en-US Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:23:59 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 122993486 Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated, beach town inn but must learn to work with the locals in this deliciously spicy Sense and Sensibility inspired rom-com by Nikki Payne.

There's never a good time to learn ˛â´ÇłÜ’r±đ your father's secret second family—especially not at the reading of the will. To add insult to injury, Nora's racy leaked videos just went viral. Nora Dash has got no reputation, no dad, and only a forgotten beach house in rural Maine to her name. There are no other Black people for miles, the place is abandoned, but at least no one will recognize her O face in the backwoods. She and her free-spirited sister Yanne haven’t even knocked the traveling dust off last season's designer boots when the first problem pops up: a fake park ranger giving tours of their property like it's his own—and he’s hotter than the local lobster boil.

Ennis "Bear" Freeman is used to people showing up unannounced on his land. So when a beautiful city girl shows up with the deed to his unofficial headquarters in one manicured hand, he gives it a week before their whole crew packs up and leaves. But it isn't long before they find out they work better together than apart. To his surprise, Nora's damned good for Bear's business, and his own secrets might turn out to be the thing that sends them packing.]]> 400 Nikki Payne 059344096X L.E. 5 spectacular Nikki Payne’s Sex, Lies & Sensibility is the Jane Austen re-do you didn’t know you really, really need. Complex, interesting with a capital I, intensely personal, Payne has managed to find new wisdom in Austen’s Sense & Sensibility storyline. There are moments in this novel that frankly transcend the original because this modern do-over is just so FRESH (Nora Dash is a victim of cyber bullying / revenge porn; her would-be lover, Ennis Bear Freeman, is an Indigenous man struggling under the weight of personal and community burdens; sister Maryanne is reimagined as a woman chasing vibes; her Brandon is a less rigid accountant). The layers to the characters feel endless (I love reading Jane Austen through the lens of a Black female lead!! ) making this version a searing commentary on today’s society - not just a pretty prism of the past. And let me tell you: the love story between Nora and Bear is scorching. ]]> 3.60 2024
author: Nikki Payne
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/15
date added: 2025/04/15
shelves: spectacular
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There aren't enough stars!
Nikki Payne’s Sex, Lies & Sensibility is the Jane Austen re-do you didn’t know you really, really need. Complex, interesting with a capital I, intensely personal, Payne has managed to find new wisdom in Austen’s Sense & Sensibility storyline. There are moments in this novel that frankly transcend the original because this modern do-over is just so FRESH (Nora Dash is a victim of cyber bullying / revenge porn; her would-be lover, Ennis Bear Freeman, is an Indigenous man struggling under the weight of personal and community burdens; sister Maryanne is reimagined as a woman chasing vibes; her Brandon is a less rigid accountant). The layers to the characters feel endless (I love reading Jane Austen through the lens of a Black female lead!! ) making this version a searing commentary on today’s society - not just a pretty prism of the past. And let me tell you: the love story between Nora and Bear is scorching.
]]> 65213595 A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can't stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.

Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it’s best to let the uncanny house―and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling―go to rot.

Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she’s never had: a home.

As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire choice to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.

If Opal wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it.]]> 320 Alix E. Harrow 1250799058 L.E. 5 spectacular 3.77 2023
author: Alix E. Harrow
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/03
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: spectacular
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Listen, I am SUPER late to the @alix.e.harrow party, but I just finished Starling House and this is quite literally—and instantly—one of my favourite books of all time. It's one of those books where I actually SLOWED DOWN the read because I didn't want it to end. There are the deep, rich, I-know-these-people characters: Opal, and Jasper, and Arthur, and Bev (and yes, the hellcat), all who feel so real you can touch them. But the real star of the show is the book’s slow slide into a (magic-laced) world where the rock-bottom, stick-to-your-ribs curse of poverty can be undone, where homes find you when you need them. All of this is packaged into the most stunning prose� Utterly, breathtakingly magic.
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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won’t be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.

War hero Gabe is gifted with wealth, a loving family, and an incredible amount of luck that saw him survive four harrowing years of a brutal war without injury. But not all injuries are visible. Burying himself in his work as a consultant for Scotland Yard, Gabe is going through the motions as he investigates the theft of a magician-made painting. But his life changes when he unwittingly gets Sylvia dismissed from her job and places her in danger.

After securing her new employment in a library housing the world’s greatest collection of books about magic, Gabe and Sylvia’s lives become intwined as they work together to find both the painting and the truth about Sylvia’s past before powerful people can stop them.

But sometimes the past is better left buried…]]> 284 C.J. Archer 1922554200 L.E. 0 3.84 2022
author: C.J. Archer
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at: 2025/01/01
date added: 2025/01/27
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This enchanting read-first in the Glass Library series by CJ Archer-has everything you could possibly want in a book: flapper-era who-dunnit mysteries; slow-burn romance, original paranormal concept and fresh, interesting characters. I'm already diving into book 2!
]]> 197552085
Not for Doctor Wesley Williams. A disease detective hunting for cancer-causing toxins, Wesley’s life is all about healing and preventing harm. So, why does he have a reputation for breaking hearts? It’s been over a decade since he got close enough to any woman to hurt her, and he’s fine keeping love at a distance. That is, until Sage DesChamps joins his acro-yoga class.
Meeting Sage has Wesley rethinking his whole keep-love-at-arm’s-length lifestyle.

At forty-three, photojournalist-turned-artist Sage DesChamps is planning her most ambitious exhibition ever, a multi-city event designed to raise awareness about environmental issues. Sage has no time for love, especially not with someone as complicated, and apparently dangerous, as Wesley. He may be the most interesting man she’s ever met—brilliant, sweet, funny, a strong yogi, and undeniably hot with eyes the color of a healthy tropical sea, but is dating him worth the risk?

When Wesley suggests a collaboration that may boost both their careers, Sage can’t resist the opportunity. As long as she remains professional, she’ll be safe from Wesley’s charms. But it’s hard to keep it professional with a man who seems so right for her. Harder still when a violent storm traps Sage and Wesley together for days. Now, they can’t ignore their attraction or the feeling that they belong together.

But can love born in a tornado survive?]]> 371 Tara L. RoĂ­ L.E. 4
Sage and Wesley’s love story also tackles so many other social justice issues. Sage is a real woman with real dimensions, and as such, she is a bundle of contradictions. A bit older but highly sensitive; somewhat fragile and yet so strong as she navigates her own emotional baggage and blockages stemming from her bi-racial identity (the systemic racism faced by racialized women becomes a central challenge to Sage and Wesley’s fledgling love story.)

Compellingly, Roi conjoins some of the grim realities of race to the economic and social impacts of climate disasters � that those in historically poorer neighbourhoods, which tend to have larger non-white populations, tend to suffer much more during climate-change related events, and are much slower to recover (ie. these hoods tend to be the last to have the lights turned back on).

Where I think the true magic happens in this book, though, are the moments when Sage’s vulnerability and artistic nature shine through. Sage is an artist/photographer, and I love the way the author foregrounds her concepts and materials as a vivid, life-affirming response to climate change. Also, the storm! SPOILER ALERT: once the action starts, it’s a breathtaking roller coaster. Terrifyingly real and yet so very hopeful! 4.5/5 stars]]> 4.40 2023
author: Tara L. RoĂ­
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/01
date added: 2024/10/30
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I love it when I learn something from a book, and that was exactly the case with Haven, Book 1 of the Love & Disaster Trilogy by Tara L. Roi. This book tackles important issues, the most central one being climate change and its deadly impacts. The author clearly knows her stuff, and regardless of being quite well educated in the topic, I learned so much from reading this book.

Sage and Wesley’s love story also tackles so many other social justice issues. Sage is a real woman with real dimensions, and as such, she is a bundle of contradictions. A bit older but highly sensitive; somewhat fragile and yet so strong as she navigates her own emotional baggage and blockages stemming from her bi-racial identity (the systemic racism faced by racialized women becomes a central challenge to Sage and Wesley’s fledgling love story.)

Compellingly, Roi conjoins some of the grim realities of race to the economic and social impacts of climate disasters � that those in historically poorer neighbourhoods, which tend to have larger non-white populations, tend to suffer much more during climate-change related events, and are much slower to recover (ie. these hoods tend to be the last to have the lights turned back on).

Where I think the true magic happens in this book, though, are the moments when Sage’s vulnerability and artistic nature shine through. Sage is an artist/photographer, and I love the way the author foregrounds her concepts and materials as a vivid, life-affirming response to climate change. Also, the storm! SPOILER ALERT: once the action starts, it’s a breathtaking roller coaster. Terrifyingly real and yet so very hopeful! 4.5/5 stars
]]> 217538724 Welcome to the Rose and Thorn restaurant where steamy romance is always on the menu.

Set in the funkiest of funky restaurants in the rad pre-internet 1990s, before cells, social media and streaming, and featuring a quirky cast of chefs, waiters and customers who fall in and out of love (and bed), the Restaurantland Romance novels crackle with off-beat humor, joy and passion.

Sometimes, true love requires handcuffs.

Roz is getting her life back on track. She’s sober, writing poetry again and spending her free time supporting her beloved sister who’s in prison after getting caught up in an environmental protest gone horribly wrong. Between all that and working double shifts at The Rose and Thorn, Roz has no time for romance.

But a little harmless flirting never hurt anyone, right?

Then Roz meets Hudson, the new line cook. He's tall, handsome and mysterious. The only thing loner Hudson will reveal about his past is that he picked up his rad cooking skills in prison. Hudson seems to enjoy Roz's flirting, but he's guarded.

Of course, love won't be denied, and Roz and Hudson soon find themselves breathlessly swept away in a magical romance—a once-in-a-lifetime certainty that they are meant only for each other.

All that passion explodes when they discover a shared past, a shocking coincidence and a secret that threatens to rip their future apart. A furious Roz swears never to speak to heartbroken Hudson again. But when they end up handcuffed together at an eco-protest, the truth will come out—for better or worse.

From the tops of majestic trees deep in the wilderness to a fiery May Day protest in Portland, from the pressures of prison life to the demands of working in a chaotic restaurant, Poetic Justice tells a story of the revolutionary act of falling in love.

Poetic Justice is a dual-timeline, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity workplace romance. This is the second book in the Restaurantland Romance series.]]> 302 Kathleen McFall L.E. 5
I absolutely devoured this love story set in 1990s Oregon between a gentle environmental activist and a soul-wounded poet. The writing is exquisite, with a deep attention to detail that brings the world to sharp, vivid life. As a result, the characters are multi-dimensional and oh-so human. Roz and Hudson face real problems (Roz struggles with alcoholic addiction; Hudson is a recently released convict trying to readjust to society) - not often tackled in romance novels - and yet I found myself more strongly attached to them for this, and - it goes without saying - rooting for them. The world of the restaurant they meet in could have been difficult to pull off (there is a large cast of secondary characters) but it absolutely works here: I love LuRon, who has some of the best deadpan lines in the book, Ione the Fierce, and Jon, who for some reason is a font of savant-like info from the dish pit -- does he get his own story soon?? I hope so!! This is my first read from this writing duo but it will definitely not be my last. Excellent for fans of: kitchen romances; romances with environmental themes; romances that tackle difficult personal problems such as addiction. This is not your typical romance - it's so much more!!]]> 4.14 2024
author: Kathleen McFall
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/23
date added: 2024/10/24
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NOT WHAT I TYPICALLY READ, BUT...

I absolutely devoured this love story set in 1990s Oregon between a gentle environmental activist and a soul-wounded poet. The writing is exquisite, with a deep attention to detail that brings the world to sharp, vivid life. As a result, the characters are multi-dimensional and oh-so human. Roz and Hudson face real problems (Roz struggles with alcoholic addiction; Hudson is a recently released convict trying to readjust to society) - not often tackled in romance novels - and yet I found myself more strongly attached to them for this, and - it goes without saying - rooting for them. The world of the restaurant they meet in could have been difficult to pull off (there is a large cast of secondary characters) but it absolutely works here: I love LuRon, who has some of the best deadpan lines in the book, Ione the Fierce, and Jon, who for some reason is a font of savant-like info from the dish pit -- does he get his own story soon?? I hope so!! This is my first read from this writing duo but it will definitely not be my last. Excellent for fans of: kitchen romances; romances with environmental themes; romances that tackle difficult personal problems such as addiction. This is not your typical romance - it's so much more!!
]]> 195790597 When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.

We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.

On Kupala Night, Dymitr arrives in Chicago’s monstrous, magical underworld with a perilous mission: pick the mythical fern flower and offer it to a cursed creature in exchange for help finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga.

Ala is a fear-eating zmora afflicted with a bloodline curse that’s slowly killing her. She's just desperate enough to say yes to Dymitr, even if she doesn’t know his motives.

Over the course of one night, Ala and Dymitr risk life and limb in search of Baba Jaga, and begin to build a tentative friendship. . . but when Ala finds out what Dymitr is hiding, it could destroy them both.]]> 166 Veronica Roth 1250855489 L.E. 4 3.71 2024
author: Veronica Roth
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/22
date added: 2024/10/24
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Roth's writing in this book is utterly spectacular! I was deeply invested in Roth's paranormal world and characters, specifically the mystery of the flower (and why Dymitar wants to help another with it) is so unique and special, and the Eastern European folklore is fascinating and fresh here. By the end of the novel I found myself truly surprised - I felt like the story was just getting going. (Maybe because I had been expecting more action? Was the book short??) I hope there will be more instalments to this story?! 4.5 out of 5 stars. What an amazing writer!
]]> 212127083
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 588 Callie Hart L.E. 5 spectacular 4.34 2024
author: Callie Hart
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/30
shelves: spectacular
review:
Quicksilver is the kind of book you want to read over and over again. Hot, soul-deep romance, edge-of-your-seat action, and super interesting world-building. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses. Do not skip this one! New Callie Hart fan? Why, yes I am!
]]> 49867186 A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.

In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn’t get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin.

Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops.

Susan’s search for her father begins with her mother’s possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket, and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms.

Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As he and his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, they find this quest strangely overlaps with Susan’s. Who or what was her father? Susan, Merlin, and Vivien must find out, as the Old World erupts dangerously into the New.]]> 416 Garth Nix 006268325X L.E. 4 3.81 2020
author: Garth Nix
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2023/09/01
date added: 2023/09/01
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(I know I'm super late to the party, but)I loved this discovery! The complex world building in this novel is fantastic, reminiscent of the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (but for YA). I look forward to reading more from this series.
]]> 45311997 From USA Today bestselling author Karpov Kinrade comes a new vampire romance that will suck you in and leave you wanting more.

I’ve been offered a job at the Night Firm.
To work for four of the hottest men I have ever met.
They don’t tell me what I’ll be doing.
They don’t tell me where I’ll be working.
Simply that I am their only candidate.

If I take the job, I’ll gain financial freedom, a new home, and answers to questions better left unasked. But at what cost?

Because my new job is more than anything I ever imagined. It will take me to the home of Count Dracula and the den of a kitsune. To the paradise of Lilith and a world trapped in time. It will bind me to the most dangerous men alive. It will break me and make me whole.

My heart.
My life.
My soul.

I may lose them all to the Night brothers.

But in the end, it will be my choice.

My name is Eve Oliver.

Welcome to the Night Firm.

***This is a slow burn reverse harem paranormal romance (and office romance). Note: this book contains themes of suicide and domestic violence that may be triggering to some.***]]> 294 Karpov Kinrade L.E. 4 4.14 2019
author: Karpov Kinrade
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2023/08/24
date added: 2023/08/24
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This was a fabulous first book in a series - I was definitely delighted to have stumbled upon this author duo. The world building was great - and very well-paced. I look forward to more answers regarding Eve's "otherworldliness."
]]> 13362536 No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well� There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different� And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger� and they know it.]]> 394 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1620610094 L.E. 0 4.24 2012
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2023/08/03
date added: 2023/08/03
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]]> 134912704
But Crow has a mission: kill Nerissa and earn his freedom from the Queen who's controlled him half his life. However, Nerissa harbors powers over the sea. Powers she can't control. Powers that threaten to consume her.

With nothing but a tenuous façade of an alliance and sparks between them, they set sail to face sirens, sea dragons, betrayal, and Nerissa's own uncontrollable ability. Can they find the strength to trust each other? Or will they destroy one another for the sake of their quests?]]> 314 Moriah Chavis 1957899425 L.E. 0 to-read 4.07 2023
author: Moriah Chavis
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 10818853 Ěý
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

This book is intended for mature audiences.]]> 356 E.L. James 1612130291 L.E. 5 3.68 2011
author: E.L. James
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> 27883214 A legendary competition.
A mesmerizing romance.
An unbreakable bond
between two sisters.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

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

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.]]> 407 Stephanie Garber 1250095255 L.E. 5 spectacular 3.97 2016
author: Stephanie Garber
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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date added: 2023/08/03
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]]> 6068551
Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human� until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.]]> 392 Maggie Stiefvater 0545123267 L.E. 0 3.77 2009
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at: 2022/06/14
date added: 2022/06/14
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]]> 18038531 200 L.E. Sterling 1897190905 L.E. 0 3.86 2013
author: L.E. Sterling
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2013/06/01
date added: 2021/09/03
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If you like stories about Greek Gods set in modern times you'll like this book!
]]> 27015399 BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT

Catalia "Cat" Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods-and her homicidal mother-have saddled her with. That is, until Griffin, an ambitious warlord from the magic-deprived south, fixes her with his steely gaze and upsets her illusion of safety forever.

Griffin knows Cat is the Kingmaker, the woman who divines the truth through lies. He wants her as a powerful weapon for his newly conquered realm-until he realizes he wants her for much more than her magic. Cat fights him at every turn, but Griffin's fairness, loyalty, and smoldering advances make him increasingly hard to resist and leave her wondering if life really does have to be short, and lived alone.]]> 441 Amanda Bouchet 1492626015 L.E. 0 to-read 4.02 2016
author: Amanda Bouchet
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/06/28
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]]> 44778083
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.]]> 803 Sarah J. Maas 1635574048 L.E. 5 4.43 2020
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2020/05/05
date added: 2020/05/05
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Quite simply: this book is a masterpiece. Intricate, complex, subtle, interesting, sweeping.... I was intrigued by the start and obsessed by the end. The novel is an intricate puzzle, weaving in and out of complex storylines. I cannot wait to read book two. Brava, @SarahJMaas. Brava. You are amazing.
]]> 29939285 Saving him could end her world.

Being a Sentinel isn’t all fairytales and secret gardens.

Sure, jumping through books into the world’s most beautiful libraries to protect humans from mystical creatures is awesome. No one knows that better than Gia Kearns, but she could do without the part where people are always trying to kill her. Oh, and the fact that Pop and her had to move away from her friends and life as she knew it.

And if that isn’t enough, her boyfriend, Arik, is acting strangely. Like, maybe she should be calling him “ex,� since he’s so into another girl. But she doesn’t have time to be mad or even jealous, because someone has to save the world from the upcoming apocalypse, and it looks like that’s going to be Gia.

Maybe. If she survives.]]> 353 Brenda Drake 1633755916 L.E. 4 3.99 2017
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rating: 4
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A terrific second book. I can hardly wait to see what happens next!
]]> 30841101 Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when ˛â´ÇłÜ’r±đ only seventeen?

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of death and destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran’s queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar’s wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire.

But Akaran has its own secrets—thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most� including herself.]]> 368 Roshani Chokshi 1250100208 L.E. 0 to-read 3.62 2016
author: Roshani Chokshi
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.62
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]]> 34921582
And it’s not your normal bump-in-the- night kind. The threats Gia Kearns faces are the kind with sharp teeth and knifelike claws. The kind that include an evil wizard hell-bent on taking her down.

Gia can end his devious plan, but only if she recovers seven keys hidden throughout the world’s most beautiful libraries. And then figures out exactly what to do with them.

The last thing she needs is a distraction in the form of falling in love. But when an impossible evil is unleashed, love might be the only thing left to help Gia save the world.]]> 390 Brenda Drake 1633757382 L.E. 0 to-read 4.03 2018
author: Brenda Drake
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 1254951 433 Anna Godbersen 0061345660 L.E. 5 AMAZING! 3.65 2007
author: Anna Godbersen
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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AMAZING!
]]> 7507944 Akata Witch transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and get through another day of school without being bullied. But once she befriends Orlu and Chichi, Sunny is plunged in to the world of the Leopard People, where your worst defect becomes your greatest asset. Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha form the youngest ever Oha Coven. Their mission is to track down Black Hat Otokoto, the man responsible for kidnapping and maiming children. Will Sunny be able to overcome the killer with powers stronger than her own, or will the future she saw in the flames become reality?]]> 349 Nnedi Okorafor 0670011967 L.E. 4 4.02 2011
author: Nnedi Okorafor
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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The "Nigerian Harry Potter" is a very apt description for this fascinating novel. Highly recommended for burgeoning young wizards everywhere.
]]> 29635545
But the journey sends her on a quest across the Dreamlands and into her own mysterious past, where some secrets were never meant to surface.]]> 166 Kij Johnson 0765386518 L.E. 4 3.81 2016
author: Kij Johnson
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.81
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rating: 4
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A gorgeously written novel. I love the fact that the main character is an older woman who once travelled the world by herself in this homage to H.P. Lovecraft.
]]> 26114389 Spells of Blood and Kin, Claire Humphrey deftly weaves her paranormal world with vivid emotional depth and gritty violence. Bringing together themes of death, addiction, and grief, Claire takes readers on a human journey that goes beyond fantasy.

When her beloved grandmother dies suddenly, 22-year-old Lissa Nevsky is left with no choice but to take over her grandmother's magical position in their small folk community. That includes honoring a debt owed to the dangerous stranger who appears at Lissa's door.

Maksim Volkov needs magic to keep his brutal nature leashed, but he's already lost control once: his blood-borne lust for violence infects Nick Kaisaris, a charming slacker out celebrating the end of finals. Now Nick is somewhere else in Toronto, going slowly mad, and Maksim must find him before he hurts more people.

Lissa must uncover forbidden secrets and mend family rifts in order to prevent Maksim from hurting more people, including himself. If she fails, Maksim will have no choice but to destroy both himself and Nick.]]> 320 Claire Humphrey 125007634X L.E. 4 Beautiful, lyrical, sublime. 3.17 2016
author: Claire Humphrey
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.17
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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Beautiful, lyrical, sublime.
]]> 7791997
Nora would have hardly noticed Scott Parnell, an old family friend who has moved back to town, if Patch hadn't been acting so distant. Even with Scott's totally infuriating attitude, Nora finds herself drawn to him - despite her lingering feelings that he is hiding something.

If that weren't enough, Nora is haunted by images of her murdered father, and comes to question whether her Nephilim bloodline has anything to do with his death. Desperate to figure out what happened, she puts herself in increasingly dangerous situations to get the answer. But maybe some things are better left buried, because the truth could destroy everything - and everyone - she trusts.]]> 427 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989439 L.E. 0 3.98 2010
author: Becca Fitzpatrick
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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This was great! What will happen next in the series?
]]> 30117284 In a galaxy powered by the current, everyone has a gift.

Cyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Cyra’s currentgift gives her pain and power—something her brother exploits, using her to torture his enemies. But Cyra is much more than just a blade in her brother’s hand: she is resilient, quick on her feet, and smarter than he knows.

Akos is the son of a farmer and an oracle from the frozen nation-planet of Thuvhe. Protected by his unusual currentgift, Akos is generous in spirit, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. Once Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get his brother out alive—no matter what the cost.

Then Akos is thrust into Cyra's world, and the enmity between their countries and families seems insurmountable. Will they help each other to survive, or will they destroy one another?

Carve the Mark is Veronica Roth's stunning portrayal of the power of friendship—and love—in a galaxy filled with unexpected gifts.]]> 468 Veronica Roth 0062348639 L.E. 0 to-read 3.78 2017
author: Veronica Roth
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.78
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]]> 23437156 Alternate cover of ISBN 9781627792127

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge

A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager

A runaway with a privileged past

A spy known as the Wraith

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.]]> 480 Leigh Bardugo 1627792120 L.E. 0 to-read 4.47 2015
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2015
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]]> 23209924
When rumours of a game-changing water source surface, Las Vegas dispatches elite water knife Angel Velasquez to Phoenix to investigate. There, he discovers hardened journalist Lucy Monroe, who holds the secret to the water source Angel seeks. But Angel isn't the only one hunting for water, Lucy is no pushover, and the death of a despised water knife is a small price to pay in return for the life-giving flow of a river.]]> 371 Paolo Bacigalupi 0385352875 L.E. 0 to-read 3.81 2015
author: Paolo Bacigalupi
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.81
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]]> 10174795 One of School Library Journal’s Best Fiction Books of 2011

If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there’s no turning back.

The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers ofĚýNew Earth.ĚýWaverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the handsome captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. Everyone is sure he’s the best choice. Still, there’s a part of Waverly that wants more from life than marriage, and she is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.

Suddenly, Waverly’s dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable � a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. The New Horizon’s leaders are desperate to populate the new planet first, and will do anything to get what they need: young girls. In one pivotal moment, Waverly and Kieran are separated, and find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions, where every move has potentially devastating consequences, and decisions of the heart may lead to disaster.

Pulse-pounding and addictive,ĚýGlow begins Amy Kathleen Ryan's Sky Chasers--the most riveting series since The Hunger Games.]]> 307 Amy Kathleen Ryan 0312590563 L.E. 3 3.53 2011
author: Amy Kathleen Ryan
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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The novel took a strange turn towards the end, and I'm wondering where this series is going. Still enjoyable!
]]> 23582513
After losing his parents in the Floating Castle Incident, the sensitive and mannered Chris Buckley has spent six years raising his magically talented little sister, Rosemary. They have been living on the savings that his once-wealthy family left behind. That money is drying up, and Chris finds himself with no choice but to seek out work in Darrington City as it spirals into a depression. The only employer willing to consider his empty résumé is O. Faraday, the manic Deathsniffer. Faraday's special magical gift is a heightened intuition which is invaluable in hunting down murderers.

When a Duchess calls on Olivia to solve the mystery of her dead husband, Chris finds himself tangled in Faraday’s daily life and unable to extract himself from the macabre questions of the investigation. His involvement grows more complicated as political forces close around Rosemary. They only see her as a tool that can be used to end the depression at the cost of her freedom—or even her life.

Chris must juggle the question of who killed Viktor val Daren with the responsibility of keeping Rosemary and her magic safe from those who would use her up and toss her aside. Worst of all, he begins to learn that the national disaster that took his parents� lives may not have been the accident it seemed.

Set in a world very similar to 1900s London, The Deathsniffer’s Assistant combines the investigative murder mystery with a tale of personal and societal redemption. It is about the relationships between broken people who clash more often than not, but manage to shape and learn from one another in spite of this. The story is told from the perspective of Christopher Buckley, young and impressionable and influenced by the prejudices of his time, as he finds himself surrounded by a cast of exceptional women whose differing characters will slowly reconstruct his understanding of strength in others—and in himself.]]> 424 Kate McIntyre 1620079097 L.E. 0 to-read 3.86 2015
author: Kate McIntyre
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2015
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]]> 17675462 “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,â€� Neeve said. “Either ˛â´ÇłÜ’r±đ his true love . . . or you killed him.â€�

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.]]> 409 Maggie Stiefvater 0545424925 L.E. 5 So, so, so good! 4.05 2012
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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So, so, so good!
]]> 317121 336 Tanya Huff 1841493562 L.E. 0 3.76 1991
author: Tanya Huff
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> 27794073 From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate’s very independent ward, Julie.

Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So, when several of those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through the magic-drenched streets of Atlanta.

Never one to be left on the sidelines, equally determined—some might say stubborn—Julie Lennart-Olsen soon joins in his pursuit; and what began as revenge turns into a race to save the city. Their search pits them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything.]]> 64 Ilona Andrews L.E. 4 4.22 2015
author: Ilona Andrews
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> 16060716 The longing of dreams draws the dead, and this city holds many dreams.

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people’s secrets, she’s become a media darling, earning the title “America’s Sweetheart Seer.� Everyone’s in love with the city’s newest It Girl…everyone except the other Diviners.

Piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan are two Diviners struggling to keep their powers a secret—for they can walk in dreams. And while Evie is living the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness are turning up across New York City.

As Henry searches for a lost love and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. And at the edges of it all lurks a man in a stovepipe hat who has plans that extend farther than anyone can guess…As the sickness spreads, can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld to save the city?

In this heart-stopping sequel to The Diviners, Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray takes readers deeper into the mystical underbelly of New York City.]]> 613 Libba Bray 0316126047 L.E. 0 to-read 4.10 2015
author: Libba Bray
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
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]]> 17378508
Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.

The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.

Friends can betray.
Mothers can disappear.
Visions can mislead.
Certainties can unravel.]]> 391 Maggie Stiefvater 0545424968 L.E. 0 to-read 4.26 2014
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25776210
Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans, and the fae, Mercy, Adam, and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost. But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?]]> 342 Patricia Briggs 0425256766 L.E. 5 Loved it. Loved. 4.33 2016
author: Patricia Briggs
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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Loved it. Loved.
]]> 7747263
Back in New York, Mimi has been elected Regent of a crumbling coven. Struggling with her heartache over the loss of Kingsley and with her overwhelming desire to destroy Jack, she must focus all of her energy on a perilous new threat. Vampires are being abducted and their captors are planning to burn them alive online...for all the world to see. Help arrives in the form of Deming Chen, a Venator from Shanghai, who must untangle the web of deceptions before the killers strike again.

As the young vampires struggle for the survival of the coven, they uncover a deadly secret, a truth first discovered by Schuyler’s mother during the Renaissance but kept buried for centuries. And as the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler to a terrible choice that will ultimately map the destiny of her heart.]]> 265 Melissa de la Cruz 1423121287 L.E. 0 3.94 2010
author: Melissa de la Cruz
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> 26114621 Welcome to Dominion City.

After the great Plague descended, the world population was decimated…and their genetics damaged beyond repair.

The Lasters wait hopelessly for their genes to self-destruct. The Splicers pay for expensive treatments that might prolong their life. The plague-resistant True Borns are as mysterious as they are feared�

And then there’s Lucy Fox and her identical twin sister, Margot. After endless tests, no one wants to reveal what they are.

When Margot disappears, a desperate Lucy has no choice but to put her faith in the True Borns, led by the charismatic Nolan Storm and the beautiful but deadly Jared Price. As Lucy and the True Borns set out to rescue her sister, they stumble upon a vast conspiracy stretching from Dominion’s street preachers to shady Russian tycoons. But why target the Fox sisters?

As they say in Dominion, it’s in the blood.]]> 304 L.E. Sterling 1633753190 L.E. 0 3.55 2016
author: L.E. Sterling
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.55
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]]> 2355575
Charles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. And it is Anna's inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf—a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all of the pack.

It is recommended you read the prequel "Alpha & Omega" before reading Cry Wolf.]]> 320 Patricia Briggs 0441016154 L.E. 0 to-read 4.11 2008
author: Patricia Briggs
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2008
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]]> 12291438
Accompanied by her father’s handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway, Edward � both of whom she is deeply drawn to—Juliet travels to the island, only to discover the depths of her father’s madness: He has experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is killing the island’s inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father’s genius—and madness—in her own blood.

Inspired by H. G. Wells’s classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Madman’s Daughter is a dark and breathless Gothic thriller about the secrets we’ll do anything to know and the truths we’ll go to any lengths to protect.
]]> 420 Megan Shepherd 0062128027 L.E. 0 to-read 3.69 2013
author: Megan Shepherd
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2013
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]]> 6644117 Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.]]> 363 Julie Kagawa 0373210086 L.E. 0 to-read 3.88 2010
author: Julie Kagawa
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
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]]> 9565548 Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?]]> 549 Robin LaFevers 054762834X L.E. 3 to-read 3.89 2012
author: Robin LaFevers
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> 2213661
There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard: the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer; a gravestone entrance to a desert that leads to the city of ghouls; friendship with a witch, and so much more.

But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.

A deliciously dark masterwork by bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by award-winning Dave McKean.]]> 312 Neil Gaiman 0060530928 L.E. 0 to-read 4.15 2008
author: Neil Gaiman
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.15
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]]> 16056408 A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?

When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a sophomore year breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she's single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, and failing a class for the first time in her life.

Grief becomes nightmare when Jacqueline is assaulted by her ex's frat brother. Rescued by a stranger who seems to be in the right place at the right time, she wants nothing more than to forget the attack and that night.

But her attacker turns stalker, and Jacqueline has a choice to make: crumple in defeat or fight back. Suddenly appearances are everything, and knowing who to tell and who to trust is anything but easy.]]> 336 Tammara Webber 0425266745 L.E. 2 to-read 4.03 2012
author: Tammara Webber
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> 2187 Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City and the race riots of 1967 before moving out to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in contemporary fiction. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.]]> 529 Jeffrey Eugenides 0312422156 L.E. 0 to-read 4.03 2002
author: Jeffrey Eugenides
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2002
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]]> 16436496
I'm too rough. Too fu*ked up.

I will ruin her.

But you and I both know that won't stop me.

Resisting her is harder than I ever imagined. My name is Cole, and this is my story of trying to do the right thing, and failing. Don't judge me too harshly until you've read the final page.

Forbidden erotic romance. Read at your own risk. Full length stand alone. No cliffhanger.]]> 293 Kendall Ryan L.E. 0 to-read 3.70 2013
author: Kendall Ryan
name: L.E.
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
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]]> 4268157
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for―her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.

In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.]]> 368 Simone Elkeles 0802798233 L.E. 0 to-read 4.05 2008
author: Simone Elkeles
name: L.E.
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2008
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]]> 16158519 #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts weaves together passion and obsession, humor and heart, in a novel of two people opening themselves up to the truth—and to each other.

For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore—and its secrets. But to Eli Landon, it’s home�

A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused of—but never arrested for—the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife.

He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, even though his beloved grandmother is in Boston recuperating from a nasty fall. Abra Walsh is always there, though. Whiskey Beach’s resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist, Abra is a woman of many talents—including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. But as they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that stretches back for centuries—one that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all…]]> 484 Nora Roberts 0399159894 L.E. 0 to-read 3.95 2013
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Claire Nixon is a college student with a past full of secrets and heartbreak.

At seven years old, the death of her mother by drug overdose destroys her faith in humanity and herself as she is tossed from one foster home to another. Feeling unwanted and disposable, she fights to keep herself safe in the system. Until, at the age of fifteen, she is saved by her first love, and soon-to-be rock star, Chris Knight and his mother, who quickly becomes the mother she always wanted.

When Claire encourages Chris to leave town to pursue his dreams of musical stardom, both Claire and Chris don't realize this will be the biggest mistake of their lives.

One year after Chris leaves on tour, Claire has carved out a new life for herself in a new city far away from the life she left behind with Chris. On a fateful morning, she meets sexy surfer Adam Parker.

To Claire, Adam is just another flirty customer at the cafe, until a chance encounter and seemingly innocent comment spurs a bet between them. The bet is simple: If Adam can get Claire to reveal the secret that made her drop out of college and leave her life behind, she has to re-enroll. If he doesn't succeed, she gets to keep her secret and he has to stop stalking her at the cafe.

Claire thinks she has this one in the bag. She's perfected the art of forgetting her past. But she isn't prepared for Adam's relentless pursuit or for him to share his own secrets. And she's definitely not prepared for the love of her life, Chris Knight, and her secret, to come banging down her door one year later.

New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language, drug use, and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. ]]> 232 Cassia Leo L.E. 0 to-read 4.08 2013
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