June 2017 list by Nanette Alderman
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The Amateurs
by Sara Shepard
Investigating the cold-case disappearance that first inspired her ambition to become a detective, Seneca Frazier teams up with fellow enthusiasts to investigate suspicious activity in a trendy community filled with dark secrets and shocking betrayals.
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Avenged
by Amy Tintera
Returning home after rescuing her sister, Emelina vows to restore their kingdom only to be challenged by her sister's combative nature, her own growing sympathies for their enemies and her enduring feelings for Cas.
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The Battlemage
by Taran Matharu
Pursued by Wyvern Riders and the albino orc Khan through the ether, Fletcher and his Vocans Academy classmates uncover clues about traitors in their midst and Fletcher's demon, Ignatius, in a race against time to survive the region's poisonous environment.
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The Black Witch
by Laurie Forest
Believed to be the prophesized heir of her grandmother Carnissa in spite of having no magical abilities, Elloren pursues her dream of becoming an apothecary only to discover that the University poses threats against members of her family.
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Brave New Girl
by Rachel Vincent
When a clone manufactured for the good of her city realizes that she is having unique thoughts and feelings about a clone boy who finds her special, Dahlia 16 worries that her genome will be found flawed and that she and her identicals will be destroyed.
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Sarah J Maas
Hoping to gather information on Tamlin and the invading king threatening Prythian, Feyre plays a deadly game of deceit while trying to find allies.
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Crazy House
by James Patterson
In a future world where teenagers are taken, imprisoned, and forced to fight for their survival, well-behaved Cassie will do whatever it takes to save her rebellious twin sister from Death Row.
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The Crown's Fate
by Evelyn Skye
New Imperial Enchanter Vika struggles with dangers in her once-coveted position while Pasha grapples with disputes about his legitimacy and Nikolai considers how far he is willing to go to return to the world.
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Flame in the Mist
by Renée Ahdieh
The daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan is targeted by a dangerous gang of bandits who want to prevent her political marriage, a situation that compels her to disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate the gang's ranks in order to stop the individual behind the plot.
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The Hammer of Thor
by Rick Riordan
When the god of thunder's hammer goes missing, Magnus Chase and his friends are tasked with retrieving it before an onslaught of giants attacks the mortal world.
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Lord of Shadows
by Cassandra Clare
Emma is torn between her love for Julian and her need to protect him from the consequences of their forbidden relationship, a situation that is challenged by her relationship with Mark and his efforts to reclaim his Shadowhunter capabilities.
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The Noble Servant
by Melanie Dickerson
A Christian fairy tale following the experiences of penniless Lady Magdalen and Steffan, the cast-out Duke of Wolfberg, who enter a marriage of convenience together and work to reclaim their rightful titles in the aftermath of an evil conspiracy.
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Recruit
by Chris Bradford
Teenage kickboxing champion Connor Reeves is determined to do his father, a former special forces soldier, proud. Recruited into the ranks of a top-secret young bodyguard squad known as Guardian, Connor trains in surveillance, anti-ambush exercises, hostage survival and unarmed combat. Whatever it takes to prepare him for the dangerous missions ahead.
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Thick As Thieves
by Megan Whalen Turner
Kamet, an ambitious secretary and slave to his Mede master, is forced onto a very different path that compels him to undertake an extraordinary mission far from the future he envisioned.
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When It's Real
by Erin Watt
Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star's fake girlfriend.
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