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Love thy neighbor? More like loathe the hot, arrogant quarterback next door. Aiden Matthews is everything I hate. He's a conceited playboy who only thinks about his own gratification. How I ended up agreeing to go on a date with him in freshman year is still a mystery to me, but I should have known it was a trick. It's safe to say that ever since he walked into my neighborhood, he's been nothing but a taunting mess of a man, coming in and out of my life as he pleases and never on my terms. We declared war on each other back as freshmen and haven't looked back.

Like many teenagers, there's a lot about Daniel Meadows' life that's out of his control. For example, having to start in a new school district for his freshman year of high school thanks to his dad's new job. Inside the realm of his control, however, is the decision to try a brand-new sport purely to impress a girl. But the day of tennis tryouts proves far more fateful than Dan ever could have imagined, when a failed attempt by Truck-kun and the powers that be to kill him and transport his consciousness to a fantasy realm leaves him on Earth with miraculous abilities instead.

Every time something goes missing from the village, Sir Violet makes his way to the dragon’s cave and negotiates the item’s return. It’s annoying, but at least the dragon is polite. But when the dragon hoards a person, that’s a step too far. Sir Violet storms off to the mountainside to escort the baker home, only to find a more complex mystery - a quest that leads him far beyond the cave. Accompanied by the missing baker’s wife and the dragon himself, the dutiful village knight embarks on his greatest adventure yet.

Covey U was supposed to be a fresh start. With a new identity, I should have been able to forget the past and move on with my life. Fat chance of that happening when my past was staring at me in the face in the form of the best college wide receiver in the country. Adam Hartley. My biggest regret. My worst mistake. The guy I should have been with in high school was here, but he couldn't know it was me. Otherwise, he'd find out my most shameful secret. So I had to stay hidden in the background. Only problem was that he was dating my roommate, and I had to watch.

Mr. Johnson. You know the name. You probably know the face—smooth, implacable, professional. He’s got the nuyen and resources you want, and he knows it. He may not have your skills, but he doesn’t care. That’s what he has the nuyen for—so he can buy yours. He’s corporate through and through, and you can’t ever forget that, because if you do, that’s when he sells you out for the good of his corp. But he’ll stay professional, of course, right up until the moment he slides the knife smoothly into your back.

Tattooed with magical runes to enhance his skills and suppress his emotions, Lad is raised from birth to be the most lethal assassin the world has ever known. He is the pinnacle of his master’s magical and martial arts, a true weapon of flesh, all according to plan. Until the plan goes awry. The Master is gone, and the weapon is free. And in a dangerous world, a weapon does what a weapon is made to do. Or does he? Alone for the first time, Lad’s future is now in his own hands.

Immortality comes at a steep price. Faced with a heartrending loss, Lox walks down a dark path. He knew there would be a cost for immortality, but he didn’t know he would have to face it so soon.

After both his parents and grandfather were killed by bandits, Jack sets out on the path to revenge. To achieve his revenge he'll need power, power that only the Adventurers Guild can offer. To join the guild he'll need to pass a test, he'll have to complete the Beginners Trial Dungeon in order to advance and receive his starting class. The beginners dungeon is home to many perils, and there's a saying that only one in one hundred people who enter the dungeon survive its trials.

How could she forget the dagger—a token of her missing mother? Had it only been yesterday? It felt as if the whole world had changed overnight. As a matter of fact, it hadn’t. But instead of one world, now there were two. A walk through her new neighborhood is all sixteen-year-old Maray had in mind. But she is ripped from her life by mysterious, handsome Jemin, who looks at her like he is about to either kiss her or kill her—both of which Maray is so not okay with.

Guilt wracked and vengeful, Lad scours Twailin for the killer who destroyed his life. With the Assassins Guild at his beck and call, the search should be straightforward. However, cryptic clues lead to one dead end after another, thwarting his obsession. Forced to trust a traitor and keep secrets from those closest to him, Lad’s only hope is to find Kiesha, a woman caught between worlds. Is she a thief, an assassin, or a pawn of the very powers that control the Empire? Unfortunately, Lad’s not the only one hunting her.

Ghost, the spectral protector of Chicago, defends the world against extradimensional demons and all-too-human monsters. After a painful encounter with a familiar face, Elisa Cameron finds herself torn between protecting her city and uncovering the mystery of her past life!

In a world where communication with parallel Tangent Earths has brought a disruptive influx of new beliefs and scientific innovation, college student and fangirl Corazon Kagami continues to discover astonishing new facets to the abilities she’s unexpectedly acquired in the accident that transformed her into Tangent Knight Caprice, the foremost of a growing ensemble of armored super-warriors very much like the heroes and villains of her favorite tokusatsu shows. Revelations about her technology magnate mother and her cyborg security team have put Cory on the side of Matrix.

As her son’s life hangs in the balance, Dalice must decide how far she’s willing to go to save him. Because the miracles in the secret group come at a steep price. A price that might be too high for even the most devoted mother.

The sequel to the award-winning Weapon of Flesh, Weapon of Blood continues the story of Lad, a man crafted of magic and flesh to be the most lethal assassin the world has ever known.

Mya discovers that donning the Grandmaster’s ring does not make her master of the Assassins Guild, and won’t keep her safe from the machinations of those whose power she has curtailed. The Tsing guildmaster refuses to pledge allegiance. The power-crazed priest, Hoseph, vows to see the Grandmaster’s ring on the finger of a new emperor of his own choosing. Meanwhile, the heir to the throne ignites class warfare with his policies, earning the enmity of his own nobility. Mya struggles to overcome her fear and shattered heart to wrest control of the guild from those who view her as a usurper.

Rebecca Virtue discovered the secret of her family’s past, but at a great cost. She is now the last of her name. Unleashing her full power as the last demon hunter, she defeated her teacher turned avatar, Samuel Santano. With nothing left in her home of Chicago, Rebecca heads to Detroit with a simple plan. Summon and destroy the Horseman of War.

The revolution was supposed to end the century-long reign of tyranny over North America and bring about a better world. But Flynn, once heralded as a hero, is on the run again from a new enemy who holds the entire nation in his thrall. Haunted by past mistakes and an unimaginable betrayal, Flynn is determined to set things right, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, the powers of the Underworld continue to threaten—dark magic, curses, supernatural beasts that even champion monster slayer Aurelia, a.k.a. “the Firedragon,” has never encountered before.

Finally presented to the Allinan public, Maray's life at court soon becomes dictated by traditions and duties. Wearing the face of the iconic queen, she is too easily recognized, and as a princess, the entire Allinan court is watching her every move. When even with Rhia locked up in the dungeons, the attacks on Maray's loved ones continue, she learns that Rhia's plan runs much deeper, and the more Maray knows the more the fear for her life and for all of Allinan blazes for the forces seeking power are way beyond anything she could have imagined.

Break the enchantments. Find the truth. Ignite the revolution. A century ago, the Enchanters defeated the evil Lord of the Underworld, but not before he’d unleashed his monsters and ravaged the earth. The Enchanters built the Triumvirate out of what remained of the United States, demanding absolute obedience in exchange for protection from the lingering supernatural beasts. Sixteen-year-old Flynn Nightsider, doomed to second-class life for being born without magic, knows the history as well as anyone. Fed up with the Triumvirate’s lies and secrecy, he longs for change.

Chelsea’s backstage crush on her older brother’s best friend was an epic, embarrassing fiasco. She'd thought that Dean Riley was the man of her dreams back then. But she was wrong. Now, she'd rather break a leg than risk handing him her heart again.