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    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Years 1 - 4...
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    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 27 ratings
    MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This second book covers Years 5 - 7...
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    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This magical adventure from the #1 digital comic platform WEBTOON continues as Dani and Dorian answer the question they've been avoiding: could one of them be the king of witches? A classic good-vs-evil struggle plays out on an epic stage in the second volume of this bestselling comic...
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    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 47 ratings
    Kidnap a dragon? How daring!How stupidCimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, is back--but where is Kazul the dragon? That's what Cimorene is determined to find out. Luckily--or perhaps not-so-luckily--she's got help: Mendenbar, the not-very-kingly King of the Enchanted Forest, has joined her in her quest...
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    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The fourth and final book in the Spoken Mage seriesIn her fourth year, Elena should be focused on final exams and graduation. Instead, her future, and the future of those she loves, depends on her ability to stop a decades-long war. Join Elena and Lucas for their final year at the Academy...
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    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Norns think they’ve won,but it’s hard to control a teenager,let alone a powerful one… Raine Cooper’s life should be perfect. She’s an Immortal Seeress, most likely to be elected Prom Queen, and envied by the girls at Kayville High for dating the dreamy quarterback, Torin St. James. Instead, she’s haunted by the smug facial expressions the Norns’ wore during their last meeting...
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    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world is a very weird place, and for seventeen-year-old, Callie, it’s gotten a whole lot weirder. The paranormal is real, and not only are her five new guy friends some type of supernatural creature, she is too-- actually, she’s the most powerful one of all...
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    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There is much about my past that I have never revealed to anyone. Nobody knows that, before I lost myself, I was a physician's apprentice. I have witnessed countless human illnesses. But I have lived for centuries and never come across a vampire being sick with anything other than his own darkness. Until today...
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    magic  witches  vampires  paranormal  fantasy  young adult
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Even the Spoken Mage has limits to the power of her voiceElena may be the only Spoken Mage in history, but she struggles with limitations. Unable to stockpile written workings as her mageborn year mates do, she runs the constant risk of burning out...
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    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It’s springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and she’s beginning to worry about where she’ll end up come fall—and if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But that’s not the only uncertainty Daisy’s dealing with...
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    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read! Hawksong Danica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond...
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    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall—perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time.In the eerie town of ‘Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity...
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    magic  witches  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  humor  mystery
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    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being dead definitely has its disadvantages. Number one being that I have to wait until the full moon to kick Benny’s ass. What right did he have to kill me? None. Not only that, I was his thirteenth kill, so he’s alive instead. Not for long, if I have my way. With Lorena gone, the island has taken on a life of its own and it’s up to me to destroy it...
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    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With Kiera Hudson trying to come to terms with past decisions that she has made, she soon starts to wonder if perhaps she hasn't made a terrible mistake.Desperate to learn more about 'The Agency' and discover the identity of the mysterious Lois Li, Kiera finds herself working once again with The Creeping Men to unravel the most dangerous mystery of her life...
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    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move...
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    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just because you’re cursed doesn’t mean you’re not special.Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King’s three daughters, is living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. She isn’t like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn’t particularly attractive...
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    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Ultimate Weapon For Any Queen Candidate: Good Food and Fluffy Friends!Laetitia has successfully returned to a life of leisure after befriending the queen candidates over their shared love of baking and cute animals, but it’s not long before she’s roped into even more unwanted trouble! Will this evil noblewoman ever be able to sit back and enjoy her time just cooking and playing with wolves,...
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    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Elena has found the power in her voice--now she must decide how to use it.Finally accepted as a mage, Elena struggles with her commonborn roots. And when disaster strikes the kingdom, she can't shrug off the death toll as the mageborn have always done. Yet the limitations of her spoken magic hold her back--both in saving lives among the people and in competitions in the Academy's arena...
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    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Growing up in one of the most blood purity conscious wolf packs in the US, Evelyn, a half-blooded wolf is subjected to abuse and torment on a daily basis. Trusting no one, Evelyn lives a lonely life of solitude, dreaming of the day when she can leave pack life and live under the radar with humans...
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    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author, W.J. May brings her international bestselling series together in a box set limited edition collection! The Queen's Alpha brings you deeper into the world of shifters, fae, and magic.The Queen's Alpha Box Set Books #1-3ETERNAL - Book 1She will fight for what is hers.When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life...
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The academy has taken my powers...and what use is a powerless shifter in a supernatural academy? 

The academy hunters chasing us, we have to search for Edith and find out how to get my powers back before it’s too late. When I first got my powers, I never thought for a second I’d miss them as much as I do. 
Or how weak I actually am without them...
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    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Something very strange starts happening in Nightshade the summer that the eldest Giordano sister, Rose, gets a job working at Dr. Franken's research laboratory. People are starting to see double. Doppelgängers of Nightshade residents are popping up all over town...
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    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her more than ever before. As she desperately searches for a way to reclaim her magic, her enemies are closing in, and neither Ixia nor Sitia are safe for her anymore...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  young adult  fantasy
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    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After her victory over Master Grey, Emily wants nothing more than to relax and give herself time to recover from the duel. Her magic, pushed to the limits, is no longer reliable, forcing her to learn to control it from scratch. Every time she delays using her magic, she risks headaches ... or worse...
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Souma has received an invitation from the godbeast, Mother Dragon, ruler of the land of dragons, the Star Dragon Mountain Range, to attend the Contract Ceremony, where contracts between knights and dragons are formed. When he arrives, Souma is guided by Mother Dragon to meet the flightless dragon Naden...
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    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two families, alike in dignity...and armed with powerful magic. The Magical Families of Ashworth and Ashfall have been feuding for countless years, ever since something happened to split one family into two. Now, they have been invited to Cockatrice Faire... when no other magician would dare invite them both...
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    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There Are Many Candidates, But There Can Only Be One Queen!After marrying Glenreed, the Silver Wolf King famous for his hatred of women, and becoming a figurehead queen, Laetitia spends her carefree days in the royal villa surrounded by wolves, griffins, and Gardener Cats...
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Curvy Talia Ackerson wasn’t looking for love, but love was looking for her. After an eventful day at her three aunts’ knitting store Spinning A Yarn, Talia ends up with an invitation to a moon watching ceremony…and her date is the most eligible billionaire bear in the Pacific Northwest. Cedar Asher is the last of the Asher Lumber Co...
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    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After the disastrous fallout on Halloween and the tragic events that followed in the Hazel Cove Cemetery, Alexandria is left picking up the pieces of her broken life. Peter is adjusting. James hates her. Grandma Claudia is gone. Emma is incoherent. Victor went rogue. And Gamma still wants her dead. If that wasn't enough to deal with, two burning questions are driving Alex insane...
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    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never underestimate the power of a volatile witch. Still reeling in the wake of her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe is forced to move to Chatham Castle. Not even the sudden appearance of ancient dragons in haunted Letum Wood nor her two best friends can distract her from the strength of her deep, dark rage...
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    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Look out world, here she comes. Zoe Lake has been through everything: Chatty ghosts, murderous sphinxes, crazy covens – and even a broken heart. Somehow, though, she’s survived. Senior year is finally here, and Zoe is ready to move forward. She and her werewolf boyfriend Aric are back on solid ground, and Zoe is ready to finish what she started – both academically and personally...
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Novella #2, Trial Series. After the shock of her first trial, Leslie believes she can handle anything, including turning into a magic elf or whatever the fae really are. But the differences between alpha werewolf Ben and Tristan - the enigmatic leader of the fae, whose abs and sexual prowess are the stuff of dreams - soon have her wading into new supernatural waters...
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    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    Born under a hunter’s moon, abandoned as a child, I was raised to be a powerful sorceress—okay, a mediocre sorceress. All right, I’m good at glamour and can make things sparkle, if my spells don’t backfire. It was foretold long ago that I was a child of prophecy that would unite the fae and humans of Candor. The only problem, no one told me, and now the king wants me dead...
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    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy comes a new romantic suspense! Book One of the Residue Series... When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to encounter the dangers awaiting her...
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    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Beautiful Beasts Academy, where the only thing more dangerous than the haunted grounds are the students themselves.Life as the daughter of the city’s most prominent Vampire was tough enough.Bodyguards with fangs.Paparazzi everywhere I turn.Dates with an overbearing Demon.I hated it all. So when the opportunity to attend Academy reared its head, I jumped at the chance...
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    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I can speak to demons. The punishment is death. The mission: put on a dress, pretend to be a lady, and infiltrate the academy of mages to steal a journal from the forbidden archives.The problem: I’m no mage and I’ve never worn a dress in my life. But it’s not like I have a choice...
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    witches  magic  fantasy  young adult  paranormal
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    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Down in New Orleans, Arelia LaRue's once ordinary life has been transformed into something truly odd. As she ventures further into the word of Les Mysteries she realizes that nothing is ever as simple as it appears. Faced with challenges that threaten her very sanity, Arelia must decide if fighting for what is right is truly worth the risk...
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    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My enemies’ strength comes from working in the shadows. I am about to drag them into the light. The hits just keep coming. I’ve managed to survive my first semester at Stormwood Academy. Now we’re on break preparing for the new term, which for most people means fun vacations and sleeping in. But for me and the guys, we’re in hiding...
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    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Yuta, a boy from Nina's home-dimension, enrols in her earth school, his motivations are suspect even before he secretly gives her best friend Ayu a camera guaranteed to reveal true love...
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    witches  magic  fantasy  young adult  humor  paranormal
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    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ian: Handsome * Stoic * Protective Melanie: Beautiful * Funny * Free Spirit Ian is the head enforcer for his pack. Something is pulling at him until he hits the road, looking for his mate. He finds Melanie, a free spirit hitchhiking in New Mexico. Once he gets her to his home in East Texas, he has to protect her from a wizard who wants her for her magical abilities...
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    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The story continues as Gwynne is torn between joy and conflict, war and love. The two alphas' animosity must be resolved if the clan is to survive, and Gwynne must learn to fulfill the fate that's been thrust upon her...
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    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Girl meets boy, falls in love, becomes engaged, and walks down the aisle. Oh, if only life were that simple. When an Immortal girl meets a Mortal boy, life is a little more complicated. When Charity accepted Lincoln's marriage proposal, she thought they could handle anything that came their way... Link’s newly acquired lust for blood became the first problem to tackle... saying “I do” came next...
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    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An evil necromancer has kidnapped the princess Olywynne and her twin brother, plotting to spill their blood-for revenge, and to restore his own family to life. Chaos reigns in the capital, and no one can stop the necromancer but Rhiannon and her winged mare...
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    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the final book of the gripping trilogy, Maeleigh faces her greatest challenge yet, as she is plunged into a dark and dangerous underworld of faerie creatures and age-old vampires...
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    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Make me a love potion.” And with that single sentence, the Good Witch of the Lake’s secret crush on the dashing Sir Harij ends in heartbreak. Still, when he promises to help her gather the ingredients, Rose is thrilled at the chance to gaze upon a man she’d normally never get to interact with...
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    magic  witches  fantasy  young adult  paranormal
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    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    "Once upon a nightmare, her fairy tale begins..."This high-fantasy gothic fairytale, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea, takes place in an alternative medieval world split apart by magic...
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    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A kingdom divided cannot stand. For those caught in the middle, it means death.
 For centuries humans and dragons existed side by side in Alveria, bonded by their care of one another. But no longer. After decades with no viable eggs, humans far outnumber dragons, and the survival of the species appears bleak...
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    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mary Margaret is not the type of girl to fall in love - especially after seeing what a string of bad relationships has done to her mother. That's why it's so weird when Mary finds herself strangely attracted to Kelson, a guy at her new school. It's almost . . . unnatural. What she doesn't know is that she's been put under a spell...
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    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My fate is in the dark, And my shadow there is real… The darkness likes to play in this world. It also likes to deceive. In the Enchanted Forest, secrets thrive and one girl desperately needs to find answers before it’s too late. That girl is Corvina Charles, a powerful Shadowborn—a human who touched dark magic and became something else. Something dangerous...
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    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The sequel to the critically aclaimed THE SINGER OF ALL SONGS draws readers even deeper into the magical world of Tremaris--and presents a temptation that Calwyn may not be able to overcome... The second novel in the captivating Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy follows Calwyn and her friends to the desolate Merithuran Empire...
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