Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Moving from sunny Phoenix to Rainy Forks to live with her father, Bella feels like a foreigner visiting a strange green planet. Being the new girl is hard, especially if you transfer in the middle of the semester, but luckily, Bella is able to make new friends. During lunch with her new pals, she spots five gorgeous people sitting in a secluded corner. Curious to see who they are, Bella learns they are the Cullens, adopted by the town's doctor.

Bella ends up sitting near one of the Cullens--Edward-- in biology class. However, Edward tries to stay away from her as much as possible, but the two seem to keep bumping into each other over the next few weeks.

Eventually, Bella finds there is something different about the Cullens: they never go out in direct sunlight; they are very fast; they don't eat; and they travel in a pack. Bella's life becomes more complex when she realizes she has fallen in love with a vampire--something that is not supposed to exist. On top of that, three nomad vampires want to see her dead.

This story is gripping.

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Beastly by Alex Flinn

Kyle Kingsbury had everything: money, perfect looks, the perfect girl, and the perfect life; however, there was one thing he didn't have--a heart. He tore everyone down; no one was as good as he. Kyle's story starts when he asks ugly-loser Kendra Hilferty to the school dance so he can play a prank on her when he shows up with his girlfriend. His plan goes well, but what Kendra says to him affects him the most. After the dance he finds Kendra at his house, waitng to put a curse on him. Kyle then turns into what his true nature is: a beast. With only two years to find true love and break the curse, Kyle finds it almost impossible until Lindy walks into his life.

Based on the fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast, this story has a modern day twist. After reading the book, the movie might also be of interest.

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Old Magic by Marianne Curley

Two people bound by the same gift of magic, Kate and Jarrod, have two different thoughts. Kate believes in her powers and works with them while Jarrod thinks his talent is more hocus-pocus and lets his powers become unstable. When Jarrod transfers to Kate's class, she can sense his power but can't fully tap into his force field. Watching him practically blow up their class, Kate decides that she will learn more about him.

After confiding in him, the hardest task Kate has to accomplish is to make Jarrod realize that there is a curse on his family and that the only way to break it is to travel back in time and stop the spell from being cast.

In this book, Curley does a sterling job in helping the reader learn about true self.

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Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber

Finally, with Jasper and Luna gone, Raven and Alexander can be together without interruptions. That is, until Jasper and Luna's little brother Valentine comes to town and annoys Raven's little brother Billy. It seems that Raven's relationship with her boyfriend is always troublesome.
Will this cause a separation? What does Valentine want with Billy? When will Raven and Alexander have peace?

This fourth book of Schreiber's is a never-ending ride which will keep your eyes glued to the page.


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Impossible by Nancy Werlin

Adopted seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers a secret about her birth mother and the generations that came before her: there is a curse upon the family. However, Lucy has something that the past generations did not--a family to watch her back and Zack, the boy she is in love with. However, she and Zack must overcome an age-old evil, or they will fall into the same trap as the ones who have gone before.

Inspired by the ballad "Scarborough Fair," the book will touch your heart.

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The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

The second book of the Darkest Powers Trilogy gets even more exciting. Chloe and her gang of supernaturals are still on the run from the Edison Group. Now that her Aunt Lauren is part of the group that is trying to "cure" her, Chloe doesn't know who to trust.

Find out if Chloe makes it out alive or dies trying.

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The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Chloe Saunders believes she is just a normal fifteen-year-old girl until she sees a ghost at her school. Unfortunately, Chloe is not only expelled from school because she is different, she is also shipped off to Lyle House, a special place for troubled teens where her housemates have abnormal abilities just like she does. As Chloe digs deeper into the Lyle House records, she finds that officials are hiding important information about her housemates, herself, and previous tenants who have died.

Unravel the mystery of the dark side in this first book of the Darkest Powers trilogy. You won't be able to wait for the second.

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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Werewolves do not exist...or do they? Grace Brisbane has watched a pack of wolves in the forest behind her house ever since being attacked by a few of them six years before. During the attack, she never attempted to defend herself; she just watched as they tried to rip her apart. She thought she was a goner until one wolf with yellow eyes stopped the others. Since then, she has kept an eye on her savior who disappears with the pack every summer but always returns in the winter.

In her town, the wolf attacks start to increase, and the townsmen go into the forest to kill the wolves. This is when Grace finds a young man with yellow eyes who is bleeding to death from a bullet wound. No doubt, he is her savior.

Shiver is a suspenseful struggle from the beginning.

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