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Electric Idol by Katee Robert

5 days ago
7 min

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

Electric Idol by Katee Robert Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca Book 2 in the Dark Olympus series He was the most beautiful man alive. And if I wasn't careful, he was going to be my death. In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there's always a price to pay. Psyche knew she'd have to face Aphrodite's ire eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake... or for Aphrodite's gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow. Eros has no problem s

Fake by Tate James

Nov 18
2 min

Fake by Tate James

Fake by Tate James Self-Published Book 3 in the Madison Kate series “You’ll always be mine.” The latest taunt from my stalker reminded me I was nothing more than a possession to my father, to the Reapers, to Archer D’Ath. Even to Kody and Steele. Princess Danvers—the prize. His wife. Archer D’Ath’s wife. I hate them. They lied to me. Over and over again. I knew they were lying, and I hate myself for letting it happen. For believing in the fake relationships I want so desperat

Liar by Tate James

Nov 15
7 min

Liar by Tate James

Liar by Tate James Self-Published Book 2 in the Madison Kate Series “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” The words scrawled on the back of my newest stalker mail makes my blood run cold. I have no idea if it's the lie I know, or one that I don't. Since arriving back into Shadow Grove, I've been stalked, tormented, chased and almost killed. I've been lied to, repeatedly, by people I was growing to trust. Liar. That word haunts me. Someone knows more about my life than I do. Someone is

Hate by Tate James

Nov 12
7 min

Hate by Tate James

Hate by Tate James Self Published Book 1 in the Madison Kate series “Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.” Those words changed my life, and not for the better. They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up. After being charged with a string of offences--and made an example of by my political minded father--I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind. Hate. Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid out future. Some

November 9th by Colleen Hoover

Nov 9
9 min

November 9th by Colleen Hoover

November 9th by Colleen Hoover Published by Atria Books Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fal

Book of Night by Holly Black

Nov 7
6 min

Book of Night by Holly Black

Book of Night by Holly Black Published by Tor Books Book 1 in the Book of Night duology In Charlie Hall’s world, shadows can be altered, for entertainment and cosmetic preferences—but also to increase power and influence. You can alter someone’s feelings—and memories—but manipulating shadows has a cost, with the potential to take hours or days from your life. Your shadow holds all the parts of you that you want to keep hidden—a second self, standing just to your left, walking

The Kings Game by Nicole Sanchez

Oct 29
3 min

The Kings Game by Nicole Sanchez

The Kings Game by Nicole Sanchez Self-Published Book 1 in the Game of Gods series Daphne Hale is dead. Isn’t she? She thought she was on the road trip from hell, but after the bus carrying her and twenty coeds plunges off a cliff, Daphne might actually be there. Caught somewhere between life and death, Daphne and her fellow travelers find themselves in a mysterious realm with a second chance…if they dare to take it. At the center of this new existence is the mysterious Essos.

Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown

Oct 26
2 min

Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown

Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown Published by Twisted Fairy Publishing Book 2 in the Darkness series It's been four weeks since Ember Brycin witnessed what her powers are capable of. The Electrical Current Storm has turned Seattle, Washington into a natural disaster zone. The death toll is in the thousands with countless others homeless and hungry. And Ember is the one who caused it. Something she will have to live with every day. Those people who were unable to esc

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown

Oct 23
5 min

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown Published by Twisted Fairy Publishing Book 1 in the Darkness series After Ember Brycin finds her mother brutally murdered, her mind begins to see things that shouldn’t exist, like creatures that belong in scary fairytales. The more she feels her sanity slipping, the more bizarre and inexplicable things start happening around her, even burning down one of her schools, turning Ember into an outcast. When she and her stepfather, Mark, move

Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond

Oct 17
27 min

Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond

Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond Published by DreamWarp Publishing Book 4 in the Players Series He was lost when I found him… Everyone says that Cary Clarke, former rock star and reclusive music producer, is crazy. That he fell apart after the death of his best friend. That he shut everyone out and locked himself away. That nothing matters to him anymore but music. Maybe they’re right. I don’t even know why he let me in. I was only supposed to meet him once. But then once turn

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe

Sep 29
2 min

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus: Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe Published by Random House Publishing Episodes 26-49 Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home—from the relatively minor gossip threatening her reputation to a realm-shattering violation of her safety by the conceited Apollo—and she’s struggling to find her footing in the fast-moving realm of the gods. Hades is also off-bala

Mad Love by Hannah McBride

Sep 27
2 min

Mad Love by Hannah McBride

Mad Love by Hannah McBride Self-Published Book 3 of the Mad World series I TRIED TO BE MADELAINE. It started with a twin switch that was supposed to be temporary. It ended with me being locked up in an asylum, hidden from Ryan Cain, the man I love more than life. Vowing to avenge my sister's murder may have resulted in my captivity, but there's one truth that still remains: I'LL ALWAYS BE MADISON. We underestimated what my father was capable of, and now I'm on my own. Only I

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Sep 26
5 min

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity by Colleen Hoover Published by Grand Central Publishing Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Sep 14
17 min

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Published by Atria Books Book 1 in the It Ends With Us duology Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up — she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincai

Tragic Bonds by J. Bree

Sep 8
5 min

Tragic Bonds by J. Bree

Tragic Bonds by J. Bree Self-Published Book 5 in The Bonds That Tie series Nothing will ever be the same again. Our Bonded Group has been torn apart, and the monsters are now the prey. But we’re not going to just wait around for our enemy to strike; the blood on his hands is unforgivable, and the god living inside of me wants her revenge paid in blood. And a thousand souls. We have been pushed to the limit, tested in ways that have devastating outcomes, and paid the ultimate

Forced Bonds by J. Bree

Sep 5
5 min

Forced Bonds by J. Bree

Forced Bonds by J. Bree Self-Published Book 4 in The Bonds That Tie series They say to keep your friends close but your enemies closer; What if they’re one and the same? The stable foundation I thought I’d built in the Sanctuary has been ripped away, and I find myself on the front lines of the war against the Resistance. I might have my Bonds on my side, but there are darker schemes in motion. Can I prove myself and turn the tide to protect our most vulnerable, or am I nothin

Blood Bonds by J. Bree

Sep 2
7 min

Blood Bonds by J. Bree

Blood Bonds by J. Bree Self-Published Book 3 in The Bonds That Tie series After three years on the run, I’m back in a Resistance camp, chained to a chair as the resident monster. Everything I ran from, all of the villains of my past, they’re all here to take another bite out of me. But this time, I’m not alone. With my Bonds desperately trying to reach me and new friendships I never expected, I start to believe that maybe I won't become the weapon they want me to be. Maybe I’

Savage Bonds by J. Bree

Aug 30
7 min

Savage Bonds by J. Bree

Savage Bonds by J. Bree Self-Published Book 2 in The Bonds That Tie series With my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus. I’m no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who’s fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds. But there are bigger problems heading my way. With destiny pushing me closer and closer to each of my Bonds, I’m fighting tooth and nail against nature to keep my distance. But they’re fight

Broken Bonds by J. Bree

Aug 26
6 min

Broken Bonds by J. Bree

Broken Bonds by J. Bree Self-Published Book 1 in the Bonds that Tie series After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds. I was sure everything would be okay if I had them. It wasn’t. The fate of our people is in my hands and I know we’re better off if I’m alone. After five years on the run, I’m caught and dragged back to face the men I ran away from. I thought I was doing the right thing. Now, I’m not so sure. North, Nox, Gryphon, Atlas, an

Glow by Raven Kennedy

Aug 12
22 min

Glow by Raven Kennedy

Glow by Raven Kennedy Self-Published Book 4 in the Plated Prisoner Series "I was nothing but a road to Midas. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold." My life has been made up of gilded lies. But death has been shaped from rot. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've be

Tropes

Sibling's BFF/BFF's Sibling

Fake relationship

Enemies to Lovers

Workplace Romance

Friends to Lovers

Neighbors/Roommates

Opposites Attract

Marr. of Convenience/arranged

Mates/Fated Love

Secret/Mistaken Identity

Celebrity Hero(ine)

Seduction coach

One Night Stand/Fling

Working Together

Accidental/Surprise Pregnancy

Friend/Sibling's EX

Friends with benefits

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual

Fairytale/Myth Retellings

Boy squad/Girl squad

Unrequited Love

Runaway Bride/Groom

Grump & Sunshine

Touch Her and Die

Taboo: Step Siblings

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