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Her blood holds a legacy they buried. His holds a secret they will kill for. When Elora abandons her life in Piatha to save her sister from their father’s violent fury, she discovers a dangerous secret through Jude, a boy in her village. The magic they fear is real, and her connection to the forbidden magical Order is a legacy she can no longer hide. Then a steward offers them a bargain: consecration and the sight required to save her sister's life for a price. It will make them outcasts. Forbidden to ever return to Piatha. They both want the truth.

When Aurelia is taken by Alain, the most powerful vampire in the region, her life is bound to the whims of a master she cannot trust—and a prophecy she cannot unravel. The guardians, sworn to protect her kind, live in silence and servitude. No one will come to save her. No one except Theo.

When Amalie stabs Theo Vallon in the heart with an ash spike, she finally proves her uncle wrong: Vampires do exist, and she will be the one to vanquish them. When Theo attacks her alone late that night, she comes face to face with her deadly mistake. He can’t die, at least not in the way the legends proclaimed, and her life will be payment for her naivety. Instead, Theo offers her a bargain. The truth about her bloodline for help only she can offer him.

If you love quality books, talking about characters you love almost more than your real friends, and discovering new reads, you’ll adore The BookTok Book Club Podcast. Join authors and bookworms Cindy Gunderson and A.E. King as they chat with your favorite #booktokers and find the best books to add to your TBR.

A virus nearly wiped out the human race. In order to survive, people are segregated into three tiers. Those with the best genetic viability get the most resources, and Kate and Eric are lucky enough to end up in Tier One.

After a brutal attack that left her pregnant with a mixed-blood child, Aedra fled from the laws of the Balancer enclave to protect her daughter Fina. But her quiet, protected life is shattered when the magic that once dominated their realm evaporates, and people she used to call friends seek vengeance on any members of the Order.

After Reiman’s death, Bella slips into a vipers pit by joining Gerrish and the Heralds, a group that serves the Dark Sister. Her goal isn’t initiation. Bella has trained her whole life to bring down The Heralds and save the magic of Ariathne that binds their realm as prophecy foretold. But Gerrish has a secret. Though he isn’t of the bloodlines, he holds dark power from the Goddess, and can sense when Bella draws from the magic. As Bella dives deeper into her deception, Gerrish pulls her into his inner circle, exactly as she hoped.

Mel knows the price of secrets. They cost her everything. Her marriage. Her family. Her happiness. Now, she lives a simple, isolated life in the mountains, far from the troubles of Cantheon. But trouble, it seems, has a way of finding her. In this action-packed tale, Mel is torn between her loyalties to Rayelle and Paladin, the unexplainable forces sparking within her, and her desperation to stay far, far away from her former lover and the dark secret they share.

Paladin never thought much of being a Balancer. It was what he was born to be; it was his destiny. But, when he finally accepts his consecration and awakens his power, he discovers destiny has other plans….

Tasked with building a new system for both Reals and Unreals, the Coalition makes plans to travel back to Southwest Territory and Paradise 3 Community.

Kate and Eric are elated with their reunion. But exiled in Tier Three, they barely have enough for themselves and their children to survive. And when they discover a heartbreaking group of abandoned kids, they realize they must restore justice to all three Tiers.

After surviving the escape from P3, Channel and Alek travel with the Coalition to regroup and mount another digital attack—this time with the proof they need. But they aren’t the only ones who want to see the end of the Communities’ reign.

As newly converted members of the Coalition, Channel and Aave infiltrate their prior home in an attempt to access Cerebrolink’s secrets. After struggling to survive in the Real world, Channel once again finds herself in Paradise 3, where absolutely anything goes. She knows her mission. But the Unreal World was designed to make people forget.

Channel’s world is unreal. She lives in Paradise 3 Community—an augmented reality where retinal implants are used to hide the Real world, hideous and decimated by an eruption years prior. After training her whole life to become a World Builder, Channel’s dreams are dashed when a new implant technology emerges that alters the senses, and her skills are rendered virtually useless. Or so she thinks.

They’re mourning the loss of each other. But reuniting could have fatal consequences. Kate can’t shake this uneasy feeling. Despite memories of her previous partner dying, her dreams are filled with vivid images of him alive and well. And plagued by sudden debilitating headaches, she can’t help but wonder if her body knows something she doesn’t.