Nine Realms?

There’s a queen rising, and in chaos, she’ll reign.

A note from the publisher.
This book is a true enemy to lover’s tale. It deals with death and adversity. It is merciless, savage, and a view of how broken things overcome against inconceivable odds.
The steam between these two burns the pages.
Knox is savagery in motion. Aria is a chaotic beauty. So, what happens when brutality and beauty collide? Aria and Knox burn so hot together that they may well leave the Nine Realms in nothing more than ashes.]]> 560 Amelia Hutchins 1952712165 Lorena 0 4.40 2023 Queen of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)]]> 62562898 464 Amie Kaufman 0593479289 Lorena 0 3.89 2023 The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wer das Schicksal zeichnet (The Lost Crown, #2)]]> 60579583
Kaya folgt ihrer Bestimmung und zieht mit Mirulay, dem Anführer der Rebellen, in den Kampf, um ihre wahre Heimat Eshrian von dem grausamen Herrscher Azjan zu befreien. Doch längst ist auch in ihrem Herzen ein Kampf entbrannt: Da ist Nevan, der Kaya so gut kennt wie kein Zweiter und dessen Verrat unendlich schmerzt. Und da ist Miru, der dunkle Räuberfürst, der ihr Herz berührt und mit dem sie auf schicksalhafte Weise verbunden zu sein scheint …]]> 512 Jennifer Benkau 3473402141 Lorena 0 3.62 2023 Wer das Schicksal zeichnet (The Lost Crown, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)]]> 375802
But Ender is not the only result of the experiment. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. Ender's two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. While Peter was too uncontrollably violent, Valentine very nearly lacks the capability for violence altogether. Neither was found suitable for the military's purpose. But they are driven by their jealousy of Ender, and by their inbred drive for power. Peter seeks to control the political process, to become a ruler. Valentine's abilities turn more toward the subtle control of the beliefs of commoner and elite alike, through powerfully convincing essays. Hiding their youth and identities behind the anonymity of the computer networks, these two begin working together to shape the destiny of Earth-an Earth that has no future at all if their brother Ender fails.]]> 324 Orson Scott Card 0812550706 Lorena 0 4.31 1985 Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Between Despair and Hope (The Divine Between, #2)]]> 60708116 During the longest night, will you sink into the darkness or call upon your light?

Emmeline has experienced more heartache and sorrow than any one person should. Though she now has immeasurable divinity granted by the gods, her new status came at a price she never would have paid.

Haunted by the events of the Cascade and the horrifying acts she bore witness to, she must work alongside people she never would have expected to undo the atrocities committed on that dreadful day—starting with what was done to her daughter. With the help of trusted friends and new allies, she must learn to harness and control her powers, live with guilt and grief in the face of her decisions, and work to save the one man who never gave up on her.

Will her love be enough to bring back those she loves—not only physically, but mentally, as well?

Please Note: This book contains explicit and darker]]> 816 Jess Wisecup Lorena 0 4.20 Between Despair and Hope (The Divine Between, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse of Blood & Stone (Fate & Flame, #2)]]> 59023246 “I do not know how to love you and be a good king to my people.�

Romeria has fled Cirilea as a traitor. Zander has sacrificed his crown to save her life but dreads what her existence means for the future of his realm. They both know that no immortal will ever welcome her as Islor's queen. Side-by-side as outcasts - yet with a growing distance between them - they watch as a new threat to the kingdom unfurls, one larger than they could have imagined.

Guided by an uncertain prophecy and with their allies rapidly losing faith, their company journeys to the Venhorn Mountains in search of answers. Yet with Romeria struggling to wield her newfound abilities and the mortal rebellion growing in strength, it may already be too late.

From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the second novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read in series order.]]> 464 K.A. Tucker 199010522X Lorena 0 4.08 2022 A Curse of Blood & Stone (Fate & Flame, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Queen of Thieves & Chaos (Fate & Flame, #3)]]> 62004837
"You betrayed your brother to steal a broken crown."

The kingdom stands on the brink of chaos. Atticus' grip on the realm is faltering, and as threats arise ever closer to home he is driven to increasingly desperate acts to hold onto power.

With Islor's fate now in the balance, Zander stands to defend the Rift from the oncoming Ybarisan army. With the king's forces scattered, he must risk unlikely new alliances.

And behind the walls of Ulysede, secrets wait for its new queen. Romeria knows that the paths of the hidden city will lead her to answers. But will they be enough to save the realm � or is their fate already sealed?]]> 606 K.A. Tucker 1990105297 Lorena 0 4.20 2023 A Queen of Thieves & Chaos (Fate & Flame, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Unbeugsam (Die Rebellinnen von Oxford, #4)]]> 59464697
Für die introvertierte und hochbegabte Lady Catriona ist nichts wichtiger als ihre wissenschaftliche Arbeit und der Kampf für Frauenrechte. Heimlich sehnt sie sich auch nach Liebe - aber welcher Mann würde ihr schon gestatten, sie selbst zu bleiben? Doch als sie den jungen Wissenschaftler Elias aus dem Nahen Osten kennenlernt, fällt es ihr schwer, ihre Gefühle dem Verstand unterzuordnen. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben hat sie das Gefühl, dass jemand sie wirklich sieht und schätzt, wie sie ist. Sie ahnt nicht, dass Elias aus ganz anderen Gründen in England ist, als er vorgibt. Catriona steht bald schon vor der Wahl zwischen der Liebe und der Arbeit, die ihr alles bedeutet ...]]> 500 Evie Dunmore 3736317794 Lorena 0 3.74 2023 Unbeugsam (Die Rebellinnen von Oxford, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1)]]> 58661768 An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.

Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. But after losing his career and his fiancée in a car accident, he falls into a pit of grief and bad choices. When a mysterious girl shows up to his party, he feels drawn to her and makes her his…for one night.

Former beauty queen Nova Morgan is on a mission. Scantily clad as a princess from a galaxy far, far away, she sneaks into a high-profile party to capture the attention of her favorite quarterback. But her hopes crash after an awful one-night stand.

Fast-forward two years. Broke and desperate, Nova returns home to Blue Belle, Texas, where, by a cosmic twist of fate, her broody neighbor is none other than Ronan, the shiny new football coach everyone adores. But he has no idea who she is.

The booster club keeps shoving women at Ronan to keep him in town. His solution? He proposes fake dating to Nova. But things heat up for real under these Friday-night lights when he realizes she’s the one who slipped away.

Has this jaded beauty found her forever baller, or will his past keep them apart?]]> 307 Ilsa Madden-Mills 1542034787 Lorena 0 to-read 4.07 2022 Beauty and the Baller (Strangers in Love, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1)]]> 31423196 She's a soldier - Noemi Vidal is willing to risk anything to protect her planet, Genesis, including her own life. To their enemies on Earth, she's a rebel.

He's a machine - Abandoned in space for years, utterly alone, Abel's advanced programming has begun to evolve. He wants only to protect his creator, and to be free. To the people of Genesis, he's an abomination.

Noemi and Abel are enemies in an interstellar war, forced by chance to work together as they embark on a daring journey through the stars. Their efforts would end the fighting for good, but they're not without sacrifice. The stakes are even higher than either of them first realized, and the more time they spend together, the more they're forced to question everything they'd been taught was true.

Fast-paced, romantic, and captivating, Defy The Stars is a story about what it means to be human, about deciding what you truly believe in, and about finding your place in a dangerous world.]]> 528 Claudia Gray 0316394033 Lorena 0 sci-fi-romance, notfeelingit 4.02 2017 Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1)
author: Claudia Gray
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fall of the Stars (In Love and War #2)]]> 60654037
And there isn’t a thing I can do about it.

I am once again a prisoner to Wessex, captured by King Egbert because holding me hostage will bring them to him—my two Vikings who will risk heaven and earth to save me.

But I don’t need saving.

I am Princess Emeline, and I was taught by the best, and his name…Skarth the Godless.

The man whom I love more than anything in this world.

But things begin to blur when Ulf the Bloody reminds me of the promise I made, and that promise is that I belong to him.

We must work together to overthrow King Egbert, but the war I fight within my heart is far more dangerous than anything I will ever face on the battlefield.

The choice is not simple because we all must make sacrifices. But I soon realize that all is not fair in love and war.

Lives will be lost.

Hearts will be broken.

And come dawn, life as we know it will be changed forevermore.]]> 324 Monica James Lorena 0 4.01 2022 Fall of the Stars (In Love and War #2)
author: Monica James
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle, #3)]]> 40516976 The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival.

Is this the end?
What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course.
Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast.
When we last saw Squad 312, they were working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally.
But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated.
Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem.
Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy’s most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too.
Actually saving the galaxy, though?
Now that will take a miracle.]]> 496 Amie Kaufman 1524720887 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.19 2021 Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle, #3)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2022/06/27
date added: 2022/06/27
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]]> <![CDATA[Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)]]> 30075662 From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure.

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch�

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic. ]]> 473 Amie Kaufman 1524720968 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.08 2019 Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2022/06/13
date added: 2022/06/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle, #2)]]> 40516960 Our heroes are back� kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival.

First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They’ve just got to take care of a few small distractions first.

Like the clan of gremps who’d like to rearrange their favorite faces.

And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who’ll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri.

Then there’s Kal’s long-lost sister, who’s not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.

When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it’s time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them. But time is short, and if Auri can’t learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.

Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits, and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion’s most unforgettable heroes—and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well.]]> 495 Amie Kaufman 1524720925 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.25 2020 Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle, #2)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2022/06/24
date added: 2022/06/24
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]]> LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike, #1) 29456569 402 Jay Kristoff 1524713929 Lorena 0 to-read 3.92 2018 LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike, #1)
author: Jay Kristoff
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)]]> 24909347
Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.

From bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff comes the exciting finale in the trilogy that broke the mold and has been called "stylistically mesmerizing" and "out-of-this-world-awesome."]]> 618 Amie Kaufman 055349919X Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.45 2018 Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2022/06/07
date added: 2022/06/07
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]]> No One But Us 40855026 She's my little sister's best friend. And exactly who I should NOT be spending a summer with...

The last time I saw Elle, she was a child. A Harry Potter-obsessed 13-year-old with a penchant for fan fiction and following me around. Six years later she’s on my doorstep. The braces are gone. The “Team Gryffindor� t-shirt’s been replaced with a bikini the size of my index finger. And I can’t get her out of my head, no matter how hard I try.

Except she’s still the girl I’m not allowed to have, the center of a secret I hope she never learns.

Resisting what I feel for Elle Grayson is the only way to protect my family. But am I willing to break both our hearts in the process?
*This is a completely rewritten and re-edited version of Bloom. It is now dual point-of-view, and there are major changes to plot.

]]> 244 Elizabeth O'Roark 0989813584 Lorena 4 contemporary-romance 3.62 No One But Us
author: Elizabeth O'Roark
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.62
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2019/11/22
date added: 2022/06/05
shelves: contemporary-romance
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]]> <![CDATA[Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)]]> 29236299
The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault.

Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy’s most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.

When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station’s wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.

But relax. They’ve totally got this. They hope.]]> 659 Amie Kaufman 0553499165 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.41 2016 Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2022/06/02
date added: 2022/06/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1)]]> 56754734
With so much money on the line, Torran and his crew insist on joining the hunt. Tavi reluctantly agrees because while the handsome, stoic leader pushes all of her buttons—for both anger and desire—she’s endured worse, and the massive bonus payment he’s promised for a completed job is reason enough to shut up and deal.

But when they uncover a deeper plot that threatens the delicate peace between humans and Valoffs, Tavi suspects that Torran has been using her as the impetus for a new war. With the fate of her crew balanced on a knife’s edge, Tavi must decide where her loyalties lie—with the quiet Valoff who’s been lying to her, or with the human leaders who left her squad to die on the battlefield. And this time, she’s put her heart on the line.

The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy.]]> 419 Jessie Mihalik 0063051036 Lorena 0 to-read 3.97 2022 Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1)
author: Jessie Mihalik
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)]]> 23395680
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra � who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A plague has broken out and is mutating with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a web of data to find the truth, it’s clear the only person who can help her is the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents � including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more � Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.]]> 608 Amie Kaufman 0553499114 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.23 2015 Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/30
date added: 2022/05/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Oath (A Grey Tower Chronicle, #2)]]> 59456920 He’s the chieftain of Clan MacKinnon; she’s the daughter of a powerful druid. When they are forced through magic into an arranged marriage, will it end in war� or passionate surrender?

Bound by a blood oath that feels like a curse, Malcolm MacKinnon quickly regrets the promise he’d made to Vanora, the witch who would save his brother’s life: protect her daughter� or die trying. He needs to collect her before the marsh violets bloom, but as winter thaws, Malcolm hesitates to fulfill his vow� and time is running out.

Living on the fringe of her people, shunned because of the scars that mar her body, Coira always knew she’d die a spinster. But when a stranger arrives with an outrageous—and unenthusiastic—declaration that she’s now under his protection, gratitude is the furthest thing from her mind. Torn from the only home she’s ever known, and surrounded by the superstitious inhabitants of Ghlas Thur, Coira feels more isolated than ever before.

Passions and prejudices clash, magic balances life and death, and both must choose between holding on to guilt and past injustices, or embracing the happiness they both deserve.

If you enjoy magic, tales of reluctant love, and swoon-worthy romance, grab your copy of The Oath today.]]> 423 Jillian Bondarchuk Lorena 0 to-read 4.32 The Oath (A Grey Tower Chronicle, #2)
author: Jillian Bondarchuk
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shield and the Thistle (The Grey Tower Chronicles, #1)]]> 60654296 A love beyond time. An adventure beyond imagination...

To soothe her broken heart, culinary artist Meggie Washington leaves Manhattan and journeys to the mist-shrouded lowlands of Scotland. All she wants to do is escape her past and give herself some time to heal, but during an afternoon hike on the nearby MacKinnon estate, she is swept up by supernatural forces she can’t explain, and is thrust into the distant past...

Awakening in 1658 Scotland, Meggie struggles to survive in a time of savage violence and unbridled passion. And when she attracts the eye of Colin MacKinnon, brother to the region’s Laird, she finds herself wondering if she really wants to return to her own time after all.

A powerful warrior with a warm heart, Colin takes Meggie in his arms, and she feels a fire she’s never felt before. When a blood feud with a rival clan threatens both their lives, they must ask themselves what they are willing to sacrifice in the name of love.

They are two lost souls, entwined by magic and destiny. But if one should fall, can the other survive?


Reader's Warning: possible triggers. Implied sexual assault, human trafficking, violence, mental abuse, and torture.

Suitable for readers 17+

]]> 422 Jillian Bondarchuk 0578943433 Lorena 0 to-read 3.88 2021 The Shield and the Thistle (The Grey Tower Chronicles, #1)
author: Jillian Bondarchuk
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)]]> 13206900
When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin.

But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even find the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.

Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter claim their happily ever afters by defeating Levana once and for all?]]> 827 Marissa Meyer 0312642989 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.42 2015 Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/26
date added: 2022/05/26
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]]> <![CDATA[Instant Karma (Instant Karma, #1)]]> 53174679
Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals.

When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals—not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed, love and hate . . . and fate.]]> 400 Marissa Meyer 1250618819 Lorena 0 to-read 3.76 2020 Instant Karma (Instant Karma, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Cursed (Gilded, #2) 59251223
Romance, danger, and Serilda's journey to find her power as a woman, a mother, and a storyteller make this reimagining of Rumpelstiltskin one that Meyer fans—old and new—will treasure.]]> 485 Marissa Meyer Lorena 0 3.98 2022 Cursed (Gilded, #2)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)]]> 13206828
Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.]]> 552 Marissa Meyer 0312642970 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.40 2014 Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/22
date added: 2022/05/22
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]]> <![CDATA[Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)]]> 13206760
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana.

The adventure continues in this fresh fairytale retelling that combines elements of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.]]> 454 Marissa Meyer 0312642962 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.24 2013 Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/20
date added: 2022/05/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)]]> 36381037
She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.]]> 400 Marissa Meyer Lorena 4 sci-fi-romance 4.11 2012 Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/17
date added: 2022/05/17
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]]> Irrelevant (Relevance #1) 44663835 Mallory's been hiding who she is for 18 years...

But now her terrible secret has been exposed.

Branded Irrelevant, Mallory is cut off from everything she knows.Ìý

Irrelevants are criminals, banished to live in the old city. But in the wasteland between the new city and the old, she stumbles on Cristan.

He's bitter, paranoid, and possibly crazy...

He may also be right about everything.

To survive, Mallory must figure out who to trust, and embrace the behaviour she's been taught to deny.Ìý

The answers may lie in a place even the most rebellious Irrelevants won't go.
]]> 335 Sarah Addison-Fox 0995118825 Lorena 0 3.78 2019 Irrelevant (Relevance #1)
author: Sarah Addison-Fox
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Reckoning: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #4)]]> 53215441
Nova, Kian, Dex, and Wren.

Four teens reunited, only to discover their world has been torn apart.

Askala has been seized by a new order. A cruel army that rules with greed and fear. An army that seems impossible to defeat.

Forced into the forest, the people struggle to survive using all they’ve learned from the harshness of the Outlands. Bound, Unbound and Remnant alike are going to have to create unity in a world founded on division if they are to win.

Will they discover a way to carve a better path for the future? A future about more than just fighting to survive. A future where all can thrive, not just the chosen few.

In the greatest battle for Askala yet, sides will be chosen and loyalty will be tested. Is it possible that love and intelligence were the key all along?

Lovers of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner will be blown away by the breathtaking conclusion to After the Thaw from USA Today best-selling author Tamar Sloan and award-winning author Heidi Catherine.]]> 300 Tamar Sloan Lorena 4 4.27 Reckoning: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #4)
author: Tamar Sloan
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.27
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/10
date added: 2022/05/10
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]]> <![CDATA[Falling: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #3)]]> 48895548
Nova, Kian, Dex, and Wren.

Four divided hearts. Four teens no longer sure what they’re fighting for.

Their society was meant to mold human evolution. Their future, and that of Earth, was to be decided by the kindest and smartest. Askala was supposed to be a beacon of hope in a flooded, desecrated world.

Except the line between the Bound and Unbound is blurring. The Outlands is no longer some distant, faceless world. And the Remnants have a leader who knows more about them than any Remnant before.

In a world devastated by global warming, the fight for survival has always been deadly. Now, the battle for Askala is about to define the very future of humanity.

But...does the greatest threat lie within?]]> 300 Tamar Sloan Lorena 4 4.22 Falling: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #3)
author: Tamar Sloan
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.22
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/09
date added: 2022/05/09
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]]> <![CDATA[Discreet (The Discreet Duet #1)]]> 42139740
Fed up with the trappings of fame, he traded his world of Hollywood for a quiet life on Newman Lake. He was perfectly happy living as an island. Until he met her.

Returning home with nothing but a failed music career, all Maggie Sharp wants is to rebuild her life. A life that »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t involve the surly, arrogant mountain man now living across the lake.

Still, there’s something about Will…something familiar. Something Maggie can’t quite put her finger on�

She only wanted the spotlight.
He gave up his life to escape it.
The real question is if they can remain discreet.]]> 374 Nicole French Lorena 0 4.33 2018 Discreet (The Discreet Duet #1)
author: Nicole French
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Breaking: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #2)]]> 48895532
Four teens must face the fallout of the Proving. Three have made it through. One has not.

Nova. Kian. Dex. Wren.

Four lives defined by the outcome. Four lives who thought the Proving was the most difficult test they would ever have to face.

They all assumed Askala was safe, but a link to the Outlands has been established and a Remnant invasion is now a threat. In a starving, damaged world, Askala has what others want.

Except the fight for survival is far more complicated than right or wrong, or us and them. It's about humanity versus Earth.

As bonds are fractured and new connections are forged, the question becomes - how do you fight for your world, but also your heart?]]> 300 Tamar Sloan Lorena 4 4.26 Breaking: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #2)
author: Tamar Sloan
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.26
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/07
date added: 2022/05/07
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]]> <![CDATA[Rising: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #1)]]> 48895502
Only the chosen shall breed.

Humans now live in a super greenhouse. Seas have risen. Oceans have acidified. And the fight for resources is deadly. To ensure nothing of this magnitude ever happens again, only those with enough intelligence and heart will earn the right to bear children and heal the earth.

Nine teens must face the tests of the Proving to decide who will be Bound to this new order. Four of them will challenge the system in ways even they can’t imagine.

Nova. The gentle soul who has everything to lose.

Kian. The champion of this new world who’s determined to succeed.

Dex. The one who'll learn nothing is as it seems.

Wren. The rebel who wants nothing to do with any of it.

As the fight to breed becomes a fight to survive, rules are broken, and hearts are captured. This Proving won’t just decide the future of this new order, it will decide the future of humankind.]]> 300 Tamar Sloan Lorena 4 4.02 Rising: After the Thaw (The Thaw Chronicles, #1)
author: Tamar Sloan
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.02
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/05
date added: 2022/05/05
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]]> <![CDATA[Rebellion (The Resistance Trilogy #3)]]> 44537406 ]]> 302 K.A. Riley Lorena 3 3.95 2019 Rebellion (The Resistance Trilogy #3)
author: K.A. Riley
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2022/05/03
date added: 2022/05/03
shelves: post-apocalyptic-dystopian-romance
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]]> <![CDATA[Render (The Resistance Trilogy #2)]]> 43100498 316 K.A. Riley Lorena 3 3.94 2019 Render (The Resistance Trilogy #2)
author: K.A. Riley
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2022/05/02
date added: 2022/05/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Recruitment (The Resistance Trilogy #1)]]> 41589164 For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.]]> 426 K.A. Riley Lorena 3 3.93 Recruitment (The Resistance Trilogy #1)
author: K.A. Riley
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.93
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2022/04/30
date added: 2022/04/30
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]]> Emerge (Emerge Series, #1) 27509501 374 Heather Sunseri 0988715392 Lorena 0 3.91 2015 Emerge (Emerge Series, #1)
author: Heather Sunseri
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curse of a Kingdom (The Wicked Kingdom #2)]]> 60315206
When Arkimedes is kidnapped by The Dark Ones, Nava is forced to make a bargain with the devil. Sneaking into prison, she releases her archenemy Devon Black. Nava prays the life debt she places on Devon is enough to ensure his help.

Nothing is more shocking than when Nava finds her beloved again. Arkimedes has returned to his birthplace and has no memory of Nava and their lives together—or the past eleven years of his life.

Under the cover of a fake engagement, Nava must hide her soulmate bond, navigate the Copper Kingdom’s deadly court, and field off demon attacks in the nearby forest. Her plan is to trigger her soulmate’s memories and convince him to flee. But this new version of Arkimedes is cold, ruthless, and determined to solve the mystery of why he was abandoned as a child.

Yet the soulmate bond won’t be denied. Nava and Ark are drawn to each other, and her delicate web of secrets is threatening to unravel…]]> 384 Abbey Fox Lorena 0 4.14 2022 The Curse of a Kingdom (The Wicked Kingdom #2)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Emmie and the Tudor Throne (Hearts and Crowns, #3)]]> 58741944
Contemporary College student and her sixteenth-century boyfriend, Nick Tudor, have faced unfathomable danger and made life-changing sacrifices to keep their tender love alive.

But when they learn the dreadful consequences of their decision to make a life together in the modern world, they are forced to return to Tudor England to save the throne from the invading Mary, Queen of Scots, and the lives of those they left behind.

With the Tudor king believed to be dead and no fortune or army to fight with, how will Emmie and Nick save the world from collapsing without losing everything they've worked so hard for?

The stakes have never been higher in this thrilling conclusion to the Hearts & Crowns trilogy.]]> 344 Natalie Murray 1953238580 Lorena 0 4.12 Emmie and the Tudor Throne (Hearts and Crowns, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Stormy and Sultry Sea (Witches of the Island, #2)]]> 58010654
New witch and midwife Cassie Strega helped a human mother through the tumultuous birth of the queen of the demons, and now Cassie and the baby have been kidnapped by one of the four demon princes fighting each other to lay claim to their new queen. Cassie hopes she can appeal to the human side of the child in order to save humanity, but as the child feeds upon her soul, Cassie must also battle the four demon-prince-uncles who intend for the infant to fulfill her dark destiny.

The love of Cassie’s life, the sultry Fae warrior and heir to the Fae kingdom, Orion, is still searching for the Fae queen he’s been tasked to find, but he is also desperate to save Cassie from his archenemies. He is torn between his heart and his duty, but if he »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t save Cassie by Beltane, the blood bond that connects Cassie to Orion will forever be severed and she will be marked as an enemy to the Fae—one he is sworn by oath to kill.

Fate was cruel when it linked Cassie and Orion together. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, their love assured, but these fated lovers are doomed by a curse that threatens to keep them apart. Every touch during every shared dream, every kiss during every cherished moment together is driving them closer to what will either be a victory of humanity or an end no mortal will be able to survive. Will love, in the end, truly conquer all or will it destroy them all?]]> 376 Katie McGarry 1737020025 Lorena 0 4.01 2021 A Stormy and Sultry Sea (Witches of the Island, #2)
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Place on Earth (Cities in Dust #2)]]> 57466234 303 Katy Nicholas Lorena 0 4.78 The Last Place on Earth (Cities in Dust #2)
author: Katy Nicholas
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]]> <![CDATA[Crusade (The Ravenmaster Chronicles #3)]]> 60631637
Accompanied by Méridienne and her younger brother Corbin, Kress and Brohn undertake a whirlwind crusade through the Dordogne Region in the southwest of France. Navigating their way through the Medieval “Valley of Castles,� they rush to track down the fabled First Feather from a mythological raven that supposedly contains the techno-genetic code that makes Emergents possible.

Unfortunately, they’re not the only ones searching for this particular raven. It turns out Epic and his gang of deadly Hypnagogics have a head start. And to make matters much worse, half of the people in what’s left the world are willing to kill anyone in their way to get it first.]]> 482 K.A. Riley Lorena 0 4.47 Crusade (The Ravenmaster Chronicles #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fallen (The Cure Chronicles #4)]]> 59468109
The city is a war zone overshadowed by the Behemoth, the largest Arcology in existence. Few are allowed entry, and those who go in never leave. At first, Ashen assumes the power structure is one she knows well: Directorate vs. Dregs, Wealthy vs. Poor.

She's seen this fight before, and she knows how to win it.

She soon discovers that the power in New York is held entirely by one young man. Known only as the Bishop, he's mysterious, unnervingly handsome, and smooth-voiced. His allure is undeniable, despite his tendency toward cruelty.

But as Ashen gets to know him, she begins to question how he managed to gain so much power at such a young age. Who is the Bishop, really? And where did he come from?

The even more mysterious question is....

What exactly goes on inside the Behemoth?]]> 327 K.A. Riley Lorena 0 4.23 Fallen (The Cure Chronicles #4)
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]]> Delirium (Delirium, #1) 11614718 There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here.

In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the "Wilds" who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?]]> 441 Lauren Oliver 0061726834 Lorena 0 3.94 2011 Delirium (Delirium, #1)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Pure (Pure, #1) 9680114 Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost-how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.

Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . .
There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss-maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it's his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her.

When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again.

]]> 431 Julianna Baggott 1455503061 Lorena 0 3.74 2012 Pure (Pure, #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> Promised (Birthmarked, #3) 13010211
As a leader, a woman, and an idealist in love, Gaia must decide if she can sacrifice what--or whom--she values most.]]> 293 Caragh M. O'Brien 1596435712 Lorena 4 3.76 2012 Promised (Birthmarked, #3)
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name: Lorena
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 4
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]]> Prized (Birthmarked, #2) 9424367
But when someone from her past shows up, Gaia discovers that survival alone is not enough and that justice requires sacrifice.]]> 356 Caragh M. O'Brien 1596435704 Lorena 4 3.98 2011 Prized (Birthmarked, #2)
author: Caragh M. O'Brien
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) 6909544 361 Caragh M. O'Brien 1596435690 Lorena 5 3.89 2010 Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1)
author: Caragh M. O'Brien
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)]]> 8235178 A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone—one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship —tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.]]> 399 Beth Revis 1595143971 Lorena 0 sci-fi-romance, notfeelingit 3.77 2011 Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
author: Beth Revis
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.77
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]]> Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 10429045 I have a curse
I have a gift

I am a monster
I'm more than human

My touch is lethal
My touch is power

I am their weapon
I will fight back

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war—and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.]]> 338 Tahereh Mafi 0062085484 Lorena 0 3.86 2011 Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)]]> 13138635
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.

The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.]]> 389 Amie Kaufman 1423171020 Lorena 3 sci-fi-romance 3.89 2013 These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> Untitled (The 5th Wave, #6) 43452868 Penguin Young Readers has acquired the next three novels in author Rick Yancey’s bestselling YA alien invasion series, The 5th Wave, the publisher announced Tuesday.
After the initial trilogy’s third installment, The Last Star, was released last year, Yancey says he is looking forward to taking the stories around these characters even further. “The fates of all the characters introduced in the first three books will be resolved,� the author said in a release. “New characters, surprising twists, non-stop action, and the ultimate battle for the planet � all await fans as The 5th Wave roars on!�
A No. 1 New York Times best-seller, The 5th Wave series has sold to date over 3.6 million copies, and is beloved by fans and critics alike. The film version of the first novel, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, was released last year. There is no word yet on titles or plots for the next trilogy, but fans can start getting excited for publication of the first book, slated for publication in the spring of next year.]]> Rick Yancey Lorena 0 3.00 Untitled (The 5th Wave, #6)
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]]> Untitled (The 5th Wave, #4) 43452850 Penguin Young Readers has acquired the next three novels in author Rick Yancey’s bestselling YA alien invasion series, The 5th Wave, the publisher announced Tuesday.
After the initial trilogy’s third installment, The Last Star, was released last year, Yancey says he is looking forward to taking the stories around these characters even further. “The fates of all the characters introduced in the first three books will be resolved,� the author said in a release. “New characters, surprising twists, non-stop action, and the ultimate battle for the planet � all await fans as The 5th Wave roars on!�
A No. 1 New York Times best-seller, The 5th Wave series has sold to date over 3.6 million copies, and is beloved by fans and critics alike. The film version of the first novel, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, was released last year. There is no word yet on titles or plots for the next trilogy, but fans can start getting excited for publication of the first book, slated for publication in the spring of next year.]]> Rick Yancey Lorena 0 5.00 Untitled (The 5th Wave, #4)
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]]> Untitled (The 5th Wave, #5) 43452858 Penguin Young Readers has acquired the next three novels in author Rick Yancey’s bestselling YA alien invasion series, The 5th Wave, the publisher announced Tuesday.
After the initial trilogy’s third installment, The Last Star, was released last year, Yancey says he is looking forward to taking the stories around these characters even further. “The fates of all the characters introduced in the first three books will be resolved,� the author said in a release. “New characters, surprising twists, non-stop action, and the ultimate battle for the planet � all await fans as The 5th Wave roars on!�
A No. 1 New York Times best-seller, The 5th Wave series has sold to date over 3.6 million copies, and is beloved by fans and critics alike. The film version of the first novel, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, was released last year. There is no word yet on titles or plots for the next trilogy, but fans can start getting excited for publication of the first book, slated for publication in the spring of next year.]]> Rick Yancey Lorena 0 3.62 Untitled (The 5th Wave, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Qualify (The Atlantis Grail, #1)]]> 21845122 You have two options. You die, or you Qualify.

The year is 2047. An extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, and the descendents of ancient Atlantis have returned from the stars in their silver ships to offer humanity help.

But there’s a catch.

They can only take a tiny percent of the Earth’s population back to the colony planet Atlantis. And in order to be chosen, you must be a teen, you must be bright, talented, and athletic, and you must Qualify.

Sixteen-year-old Gwenevere Lark is determined not only to Qualify but to rescue her entire family.

Because there’s a loophole.

If you are good enough to Qualify, you are eligible to compete in the brutal games of the Atlantis Grail, which grants all winners the laurels, high tech luxuries, and full privileges of Atlantis Citizenship. And if you are in the Top Ten, then all your wildest wishes are granted� Such as curing your mother’s cancer.

There is only one problem.

Gwen Lark is known as a klutz and a nerd. While she’s a hotshot in classics, history, science, and languages, the closest she’s come to sports is a backyard pool and a skateboard.

This time she is in over her head, and in for a fight of her life, against impossible odds and world-class competition—including Logan Sangre, the most amazing guy in her class, the one she’s been crushing on, and who »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t seem to know she exists.

Because every other teen on Earth has the same idea.

You Qualify or you die. ]]> 600 Vera Nazarian 1607621339 Lorena 0 4.02 2014 Qualify (The Atlantis Grail, #1)
author: Vera Nazarian
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #1)]]> 20640755
This year, it is my turn.

My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president’s son—my soon-to-be husband—and restore the Westfall family to power.

But Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he’s not the cruel, heartless boy my family warned me to expect. He might even be the one person in this world who truly understands me. But there is no escape from my fate. I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy.

Because Bishop must die. And I must be the one to kill him…]]> 282 Amy Engel Lorena 0 4.14 2014 The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #1)
author: Amy Engel
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Sunset Rising (Sunset Rising, #1)]]> 17312777
Born and raised as a slave in the Pit, Sunny O’Donnell has always accepted that she'll spend her life working to keep the Dome running and, if she lives long enough, willingly meet her end in the annual Cull when she reaches the age of thirty-five. This was the price her ancestors paid for their place inside the Biodome, the only haven from the global nuclear war of 2024.

But when Sunny’s mother is killed in the Cull, the hopeless reality of her existence becomes painfully clear. Bereft and disillusioned, she heads down a reckless path that sets off a riot in the Pit and leaves her accused of treason. Her only way of escaping public execution is to make a truce with her prison mate, who happens to be the heir to the dictatorship and hated enemy of the Pit.

Now caught between two worlds on the brink of war, Sunny must weigh her own survival against risking everything to save the Pit.

S.M. McEachern delivers the action and adventure of The Hunger Games, the intrigue of The City of Ember", and the romantic philosophical notes of Les Misérables in her debut novel set in a future that is disturbingly plausible.]]> 470 S.M. McEachern Lorena 0 4.07 2013 Sunset Rising (Sunset Rising, #1)
author: S.M. McEachern
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[Roar of the Tides (Under the Never Sky, #4)]]> 58409826
After fleeing from the tribe that held her hostage, Tempest of the Horns has been in hiding. She wants nothing more than to reunite with her brother, Sable, and return to her true home. When she sends out a distress call hoping to reach him, she »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t expect a stranger to answer instead.

When Roar and Tempest meet, their fate has already been sealed by lies and betrayals. But when they’re captured by a common enemy who plans to kill Roar and usurp Tempest’s ancestral lands, they’ll need to overcome old wounds and forge ahead as partners, proving that heroic feats can happen in the heart as much as on any battlefield.]]> 440 Veronica Rossi Lorena 0 4.20 2023 Roar of the Tides (Under the Never Sky, #4)
author: Veronica Rossi
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, #3)]]> 14288998 Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do�and they are just as determined to stay together.

Within the confines of a cave they're using as a makeshift refuge, they struggle to reconcile their people, Dwellers and Outsiders, who are united only in their hatred of their desperate situation. Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. Then Roar arrives in a grief-stricken fury, endangering all with his need for revenge.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble an unlikely team for an impossible rescue mission. Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival—he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her earth-shattering Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.]]> 389 Veronica Rossi 0062072099 Lorena 5 4.14 2014 Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, #3)
author: Veronica Rossi
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2)]]> 13253276
Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, can their love survive through the ever night?]]> 341 Veronica Rossi 0062072064 Lorena 5 4.13 2013 Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2)
author: Veronica Rossi
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)]]> 11594257 WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.

Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild—a savage—but might be her best hope at staying alive.

If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.]]> 374 Veronica Rossi 1907411054 Lorena 5 3.98 2011 Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
author: Veronica Rossi
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Famous in a Small Town 60462073 What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star?

Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the Northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone.

Ani Bennet returned to her hometown for some much-needed serenity. The last thing she needs is a grumpy, too hot for his own good, rich and famous rock star living next door—and rent-free in her brain.

She set her fangirl tendencies aside and deleted his photo off her cell when they became neighbors. But when Garrett asks for help, she can’t say no. The problem is, spending time together is making those fangirl feelings resurface—and bringing them to a whole new level.

What chance does a small-town girl have with world-famous rock star? It’s time for Ani to set her fears aside and find out.
]]> 219 Kylie Scott Lorena 0 to-read 3.99 2022 Famous in a Small Town
author: Kylie Scott
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Khon'Tor's Wrath (Wrak-Ayya: The Age of Shadows, #1)]]> 52193927 What If...

A long time ago, in order to avoid extinction, the ancient Sasquatch interbred with the humans.

What if...

The community repopulated, and lived in peace and harmony with all creation for generation after generation � until the compassionate act of their Healer set it all on end.

Coming across an abandoned infant, the Healer Adia rescues a forbidden Outsider child and brings it back to their underground community, Kthama. When the Leader returns from a council meeting and finds what she has done, he takes her compassionate act as an affront to his authority and a threat to the People's welfare.

She was prepared for him to be angry.Ìý She was prepared for him to punish her.

But she was not prepared for Khon'Tor's Wrath.Ìý


]]> 282 Leigh Roberts 1951528042 Lorena 3 historical-romance 4.45 Khon'Tor's Wrath (Wrak-Ayya: The Age of Shadows, #1)
author: Leigh Roberts
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.45
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]]> The Host (The Host, #1) 1656001
As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1 - ACE #2 ]]> 619 Stephenie Meyer 0316068047 Lorena 0 sci-fi-romance, notfeelingit 3.85 2008 The Host (The Host, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3)]]> 16131489 The enemy is Other. The enemy is us.

They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.

But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves.

In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human.]]> 338 Rick Yancey 0399162437 Lorena 2 sci-fi-romance 3.59 2016 The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3)
author: Rick Yancey
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2022/03/23
date added: 2022/03/23
shelves: sci-fi-romance
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)]]> 16131484 The riveting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The 5th Wave, hailed by Justin Cronin as "wildly entertaining."

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others� ultimate the extermination of the human race.

Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.]]> 320 Rick Yancey 1101599014 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 3.84 2014 The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)
author: Rick Yancey
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2022/03/20
date added: 2022/03/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Skies Riviera (Cristo Sinners World, #1)]]> 53327327 An arranged marriage mafia romance where love is a debt no sinner can pay�

Issa Dubova is the queen of cloudy diamonds:
A Bratva princess.
My reluctant new wife.
A pretty bargain in exchange for the names of the men who killed my father.

I'm a black suit of spades:
Determined to bury both her and my demons.
I never asked to see the shape of her heart.
I never asked for her to fill the blank spaces of mine.

But the mafia wants her secrets.
I'm not the first she betrayed.
And Issa? Sweet, not-so-innocent Issa?
She's now a debt no sinner can pay.

Black Skies Riviera is a heart-stopping, enemies to lovers romance with NO cliff-hanger and a guaranteed HEA. For mature readers only.]]> 366 Catherine Wiltcher 183804485X Lorena 0 to-read 3.74 2020 Black Skies Riviera (Cristo Sinners World, #1)
author: Catherine Wiltcher
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)]]> 16101128 unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.]]> 457 Rick Yancey 0399162410 Lorena 5 sci-fi-romance 4.01 2013 The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
author: Rick Yancey
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2022/03/19
date added: 2022/03/19
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]]> <![CDATA[Between Wrath and Mercy (The Divine Between, #1)]]> 59692061 A mother will do anything to save her child, no matter the cost.

After her daughter is kidnapped, Emmeline Highclere—a thirty-four-year-old mother living in isolation with memories and grief her only companion—must do everything in her limited power and divine abilities to get the girl back.

Emmeline believes that her daughter, Elora, is the Beloved—the conduit with goddess-granted divine abilities prophesied to bring peace to the Three Kingdoms. Because the last person thought to be the Beloved was brutally murdered by the enemy kingdom of Folterra, Emmeline has dedicated the last sixteen years to hiding her daughter and keeping her safe. When Elora is kidnapped by a Folterran prince, Emmeline must leave her place of hiding, resolving to do anything to rescue her daughter. But to have any chance against those who took the girl, Emmeline must call upon one of the most powerful conduits in the Three Kingdoms, the Crown Prince of Vesta—the man who broke her heart—and hope he helps her despite their estrangement.

With the weight of his father’s impending death hanging over his head, Crown Prince Rainier has begun to make moves to prove his dedication to assume the role of king. When he is visiting the estate that was once a second home to him, the woman who has long haunted his dreams and consumed his thoughts appears before him, asking for his help to find the child she had with another man. Now, he must decide: does he drop what he is doing to help Emmeline, or does he maintain his unwavering duty to the Crown?

Now, Emmeline and Rainier must work together to find the Beloved—to save the girl from the Folterrans and fulfill the prophecy of peace—while they both battle feelings of remorse and heartbreak, trying to ignore the heated desire and simmering attraction between them that never left.

From relative isolation to the capital city of Vesta and onwards to Folterra, Emmeline must find out exactly where her daughter has been taken—seeking out help along the way—and bring her home before it is too late.]]> 566 Jess Wisecup Lorena 0 3.99 2022 Between Wrath and Mercy (The Divine Between, #1)
author: Jess Wisecup
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Enemy Tribe (The Ancestors Saga, #3)]]> 57792177
Betrayed. Captured. Terrified.

The forests of home lie far behind. Nyriaana is now the captive of Khalvir, the Wove raider she mistakenly trusted with her life. Gripped by the agony of betrayal and the dire consequences her naïvety wrought, the thirst for revenge alone keeps Nyriaana breathing.

Surrounded by predators, both human and animal alike, not everything is as it seems in this vast and perilous world beyond her homeland. Nyriaana must learn who to trust and learn fast if she is to survive with in the heart of enemy territory. One misstep and she will fall into the clutches of the mysterious chief who awaits her arrival...]]> 570 Lori Holmes Lorena 0 4.64 2021 Enemy Tribe (The Ancestors Saga, #3)
author: Lori Holmes
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Body Electric (Mystic City, #3)]]> 22586830
"Aria!", ruft Hunter. "Du darfst jetzt nicht aufgeben! Bleib bei mir!" Ich beginne zu zittern und spüre, dass ich jeden Augenblick ohnmächtig werde. "Bei dir bleiben?", frage ich benommen. Da schlingt Hunter seine Arme um mich und hält mich fest. Mein Blick ist gen Himmel gerichtet, der hinter dichtem Rauch verschwunden ist. Riesige Stahltrümmer rasen auf uns zu. Das war’s, denke ich. Jetzt ist alles aus.

Der Kampf um Mystic City tobt. Mit Arias neuen mystischen Fähigkeiten wird sie zur großen Hoffnungsträgerin für das umkämpfte New York. Kann sie einen Krieg verhindern und die verfeindeten Seiten versöhnen? Doch Arias Zeit läuft gefährlich schnell ab. Denn ihre mystischen Kräfte vergiften sie mit jedem Tag ein bisschen mehr. Auch Arias Herz ist in Aufruhr. Soll sie ihrer Liebe zu Hunter eine zweite Chance geben? Oder ihre Gefühle für Turk zulassen?]]> Theo Lawrence Lorena 0 3.53 2015 Body Electric (Mystic City, #3)
author: Theo Lawrence
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Planet Zero 59043406
His injuries rendering him useless in the eyes of his tribe, embattled Zoark is content to occupy the lowest rung of the social ladder. When Addie ingratiates herself into his tribe, he »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t trust her and goes out of his way to make her feel unwelcome. But soon, he is captivated by her grit and resilience and enchanted by her human spirit. Against his will, his long-dormant protective instincts come to life.

As the tribe moves around this vast alien steppe, tensions mount among its people, augmented by dwindling resources, violent predators, and marauding rivals. Only the strongest will survive, and Zoark needs Addie to keep him going. Knowing the fate of the tribe may one day depend on this man, Addie agrees to his impersonal proposition. But can her human heart remain detached?]]> 560 Lydia Hope Lorena 0 sci-fi-romance, notfeelingit 4.02 2021 Planet Zero
author: Lydia Hope
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at: 2022/03/15
date added: 2022/03/15
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]]> Arrival (Captured Earth, #1) 60044453 You think the world couldn’t end tomorrow?
Think again.
Our world is no longer our own.
It’s been taken by beings we could never have imagined.
And we are weak.
Helpless.
…h´Ç±è±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ.
Hunted.

They have divided us into groups: Harvesters, Gatherers, and Breeders.
I am but one of the dispensable.
My name is Adira Mosely
...and I am a Breeder.
**
Arrival is a full-length apocalyptic sci-fi alien invasion romance featuring a resourceful heroine and a badass alien hero who changes her world forever.
There are triggers in this story: graphic scenes involving violence and death, dark themes, and scenes of a sexual nature.
Contains forced proximity and aliens with interesting tools.
This book/series is not for the easily offended.]]> 318 A.G. Wilde Lorena 4 sci-fi-romance 4.05 2022 Arrival (Captured Earth, #1)
author: A.G. Wilde
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/03/13
date added: 2022/03/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Taken in the Chaos (Volxek Shifters, #2)]]> 59645842
I'm a liar. A huge one. Not because I wanted to be, but because if anyone knew the truth, I would be hated for the rest of my life. I’ve known about the government plot working with the aliens for months now, but they promised me that I would be kept safe.

When I’m found out and forced to leave town without saying goodbye to anyone, I think life can’t get worse, but I’m so wrong.

Imagine my surprise when I’m kidnapped again but this time by the same alien who kicked me out of town. What’s worse is the surly scarred male with them has decided it’s his life's mission to make me both hate and desire him.

Vakir is the most domineering jerk I’ve ever met, and strangely, I allow him control. The longer we’re together, the more I enjoy it. This was supposed to be a way out of my captors arms but instead I’ve run right into those big biceps willingly, multiple times.

Now that I know just how he got those scars I want to help no matter what it takes, I just didn’t expect to be captured again by the very enemy who did it.

Taken by surprise, can love defeat the odds?]]> Opal Fairchild Lorena 0 0.0 Taken in the Chaos (Volxek Shifters, #2)
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name: Lorena
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]]> Invasion (Alien Invasion, #1) 24915344 First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter orbit immediately sets humanity on edge. NASA doesn't even bother to deny the alien ships' existence. The popular Astral space app (broadcasting from the far side of the moon and accessible by anyone with internet) has already shown the populace what is coming. So the news has turned from evasion to triage, urging calm and offering the few facts they have:

The objects are enormous, perfectly round spheres numbering in the dozens, maybe hundreds. They are on an approach vector for Earth. And they will arrive in six days.

Fear simmers.
Meyer Dempsey - mogul, wealthy entrepreneur, arrogant and always in charge - is in New York, on the phone with his ex-wife in LA when the news breaks. He can hear tension in the voices of reporters and experts chronicling all that's known and unknown. But even while those supposedly in charge restrain their own panic, Meyer finds he recognizes bits and pieces of what the world is facing. He's seen this in dreams - in visions of another place. He knows where he and his family must go. He has prepared � though he never knew until now what he'd been preparing for.

He knows only they cannot hesitate. They must run to their safe haven in the Colorado mountains. Now. Before society shatters into chaos, and it all falls apart.

Fear rises.
Meyer has been taking steps for months, and has made preparations: a trove of supplies, a van stocked for the worst, a Gulfstream waiting at a small airstrip in Jersey. But he hasn't yet been able to take the final and most important step: moving the family to Colorado, where every contingency is covered.

The networks stay on-air longer than expected, creating a farce of calm. But those with means have already begun to scramble as Meyer gathers his wife Piper and his two teenage children and begins their race toward that compound, toward safety. There is no time for hesitation, regret, or pity. Soon, pundits begin to ask questions hard enough to tip those who've thus far stayed calm out of their complacency, inciting chaos:

What do the beings inside the ships want? What will they do when they arrive? And what if the scientists are wrong, and the spheres aren't decelerating? Will they strike the planet, raising clouds of extinction dust? Will they knock the Earth off its axis? Is this a prelude to an alien invasion? An alien war? An alien apocalypse? The first domino in the birth of a new alien empire?

Fear erupts.
Panic, once it breaches the thin crust of civilized society, spreads like a virus. Meyer knows only one thing, and it's a truth that has perched atop his mind like a psychic obsession: When the ships arrive, his family must be at the Colorado compound or all will be lost. The space fleet in itself doesn't matter. The disintegration on the surviving news outlets does not matter. Reports that Las Vegas has been set ablaze do not matter. The fate of humanity, in Meyer's eyes, doesn't matter.

All that matters is Piper. Trevor. Delilah. And Meyer's ex-wife Heather, coming to the same destination from the west - a woman who remains his best friend, and his secret lover.

Rioting spills into the highways as time ticks away. Unrest boils in both city and hinterlands. But Meyer's obsession to reach Vail is single-minded, guided with the focus of a far-seeing nightmare. Gangs can ground his plane, threaten his vehicles, and steal his belongings. But nothing will stand between Meyer's family and their haven � and Meyer will kill his way to Colorado if he has to.

This relentless, page-turning tale of apocalyptic dawn is the first in the alien invasion series by masters of story Truant and Platt, authors of The Beam, Robot Proletariat, the Dream Engine series, and many more.]]> 318 Sean Platt Lorena 4 sci-fi-romance 3.67 2015 Invasion (Alien Invasion, #1)
author: Sean Platt
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2022/03/09
date added: 2022/03/09
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]]> Captured (Garrison Earth, #1) 51810621 She’s everything I shouldn’t want. I capture her anyway.

What humans hail an invasion we call Garrison Earth: a mission to save our species from extinction. But while my warriors will soon have the stomachs of their new mates swell with daughters, I know this planet holds nothing for me.

Until a fierce, red-haired female points her gun with her eyes blazing fire, and I know I have found my mate. A bullet and a tranquilizer pad later, I carry her in my arms.
Against my better judgment.
But who argues fate?

With a mission at the brink of failure, I have no time to wait around until Eden is willing to bond. I took her freedom. Might have taken her family. Taking her body is my obligation.

I am a male without conscience. Incapable of love. No one has ever pierced my cold heart.
No one ever will.

Not even her.


Captured is the first book in this interconnected romance series, following the Vetusian invasion and how it changes Earth over the course of two decades. If you enjoy strong women, devoted aliens, fated mates, and hard-earned happily ever after’s with no cliffhangers, you’ll love Garrison Earth.

Author Note: The entire Garrison Earth series touches on subjects such as captivity, drug abuse, forced prostitution, loss of loved ones, human trafficking, rough handling, and violence. Any reader uncomfortable with the harsh realities of an alien invasion should please consider before purchase.]]> 326 V.K. Ludwig Lorena 4 sci-fi-romance 3.95 2020 Captured (Garrison Earth, #1)
author: V.K. Ludwig
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2022/03/07
date added: 2022/03/07
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, #1)]]> 57693481 She does everything right. So what could go wrong?

Mackenzie "Mac" Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It's exhausting, really, always following the rules. Unlike most twenty-year-olds, all she really wants to do is focus on growing her internet business, but first she must get a college degree at her parents' insistence. That means moving to the beachside town of Avalon Bay, a community made up of locals and the wealthy students of Garnet College.

Mac's had plenty of practice suppressing her wilder impulses, but when she meets local bad boy Cooper Hartley, that ability is suddenly tested. Cooper is rough around the edges. Raw. Candid. A threat to her ordered existence. Their friendship soon becomes the realest thing in her life.

Despite his disdain for the trust-fund kids he sees coming and going from his town, Cooper soon realizes Mac isn't just another rich clone and falls for her. Hard. But as Mac finally starts feeling accepted by Cooper and his friends, the secret he's been keeping from her threatens the only place she's ever felt at home.]]> 368 Elle Kennedy 1250796733 Lorena 0 3.54 2022 Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, #1)
author: Elle Kennedy
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Eclipse the Moon (Starlight's Shadow, #2)]]> 59333850
Digging up hidden information is her job, so hunting traitors should be a piece of cake, but the primary suspect spent years in the military, and someone powerful is still covering his tracks. Disrupting their plans will require the help of her entire team, including Varro Runkow, a Valovian weapons expert who makes her pulse race.

Quiet, grumpy, and incredibly handsome, Varro watches her with hot eyes but ignores all of her flirting, so Kee silently vows to keep her feelings strictly platonic. But that vow will be put to the test when she and Varro are forced to leave the safety of their ship and venture into enemy territory alone.

Cut off from the rest of their team, they must figure out how to work together—and fast—because a single misstep will cost thousands of lives.]]> 435 Jessie Mihalik 0063051060 Lorena 0 3.85 2022 Eclipse the Moon (Starlight's Shadow, #2)
author: Jessie Mihalik
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Would You Rather 59001896 Would you rather play it safe in the friend zone, or risk it all with a modern marriage of convenience?

Noah and Mia have always been best friends, and their friendship is the most important thing to them.ÌýLife is going great for Noah and he’s up for a promotion in a job he loves. ButMia’s life is on hold as she awaits a kidney transplant. She’s stuck in a dead-end job and, never wanting to be a burden, has sworn off all romance. So when the chance of a lifetime comes to go back to school and pursue her dream, it’s especially painful to pass up. She can’t quit her job or she’ll lose the medical insurance she so desperately needs.

To support her, Noah suggests they get married—in name only—so she can study full-time and still keep the insurance. It’s a risk to both of them, with jobs, health and hearts on the line, and they’ll need to convince suspicious coworkers and nosy roommates that they’re the real deal. But if they can let go of all the baggage holding them back, they might realize that they would rather be together forever.]]> 400 Allison Ashley 0369720776 Lorena 0 3.71 2022 Would You Rather
author: Allison Ashley
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Running Wild (Wild, #3) 56146978
The trouble is, she can’t seem to find anyone who appeals to her even a fraction as much as that burly bush pilot did. Competitive musher Tyler Brady certainly »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t, especially not after the heated altercation with the handsome but arrogant, spiteful man.

Or so she thinks.

While volunteering at the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Marie discovers that first impressions may have been false, and her attraction to Tyler is very real. But his heart belongs to someone else, leaving him with nothing to offer but friendship. Marie’s been down this road before and knows how that ends. Yet, no matter how hard she works to keep from falling for Tyler, it seems she’s doomed to follow her own trail once again.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Simple Wild comes the story of a woman at a crossroads in her life, struggling between the safe route and the one that will only lead to more heartbreak.]]> 370 K.A. Tucker 1990105203 Lorena 4 contemporary-romance 4.15 2022 Running Wild (Wild, #3)
author: K.A. Tucker
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/03/05
date added: 2022/03/05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Heretic Royal (The Scarred Earth Saga, #3)]]> 59613075 In this riveting, feminist tale perfect for fans of Katee Robert and Nalini Singh, two sisters battle for a single throne, warring factions take up arms, a land is divided, and uncertain allies become very certain lovers. With subtle commentary on today’s political polarization, this riveting epic celebrates strong female characters and champions the underdog with diverse, expert world building.

Gods save the queen!

Ainsley Farmerson has always planned to break free of the family business—and the family drama. But what was once farming, smithworking, and bickering over the dinner table has turned into open warfare between sisters. Sides have been taken, lives are on the line, and Ainsley has no doubt which sister must be queen. She’ll do whatever is necessary to take down the soulless Beatrix. Even if that means joining forces with angry battle nuns, irritating monks, and overbearing centaurs.

Gruffyn of the Torn Moon Clan has no time for human beings. And yet . . . there is something about the uncontrollable princess that he can’t ignore. Maybe it’s the way her eldest sisters underestimate her. Or her bravery facing down dragons and mad queens from distant lands. Whatever the reason, Gruff is willing to fight by this human’s side. Not only for the entertainment value, but because she’s right. Beatrix must never be queen. So whatever he has to do, whoever he has to destroy, Gruff will battle beside Ainsley. Fast. Hard. And with absolutely no mercy . . .]]> 338 G.A. Aiken 1496735102 Lorena 0 4.43 2022 The Heretic Royal (The Scarred Earth Saga, #3)
author: G.A. Aiken
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Traitor's Kiss (The Traitor's Circle, #1)]]> 29346870 An obstinate girl who will not be married.
A soldier desperate to prove himself.
A kingdom on the brink of war.

With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they’d call a lady―which is perfectly fine with her. Deemed unfit for marriage, Sage is apprenticed to a matchmaker and tasked with wrangling other young ladies to be married off for political alliances. She spies on the girls―and on the soldiers escorting them.

As the girls' military escort senses a political uprising, Sage is recruited by a handsome soldier to infiltrate the enemy ranks. The more she discovers as a spy, the less certain she becomes about whom to trust―and Sage becomes caught in a dangerous balancing act that will determine the fate of her kingdom.

With secret identities and a tempestuous romance, Erin Beaty's The Traitor’s Kiss is full of intrigue, espionage, and lies.]]> 351 Erin Beaty 1250117933 Lorena 0 fantasy-romance, notfeelingit 3.92 2017 The Traitor's Kiss (The Traitor's Circle, #1)
author: Erin Beaty
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Insta-Family 59471912
Have you ever tried to come up with a headline for your life? Well, mine’s so cringeworthy I can’t believe it’s actually my story...or a hundred percent true.

But honestly, how could I say no to the one-night-stand when he begged? Only a monster could deny someone their dying wish, right?

I mean, okay, getting pregnant from the encounter was a regrettable, irresponsible mistake; I can fully admit that.

Turning to his brother, however, was never part of the plan. Initially, I didn’t even like the guy.

Except Vaughn Merrill is a force to be reckoned with. He’s determined to be an “involvedâ€� uncle, and no matter how much I tell him he »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t have to be so helpful, he’s just so freaking helpful.

And gorgeous.

Plus not at all the ass I assumed he was. Then there’s this massive pain and grief and loneliness I see in his eyes. I just want to hug him constantly and give him the sense of family he so desperately needs.

So really, can you blame me for falling for the one man I know I shouldn’t?]]> Linda Kage Lorena 3 contemporary-romance 3.87 2021 Insta-Family
author: Linda Kage
name: Lorena
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2022/03/03
date added: 2022/03/03
shelves: contemporary-romance
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]]> <![CDATA[Forged in Cursed Flames (Crown and Crest, #2)]]> 58634984
The kingdom is in turmoil over the abduction of their beloved princess, and Clover is determined to find her way into the rescue party—even if Henrik, the most handsome commander in all Caldenbauer and the man of her reoccurring dreams, is in charge.

He suspects Clover’s guilty.

Clover thinks she should have pushed him into the troll pit when she had the chance.

Once again, they’re at odds, but they have no choice but to play nice if they want to find Camellia—especially when they discover their mission will take them into the heart of Ferradelle, the High Vale elves� territory.

They’re going to need a guide. Thankfully, they know an elf who just might help them…for a price.

Forged in Cursed Flames is the second book in Crown and Crest, a connected fantasy romance series full of humor, adventure, and a good helping of epic action. The books are perfect for readers who enjoy feisty main characters, handsome male leads, plenty of banter, and an enemies-to-lovers style romance.]]> 362 Shari L. Tapscott Lorena 0 4.36 Forged in Cursed Flames (Crown and Crest, #2)
author: Shari L. Tapscott
name: Lorena
average rating: 4.36
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