Best Secret Powers Books

Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

Nevermoor • Book 4

by Jessica Townsend

The Poppy War

The Poppy War • Book 1

by R. F. Kuang

Rin escapes an arranged marriage by acing the military academy entrance exam, only to discover shamanic powers during a genocidal war. Kuang's debut pulls no punches depicting war's true horror.

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Rin escapes an arranged marriage by acing the military academy entrance exam, only to discover shamanic powers during a genocidal war. Kuang's debut pulls no punches depicting war's true horror.

Cursed Witch (Creatures of the Otherworld)

Creatures of the Otherworld • Book 4

by Brogan Thomas

After years of rejecting her magical heritage, Tuesday's dormant witch powers violently resurface during a mercenary attack, turning her from disappointing daughter to dangerous target.

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After years of rejecting her magical heritage, Tuesday's dormant witch powers violently resurface during a mercenary attack, turning her from disappointing daughter to dangerous target.

Age of Myth

The Legends of the First Empire • Book 1

by Michael J. Sullivan

Sullivan upends traditional fantasy by making the gods real people with superior technology, until one human's desperate act proves they're not immortal. Epic fantasy that questions the nature of divinity itself.

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Sullivan upends traditional fantasy by making the gods real people with superior technology, until one human's desperate act proves they're not immortal. Epic fantasy that questions the nature of divinity itself.

Red Sister

Book of the Ancestor • Book 1

by Mark Lawrence

At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, girls with ancient blood gifts learn to kill in service of faith, but Nona Grey's rare talents may reshape their dying world.

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At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, girls with ancient blood gifts learn to kill in service of faith, but Nona Grey's rare talents may reshape their dying world.

Carrie

by Stephen King

A bullied teenager with telekinetic powers finally snaps on prom night in King's breakout novel. Still his most focused work—a tight psychological study before the supernatural carnage begins.

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A bullied teenager with telekinetic powers finally snaps on prom night in King's breakout novel. Still his most focused work—a tight psychological study before the supernatural carnage begins.

Glimmer of the Other

The Other Realm • Book 1

by Heather G. Harris

Being a human lie detector should make private investigation simple, but Jinx still hasn't solved her parents' murder. Harris uses this compelling premise to explore how special abilities don't automatically solve life's biggest problems or deepest pain.

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Being a human lie detector should make private investigation simple, but Jinx still hasn't solved her parents' murder. Harris uses this compelling premise to explore how special abilities don't automatically solve life's biggest problems or deepest pain.

Ninth House

Alex Stern • Book 1

by Leigh Bardugo

Yale's secret societies practice actual occult rituals, and Alex Stern—sole survivor of a multiple homicide—monitors them for the university. Bardugo crafts a dark academia where privilege literally costs blood.

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Yale's secret societies practice actual occult rituals, and Alex Stern—sole survivor of a multiple homicide—monitors them for the university. Bardugo crafts a dark academia where privilege literally costs blood.

Spy, Spy Again

Valdemar: Family Spies • Book 3

by Mercedes Lackey

The next generation takes center stage as Prince Kyril and Mags' son Tory discover their shared psychic Gift makes them targets and protectors simultaneously. Lackey continues her multigenerational spy saga with fresh young heroes.

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The next generation takes center stage as Prince Kyril and Mags' son Tory discover their shared psychic Gift makes them targets and protectors simultaneously. Lackey continues her multigenerational spy saga with fresh young heroes.

The Change

by Kirsten Miller

Midlife brings unexpected empowerment when three women discover their changing bodies unlock supernatural abilities—just as teenage girls begin vanishing from their Long Island community.

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Midlife brings unexpected empowerment when three women discover their changing bodies unlock supernatural abilities—just as teenage girls begin vanishing from their Long Island community.

Dark Fae

Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 1

by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Vampire Elise goes undercover at an academy to identify her brother's killer among four dangerous supernatural students—a Dragon, Basilisk, Lion Shifter, and tattooed Harpy—while a new drug threatens their world.

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Vampire Elise goes undercover at an academy to identify her brother's killer among four dangerous supernatural students—a Dragon, Basilisk, Lion Shifter, and tattooed Harpy—while a new drug threatens their world.

Lair of Dreams

The Diviners • Book 2

by Libba Bray

To Serve and Protect

ONSET • Book 1

by Glynn Stewart

When vampires assault his small town, cop David White learns about secret government agencies that police supernatural threats. Stewart launches an urban fantasy series where law enforcement meets magical regulation in modern America.

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When vampires assault his small town, cop David White learns about secret government agencies that police supernatural threats. Stewart launches an urban fantasy series where law enforcement meets magical regulation in modern America.

Soul Eater

Kat Dubois Chronicles • Book 4

by Lindsey Sparks

After saving the world from a deadly virus, immortal warrior Kat discovers that heroic fame is its own cage — until a soul-devouring threat forces her to embrace powers she can barely control.

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After saving the world from a deadly virus, immortal warrior Kat discovers that heroic fame is its own cage — until a soul-devouring threat forces her to embrace powers she can barely control.

Ascendant

Ascendant • Book 1

by Craig Alanson

Koren Bladewell is shunned as a dangerous jinx, but he's actually an untrained wizard whose uncontrolled power causes the disasters around him. Alanson builds a magic system where lack of training creates genuine consequences for both the wizard and everyone nearby.

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Koren Bladewell is shunned as a dangerous jinx, but he's actually an untrained wizard whose uncontrolled power causes the disasters around him. Alanson builds a magic system where lack of training creates genuine consequences for both the wizard and everyone nearby.

Gravesong

The Singer of Terandria • Book 1

by Pirateaba

Pirateaba sends a Galway actress from city streets to an ancient tomb where her songs become necromantic spells. Theater training meets magical resurrection in unexpected ways.

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Pirateaba sends a Galway actress from city streets to an ancient tomb where her songs become necromantic spells. Theater training meets magical resurrection in unexpected ways.

The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon

Middle Falls Time Travel • Book 4

by Shawn Inmon

Inmon's reluctant messiah faces his greatest challenge when supernatural evil targets Middle Falls, forcing Nathaniel to risk exposure by using his miraculous abilities publicly.

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Inmon's reluctant messiah faces his greatest challenge when supernatural evil targets Middle Falls, forcing Nathaniel to risk exposure by using his miraculous abilities publicly.

The Sun Dwellers

The Dwellers • Book 3

by David Estes

Grief-stricken Adele launches a secret mission to assassinate the President in the Sun Realm, but the journey will reveal devastating truths about her relationship with Tristan.

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Grief-stricken Adele launches a secret mission to assassinate the President in the Sun Realm, but the journey will reveal devastating truths about her relationship with Tristan.

Storme Born (The Gemini Twins Legacy Book 1)

The Gemini Twins Legacy • Book 1

by Auburn Tempest, Ruby Night

They kidnapped Jesse's twin brother because women are powerless in the magi world, but Jesse's about to prove just how wrong they are.

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They kidnapped Jesse's twin brother because women are powerless in the magi world, but Jesse's about to prove just how wrong they are.

Dangerous Girls

Dangerous Girls • Book 1

by Eric Vall

Memory gaps and mysterious basement sounds disrupt a quiet gaming shop owner's life just as his high school crush returns to town. Vall builds tension through unexplained phenomena and dangerous romantic complications.

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Memory gaps and mysterious basement sounds disrupt a quiet gaming shop owner's life just as his high school crush returns to town. Vall builds tension through unexplained phenomena and dangerous romantic complications.

Forged in Blood

Broken Bloodlines • Book 1

by Sadie Kincaid

Ophelia Hart's lonely existence as a would-be social worker collides with millennia-old supernatural bloodlines in this dark paranormal romance.

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Ophelia Hart's lonely existence as a would-be social worker collides with millennia-old supernatural bloodlines in this dark paranormal romance.

Darkness of Light

Darkness • Book 1

by Stacey Marie Brown

Sightwitch

The Witchlands #2.5

by Susan Dennard, Rhys Davies

This illustrated prequel chronicles Ryber's life as a Sightwitch Sister through journal entries and sketches, revealing backstory for the main Witchlands series. The epistolary format creates intimate character development.

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This illustrated prequel chronicles Ryber's life as a Sightwitch Sister through journal entries and sketches, revealing backstory for the main Witchlands series. The epistolary format creates intimate character development.

Lifeblood

Everlife • Book 2

by Gena Showalter

The Shattered Sword

Eternal Online • Book 1

by T.J. Reynolds

Dhalia must pay her dead father's crushing debts or face the lithium mines, so she sells everything to enter the virtual world that consumed his final years.

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Dhalia must pay her dead father's crushing debts or face the lithium mines, so she sells everything to enter the virtual world that consumed his final years.

Bayou Magic

The Louisiana Girls Trilogy • Book 3

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Gates of Evangeline

Charlie Cates • Book 1

by Hester Young

Bereaved mother Charlotte Cates experiences vivid dreams about unknown children, questioning her sanity until the visions prove prophetic. Young's debut blends psychological thriller elements with supernatural mystery.

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Bereaved mother Charlotte Cates experiences vivid dreams about unknown children, questioning her sanity until the visions prove prophetic. Young's debut blends psychological thriller elements with supernatural mystery.

Ashes of Gold

Wings of Ebony • Book 2

by J. Elle

Empyrean Witch: Demigoddess Chronicles

Demigoddess Chronicles • Book 1

by J. S. Malcolm

Dealing with psychic darkness her whole life was just preparation for manifesting actual witch powers. Now the Shadow Proclamation wants to recruit her for supernatural law enforcement.

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Dealing with psychic darkness her whole life was just preparation for manifesting actual witch powers. Now the Shadow Proclamation wants to recruit her for supernatural law enforcement.

PJ Norris and the Town with the Butterfly Problem

Firewing Investigations • Book 1

by S. Usher Evans

Flunking university leads dragon shifter PJ on a quest to find others like himself, starting with a former stronghold where butterfly swarms hide darker secrets.

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Flunking university leads dragon shifter PJ on a quest to find others like himself, starting with a former stronghold where butterfly swarms hide darker secrets.

(S)Kin

by Ibi Zoboi

Dungeons of the Gods - Book 5 of Main Character hides his Strength

Main Character Hides His Strength • Book 5

by Road Warrior, Minsoo Kang, Oppa Translations

Civil war threatens the world's fragile unity, but Sungchul's real focus is on the hidden dungeons that hold keys to immortality itself.

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Civil war threatens the world's fragile unity, but Sungchul's real focus is on the hidden dungeons that hold keys to immortality itself.

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes

Audible Original Stories

by Jonathan Maberry

Directionless slacker Gary Bruce has one thing going for him: he's a werewolf, and going viral might be his ticket out of epic loserness.

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Directionless slacker Gary Bruce has one thing going for him: he's a werewolf, and going viral might be his ticket out of epic loserness.

The Godmakers

by Frank Herbert

On a war-torn galaxy's edge, a planetary investigator discovers he possesses the very extrasensory abilities he's trained to detect. Herbert explores the burden and responsibility of godlike power.

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On a war-torn galaxy's edge, a planetary investigator discovers he possesses the very extrasensory abilities he's trained to detect. Herbert explores the burden and responsibility of godlike power.

The Wonder of All Things

by Jason Mott

After surviving a catastrophic air show crash, thirteen-year-old Ava discovers she can heal others — a miracle that becomes both blessing and curse for her small town.

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After surviving a catastrophic air show crash, thirteen-year-old Ava discovers she can heal others — a miracle that becomes both blessing and curse for her small town.

Seven Wonders (Angry Robot)

by Adam Christopher, Will Staehle

Tony gains superpowers and tries to help San Ventura's premier superhero team, only to discover they're not exactly grateful for the assistance. Christopher flips superhero tropes by asking what happens when good intentions meet bureaucratic heroes.

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Tony gains superpowers and tries to help San Ventura's premier superhero team, only to discover they're not exactly grateful for the assistance. Christopher flips superhero tropes by asking what happens when good intentions meet bureaucratic heroes.