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Three Sisters Island collection by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDance Upon the Air: When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband - and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago . . . But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease... -
![Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford]()
Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCaught between Fate and the Dark One ... Stuck in Hell, human-Deidre struggles to hold onto her hope that she can change the course of events that landed her as the mate of Darkyn, the Dark One. The chances of her leaving Hell plummet when the Dark One takes a drastic step to ensure he never loses his latest possession and blood binds her in an ancient rite from the time-before-time... -
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![11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass]()
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsGROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited -- after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together... -
![Voodoo Kiss by Jayde Scott]()
Voodoo Kiss by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAspiring rock star, Sofia, had her whole future figured out. Or so she thought until her sister's sacrificed in a horrific ritual. Now Sofia's haunted by dreadful nightmares and terrifying visions from a past she never knew existed... -
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![Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver, Geoff Taylor]()
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver, Geoff Taylor
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsSix thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined... -
![Broken Wings by Cameo Renae]()
Broken Wings by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEmma’s world is falling apart, and Kade, the only one who seems to hold her together, is missing. With death lingering right outside their door, decisions must be made before it’s too late. The Midway has refused to send help, so they are left to seek out the only other who can stop Lucian... -
![Dead And Beyond by Jayde Scott]()
Dead And Beyond by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAmber Reed is a dead girl walking. Having just been turned by her gorgeous vampire boyfriend, eighteen-year-old Amber Reed is bestowed with the ability to see ghosts. Between trying to figure out how to control her bloodlust and solving the mysterious disappearance of a friend, Amber realizes someone wants to step into her shoes so badly, they’ll do anything to take her place... -
![The Pink House by Cindy Kirk]()
The Pink House by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep in the forest, on a sun-drenched patch of lush green grass, surrounded by lily-of-the-valley, sits a pink house. With turrets towering like neighboring trees, and a wide welcoming front porch, the old Victorian is impossible to miss. Except that everyone in town has—everyone but Hannah Danbury... -
![Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs]()
Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs once again tempts readers to enter the wickedly sensual Castle of Dark Dreams--a playground where private pleasures and devilish fantasies come true, where the men who breathe life into women's ultimate desires burn with their own supernatural fire... As an angel, Passion prides herself on perfection... -
![Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford]()
Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo women caught in a struggle between Death and the Dark One... Gabriel – Death – is winning the ground war against demons in the mortal realm. But a rebellion is brewing among his army of grim reapers in the underworld he still can’t access... -
![Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott]()
Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHidden from mortal eyes and divided into three factions are the creatures of darkness that coexist with mortals. In the witches’ town Morganefaire, an ancient legend tells the story of a mirror that was once shattered into four fragments, each able to entrap a powerful soul... -
![Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon]()
Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn Rhapsody , a fellowship was forged-- three companions who, through great adversity, became a force to be reckoned with: Rhapsody the Singer; Achmed the assassin-king; and Grunthor, the giant Sergeant-Major. Prophecy continues their powerful epic. Driven by a prophetic vision, Rhapsody races to rescue a religious leader while Achmed and Grunthor seek the F'dor-- an ancient and powerful demon... -
![Fire with Fire by Penelope King]()
Fire with Fire by Penelope King
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's been over two months since Lucky and Liora decided their fate outside the cave. Over two months since Kieron left to finish his mission. So why hasn't he returned? Crushed and confused, Liora finds comfort with a mysterious stranger, a guy whose motives include more than just healing Liora's broken heart. Meanwhile, Lucky finds herself in the arms of an old friend.. -
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The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, independence, and finding your place in the world.Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine... -
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![Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon]()
Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA FELLOWSHIP OF THREE To stand against the F'dor-- an ancient, vile being intent on destroying the world-- a fellowship has been forged: Rhapsody, a Singer of great talent and beauty; Achmed, an assassin with unearthly talents; and Grunthor, a giant of jolly disposition and lethal skill with weapons... -
![Rush of Pleasure by Rhyannon Byrd]()
Rush of Pleasure by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDangerous passion and primal instincts… With his sinister good looks, Noah Winston is the one man—a human with Casus ties—who Willow Broussard has never been able to resist. Once enemies, then lovers, Noah broke her heart... -
![The Accidental Familiar by Dakota Cassidy]()
The Accidental Familiar by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the warlock's away, the familiar will play! A Halloween party gone wrong will keep the OOPs crew putting out one fire after anothert. Join them this Halloween for a ghoulishly, magic-filled tale!... -
![Mayhem and Minnie by Veronica Lancet]()
Mayhem and Minnie by Veronica Lancet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a neurotic serial killer. She's the woman he cannot kill. Marlowe Spencer-Astor is in a slump. He hasn’t killed a single soul in one hundred seventy four days. Not even therapy could solve his murderous problem, though he promised his mother he’d try.But then he sees a homeless girl by the side of the road.Minnie.She’s naked, dirty and smelly–everything that triggers his OCD... -
![The Apprentices by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr]()
The Apprentices by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTwo years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary’s defiant son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. But Benjamin has also been experimenting with a magical new formula that allows him to communicate with Janie across the globe... -
![Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry]()
Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCornish Cream Tea with a dollop of death on the side.When a body is found in her sister's bakery, Morgana rushes to Ellie’s aid. She’s supposed to have ‘abilities’ to see more than most, but she’s suppressed them for years. However, if she wants to help Ellie, then it’s time to dust off her pointy hat and get back on that metaphorical broomstick... -
![Illuminate by Lisa Oliver]()
Illuminate by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStefan de Marco was looking for a position... again. Being a high scoring magical anchor was only useful in his world when he had someone to partner with. His slender body and elfin looks meant he was usually only chosen to anchor people who believed his duties should extend well past working hours, and that wasn't something Stefan was interested in... -
![My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs]()
My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs
The actors at the Castle of Dark Dreams are accustomed to making all kinds of erotic fantasies come true, but when a night feeder with absolutely no inhibitions meets the woman of his dreams, the resulting thrill ride excites even the most jaded... -
![The Tarot Cafe, #4 by Sang-Sun Park]()
The Tarot Cafe, #4 by Sang-Sun Park
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe spirit of Shandy visits Pamela's dreams in the hopes of reconciling with his sister, Fay, before he leaves the Earth forever. With a tragic past of betrayal, cruelty and eventual friendship, Shandy will do whatever it takes to make peace with the sister, who's the cause of his unexpected death... -
![The Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore]()
The Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHelen Dunmore The Ingo Chronicles Series Collection 5 Books Set, (Stormswept, The Crossing of Ingo, The Deep, The Tide Knot and... -
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![The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals]()
The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"We have a new assignment for you, Mr. Reinhardt." These words are not comforting to me. At eighteen, I am a gargoyle who has been demoted because I broke the rules. Now I have a new mission, a new mark to protect. But I don't expect Emma Chase. I don't expect to question my own race. I don't expect to care for my own mark. And I am not prepared for what I find at The Acropolis... -
![Red Mortal by Deidre Knight]()
Red Mortal by Deidre Knight
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLeonidas has long led his fellow immortal warriors in battle with quiet, unyielding strength. But when Daphne, Oracle of Delphi, confesses to having loved him from afar, Leo finds his stoic shell breaking away. Just as their love ignites, Daphne's half-brother Ares strips Leonidas of his immortality... -
![Captive Heart by Anna Windsor]()
Captive Heart by Anna Windsor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHot, wet, and bothered As the world’s only fully trained water Sybil, Andy Myles is too busy battling New York’s demonic population and coping with personal tragedy to trust her broken heart to the wrong man... -
![Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett]()
Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSpring is in the air. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, Jackson's kisses keep coming, and despite the occasional moodiness of her ghostly housemate, Sunni is looking forward to the season.It's spring break in Firefly Junction and the Stockton Traveling Carnival has come to town. Sunni finds herself saddled with an uninspiring story assignment... -
![Double Trouble by London Lovett]()
Double Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFirefly Junction meets Port Danby as Lola and Lacey take a trip to the Cider Ridge Inn in Double Trouble. Sunni Taylor is finally going to meet Lola Button, the quirky antique dealer who sold her some rather unusual old photos of Cider Ridge Inn. When Lola arrives with her best friend, Lacey Pinkerton, Sunni and Lacey find they have a lot in common... -
![The Warrior's Princess by Barbara Erskine]()
The Warrior's Princess by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJess, a young teacher in London, is attacked by someone she fears knows her well. Fleeing to her sister's house in the Welsh borders to recuperate, she is disturbed by the cries of a mysterious child. Two thousand years before, the same valley is the site of a great battle between Caractacus, king of the mighty Catuvellauni tribe, and the invading Romans... -
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Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInconsequential: not important or significant. Synonyms: insignificant, unimportant, nonessential, irrelevant In the world of genetic mutation, Gypsy’s talent of knowing a person’s age of death is considered a failure... -
![The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins]()
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” ( Shelf Awareness ) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a love story lost to time.When an antique tin of love letters is found hidden in her family home, noted historian Tay Dove rushes home to Dove Pond to investigate... -
![The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins]()
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” ( Shelf Awareness ) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a love story lost to time.When an antique tin of love letters is found hidden in her family home, noted historian Tay Dove rushes home to Dove Pond to investigate... -
![The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins]()
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a love story lost to time. When an antique tin of love letters is found hidden in her family home, noted historian Tay Dove rushes home to Dove Pond to investigate... -
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![The Promise by Apryl Baker]()
The Promise by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsArmed with kick-ass shoes, can CJ stop a maniacal coven leader, save the town, and still get Mr. Melt In Your Mouth Gorgeous while surviving the darkness coming for her? The smoke from the fire burned her eyes, its heat caressed her skin and the taste of fear choked her. She was going to burn just as her ancestor did all those centuries ago in New Salem Village... -
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Transformation by Carol Berg
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSeyonne is a man waiting to die. He has been a slave for sixteen years, almost half his life, and has lost everything of meaning to him: his dignity, the people and homeland he loves, and the Warden's power he used to defend an unsuspecting world from the ravages of demons. Seyonne has made peace with his fate... -
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Riven by Alivia Anders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE THIRD BOOK TO THE AMAZON BESTSELLING ILLUMINE SERIES!Captured, imprisoned, and left to burn.You know what they say- where there's smoke there's fire...For the last two weeks, Essallie Hanley has been a prisoner, in more ways than one. Held hostage by the Queen, she is forced to endure the mind-numbing pain tearing her body- and soul -apart, killing her with every tick of the clock... -
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Heaven Sent by E. Van Lowe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReaders who devoured Boyfriend From Hell and Earth Angel will be captivated by the third book in the Falling Angels Saga. As summer break for Glendale Union high begins, heartsick Megan awaits Guy's return while struggling to control her emerging abilities. Love is in the air, but can the new loves in Megan, Maudrina, Suze and Aunt' Jaz's life be trusted? Nothing is what it seems... -
![The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney]()
The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMagical beings have been banned from the Golden City for decades, though many live there in secret. Now humans and nonhumans alike are in danger as evil stalks the streets, growing more powerful with every kill…. It’s been two weeks since Oriana Paredes was banished from the Golden City... -
![A Seamless Murder (Harlow Cassidy (Magical Dressmaking) Mysteries #6) by Melissa Bourbon]()
A Seamless Murder (Harlow Cassidy (Magical Dressmaking) Mysteries #6) by Melissa Bourbon
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith a needle and thread, Harlow Jane Cassidy is capable of magic. Her neighbors in Bliss, Texas, on the other hand, are capable of murder.... Any garment Harlow stitches together has the power to grant the deepest desire of whomever wears it. So when she’s asked to sew aprons for a local women’s group, Harlow must get to know each member... -
![Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris]()
Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe tantalizing sequel to the blockbuster New York Times bestseller Chocolat Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris’s Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate... -
![Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey]()
Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElly's back and dishing up more magic! Elly Blair is finally getting the hang of her magic skills. That is, until the National Organization for Magic introduces her to a new type of magic: potions. Each year before the fall equinox, a special potion must be given to the residents of Mystic Hollow, Kentucky. But when the spell goes awry, Elly fears she's to blame... -
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Ascension by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA witch on the verge of achieving phenomenal power, Lealandra must turn to her half-breed demon ex-lover Taig for protection from the dark force that is after her and also from her own magic. With her Counter-Balance dead and her coven against her, Taig's blood and power is the only thing that can help her control her magic and survive the ascension and gain the strength to defeat her enemy... -
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Fang Me by Parker Blue
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe vampires want it. The demons want it, too. And someone is willing to kill Val for it. Val and Fang have to find the powerful Encyclopedia Magicka before either of San Antonio's warring underworld factions locate it or the consequences will be deadly for the entire city. As usual, Val's vampire enemies (they still call her The Slayer) want her dead... -
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![Captive Spirit by Anna Windsor]()
Captive Spirit by Anna Windsor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrapped by temptation, bound by desire Saving humanity from the supernatural has been challenging lately—even for a well-trained earth Sybil like Bela Argos, who must harness the magic of a fractious group of warrior sisters and battle a new wave of paranormal attacks... -
![Kiss of the Betrayer by Boone Brux]()
Kiss of the Betrayer by Boone Brux
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fifteen years Luc Le Daun has blamed himself for the death of the woman he loved. His secret guilt has led him into a life of danger, risking all and committing to none. Killing Luc Le Daun has been all Jade Kendell has thought about for years. But when her plan goes awry and she’s brought into the Bringers’ fold, her own dark secret threatens to be revealed... -
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The Dark God's Bride Trilogy, #3 by Dahlia L. Summers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: New cover/author name edition for ASIN# B00D96E5HQ “If you die without my permission, I will drag you back from the Realm of the Dead.” Once again imprisoned in an elaborate trap, Summit spends three years trying to break free. When he returns to the mortal world, he finds that Amara is holding secrets from him...Categorized as:
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![The Sight by Jude Watson, Judy Blundell]()
The Sight by Jude Watson, Judy Blundell
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA pair of supernatural mysteries from National Book Award winner Judy Blundell. Gracie has premonitions. They've haunted her since before her mother's death, and she can't get rid of them. She doesn't know how to deal with them and she doesn't want to--they've never led to anything good. She never knows whether she's seeing the past, the present, or the future--it just comes to her... -
![Eyes in the Darkness by Rebecca Royce, Ripley Proserpina]()
Eyes in the Darkness by Rebecca Royce, Ripley Proserpina
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's something in the darkness, and it's watching her... Lacey Madison wants to be like every other teenager. She wants to wave to her best friend, and have him wave back. She wants to kiss a boy, and for him to stay in town. She wants to go to school, and not be accused of murder...Categorized as:
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![Dead Vampires Don't Date by Meredith Allen Conner]()
Dead Vampires Don't Date by Meredith Allen Conner
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKate Storm is your typical everyday mortal witch. She owns her own matchmaking business, hangs out with her vampire best friend, Morgan and enjoys the company of Big Al, her hit man channeling Chihuahua. Plus there’s a certain demon that she has her eye on. Life is pretty good until her first important non-human client winds up dead and his body is dumped at her back door...
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