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Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts―a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations.1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger... -
![Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan]()
Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGideon "Eagle" Carpenter is used to rolling with the punches life has thrown at him. It's the only thing that's kept him alive. He and his team of GhostWalkers have seen and experienced it all. He does his best to live with all the sins written on his soul. Then he hears the laughter of a woman with the ability to erase--even for a few previous moments--the darkness of his past...Categorized as:
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![The Nothing Girl by Jodi Taylor]()
The Nothing Girl by Jodi Taylor
Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heart-warming tale of self-discovery. Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder... Known as “The Nothing Girl” because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see... -
![A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor]()
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSt Mary’s is back and is facing a battle to survive in this, the fourth instalment of the Chronicles. Max and Leon are re-united and looking forward to a peaceful lifetime together. But, sadly, they don’t even make it to lunchtime... -
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![The Hot Zone by Jayne Castle]()
The Hot Zone by Jayne Castle
The world of Harmony has its wonders, one of them being Rainshadow Island. Just beneath its surface, a maze of catacombs hides a dangerous secret...… Halloween—with its tricks and treats—is a dust bunny’s dream come true. Just ask Lyle, Sedona Snow’s faithful sidekick. But for Sedona, it’s a nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands]()
Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
PB Romance Anthology Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck . . . but maybe that was a sign of passion... -
![Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet]()
Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCodename: Chaos. Former THIRDS agent turned TIN operative Dexter J. Daley is a legend. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. Chaos isn’t so much a codename as it is Dex’s state of being. As a spy for the Therian Intelligence Network, Dex has spent the last four years bringing down the bad guys. Hell, his middle name is literally Justice... -
![All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz
Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most dangerous psychic criminals...Categorized as:
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![Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford]()
Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEver since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in... -
![Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands]()
Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands
Ever since Domitian Argenis recognized Sarita as his life mate, he’s been waiting for the perfect moment to claim her. Those fantasies did not include him being chained to a table in a secret lab or both of them being held hostage by a mad scientist. Somehow, they have to escape… Sarita has seen some crazy things as a cop, but nothing to rival Domitian... -
![Generation 18 by Keri Arthur]()
Generation 18 by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA serial killer striking every twelve hours. A Kite monster murdering at random. Though neither event seems related, Agents Sam Ryan and Gabriel Stern quickly discover a link between the two-the military base known as Hopeworth... -
![How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland]()
How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsREADERS HUNGER FOR ANGEL CRAWFORD... It’s zombie versus zombie as the Saberton Corporation declares war against the Zombie Mafia, kidnapping several of their party... -
![A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers]()
A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers
A young witch is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes , as both troubled muse and frustrated artist, in this haunting debut novel. In 1895, sixteen-year-old Juliet LaCompte has a passionate, doomed romance with the married Parisian painter Auguste Marchant... -
![Kiss of Death by Debbie Viguié]()
Kiss of Death by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the wake of a failed attempt to defeat the vampire Richelieu, Susan and her friends are weakened and divided. Raphael must set aside his animosity and join with his enigmatic sire Gabriel to discover a powerful weapon before Richelieu claims it...Categorized as:
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![Acadia's Law by Tracy Ellen]()
Acadia's Law by Tracy Ellen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Acadia’s Law” is the stand alone first book in the “Undying Love” series, a love story and apocalyptic thriller by Tracy Ellen, the author that brought you “The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod”-- Ask yourself: How would you survive? Acadia King is a young widow suddenly faced with answering this question, and in ways she could have never dreamed possible at the start of her evening... -
![The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod]()
The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . . London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny's job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse . . . but the fae are still barren... -
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Memory Zero by Keri Arthur
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMORTAL RECALL For Sam Ryan, life began at age fourteen. She has no memory of her parents or her childhood. In a decade of service with the State Police, Sam has exhausted the resources of the force searching for clues to her identity. But all mention of her family seems to have been deliberately wiped off the record. Everything changes the night Sam’s missing partner resurfaces as a vampire.. -
![A Lot Like Christmas by Connie Willis]()
A Lot Like Christmas by Connie Willis
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis new, expanded edition of Miracle and Other Christmas Stories features twelve brilliantly reimagined holiday tales, five of which are collected here for the first time. Christmas comes but once a year--which is too bad, because the stories in this dazzling collection are fun to read anytime... -
![Shakugan no Shana: The Girl With Fire in Her Eyes by Yashichiro Takahashi]()
Shakugan no Shana: The Girl With Fire in Her Eyes by Yashichiro Takahashi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsInvaders from the Crimson Realm have come to Earth looking for something called the Power of Existence. Whoever possesses this profound power will control the very quintessence of reality. To the rescue comes an enigmatic young girl with fire in her eyes. She may be cute and petite, but she's endowed with enough preternatural strength to save the entire universe...Categorized as:
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![Servant: The Kindred by L.L. Foster, Lori Foster]()
Servant: The Kindred by L.L. Foster, Lori Foster
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabrielle Cody is a paladin?God?s enforcer on earth. But she?s not sure she can endure the life of a holy warrior. Her relationship with Detective Luther Cross is under constant strain already, and its going to get worse. There is a monster feeding off of human blood, flesh, and souls and Gaby must stop him...Categorized as:
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![Blood Lite by Kevin J. Anderson, Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Blood Lite by Kevin J. Anderson, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsThe Horror Writers Association Presents Blood Lite...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in An Evening with Al Gore.. -
![Penumbra by Keri Arthur]()
Penumbra by Keri Arthur
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAgent Sam Ryan has had enough. She wants out, and she wants out now. She's sick of putting up with Gabriel's crappy attitude, sick of seeing nothing but paperwork and the inside off her small office. But most of all, she is sick of feeling lonely. It's time to take control and get a life outside of work. But Stephan, the man in charge of the SIU, isn't about to let her go easily... -
![Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz
The death of her friend and mentor, Evelyn Ballinger, brings psychic counselor Gwen Frazier back to the small town of Wilby, Oregon, and brings back memories she would rather forget. Two years earlier, a killer stalked the members of one of Ballinger’s research studies including Gwen. And though she survived while two others didn’t, Gwen knows that Ballinger’s death is related...Categorized as:
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![Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates]()
Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates
Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children’s toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a terror she can’t explain. And then…nothing.When she wakes, aching and afraid in a stranger’s gothic home, he tells her she was in an accident. He claims he saved her... -
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![Frankenstein by Mary Shelley]()
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Introducing the Definitive Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" Immerse yourself in the haunting world of Mary Shelley's timeless classic like never before with our stunning illustrated edition of "Frankenstein... -
![Where There's Fire by Cari Z.]()
Where There's Fire by Cari Z.
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaking a name for myself as a Villain in Panopolis is hard work. Six months ago, my boyfriend broke me out of jail. Now he’s spending most of his time defending our turf against other Villains he accidentally freed along with me. And my new psychic powers are not only impossible to control, but they’re also giving me migraines.But it’s not all doom and gloom... -
![A Human Element by Donna Galanti]()
A Human Element by Donna Galanti
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne by one, Laura Armstrong's friends and adoptive family members are being murdered, and despite her special healing powers, there is nothing she can do to stop it. The killer haunts her dreams and leaves cryptic notes advising her to use her powers to save herself because she's next. Determined to find the killer, she follows her visions to her hometown and the site of a crashed meteorite...Categorized as:
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![Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep]()
Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an action-packed holiday adventure in her Section 47 urban-fantasy world of secrets, lies, and superspies with amazing magical abilities. Perfect for fans of Alias, Die Hard, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, and Netflix’s Bodyguard. VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS . . . Most spies take a break for the holidays, but not me, Charlotte Locke...Categorized as:
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![Unquiet Dreams by Mark Del Franco]()
Unquiet Dreams by Mark Del Franco
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFueled by a mysterious new drug, Celtic fairies and Teutonic elves battle for turf and power-with humans caught in the middle. As the body count rises, Connor Grey uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens to destroy not only the city, but the world... -
![Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey]()
Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTwo people. Infinite lifetimes. One impossible choice.Thora and Santi are strangers in a foreign city when a chance encounter intertwines their fates. At once, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit—someone who shares their insatiable curiosity, who is longing for more in life than the cards they’ve been dealt. Only days later, though, a tragic accident cuts their story short...Categorized as:
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![The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus]()
The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
It is 1962, and Elisa Esposito—mute her whole life, orphaned as a child—is struggling with her humdrum existence as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore’s Occam Aerospace Research Center. Were it not for Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, she doesn’t know how she’d make it through the day...Categorized as:
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![Flip this Zombie by Jesse Petersen]()
Flip this Zombie by Jesse Petersen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they're starting a business. ZombieBusters-for all your zombie extermination needs.There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers...Except one of them doesn't want the zombies dead, he wants them alive and ready for experimentation...Categorized as:
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Moonshifted by Cassie Alexander
After surviving a brutal vampire attack, Nurse Edie Spence is ready to get back to work—attending to supernatural creatures in need of medical help. But her nursing skills are put to the test when she witnesses a hit-and-run on her lunch break. The injured pedestrian is not only a werewolf, he’s the pack leader... -
![Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz
A rare book. An ancient code. An all-new novel from the New York Times-bestselling master of passion and the paranormal. Within the pages of very rare books some centuries old lie the secrets of the paranormal. Abby Radwell's unusual psychic talent has made her an expert in such volumes-and sometimes taken her into dangerous territory... -
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![The Turning Season by Sharon Shinn]()
The Turning Season by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrust her old friends or her new love?Karadel could never escape being a shapeshifter. Despite her safe comfortable life as a rural vet with close shifter and human friends, she wants to be normal, working on a drug for shifters to be human. Then she meets a man who touches her heart, and her best friend is forced to shift publicly with deadly consequences... -
![Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff]()
Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsClaire Hansen, the Keeper, is summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Her new employee, Dean McIssac, is a gorgeous Newfie who cooks, cleans, and lives the Boy Scout oath... -
![Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff]()
Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTanya Huff's supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist - Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor - Lamba Award nominated Fans of the X-Files and Twin Peaks will love acclaimed master of contemporary fantasy Tanya Huff's twisted version of vampires, wizards, and TV terror... -
![When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo]()
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
A mythic love story set in Trinidad and Tobago, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut introduces two unforgettable outsiders brought together by their connection with the dead. You were never the smartest child, but even you should know that when a dead woman offers you a cigarette, the polite thing to do would be to take it. Especially when that dead woman is your mother.The St...Categorized as:
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![Blood Trail by Tanya Huff]()
Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFor centuries, the werewolves of Toronto have managed to live in peace and tranquility, hidden quietly away on their London, Ontario farm. But now, someone has learned their secret—and is systematically massacring this ancient race.The only one they can turn to is Henry Fitzroy, Toronto-based vampire and writer of bodice rippers... -
![Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore]()
Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA magically inspiring tale of a man who is reincarnated through many lifetimes so that he can be with his one true love: Death herself. What if you could live forever—but without your one true love? Reincarnation Blues is the story of a man who has been reincarnated nearly 10,000 times, in search of the secret to immortality so that he can be with his beloved, the incarnation of Death...Categorized as:
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![The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers]()
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSpanning Jazz Age Paris to modern-day American, The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a decadent and magical tale of family secrets and lost love set against the backdrop of an extraordinary circus from the author of A Witch in Time."[A] page-turning story of dark magic, star-crossed love, and familial sacrifice... -
![City of Lost Dreams by Magnus Flyte]()
City of Lost Dreams by Magnus Flyte
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe exhilarating, genre-bending sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller City of Dark Magic “If you’re looking for a time-travel mystery with laughs, danger, and a romantic interest clad in lederhosen (and who isn’t?), look no further... -
![The Operator by Kim Harrison]()
The Operator by Kim Harrison
On-the-run ex-agent Peri Reed returns bigger and bolder than ever in this second highly-anticipated installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's new suspense trilogy, The Peri Reed Chronicles. Peri Reed’s job eats her mind, but for a special task agent in hiding, forgetting the past can be a blessing...Categorized as:
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![Reveal by Brina Courtney]()
Reveal by Brina Courtney
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShay could be the key to ending a war that humans don't know exist. Of a race of beings that aren't real, or are they? Shay Tafford's childhood has been fatherless, filled instead with memories of speaking to the dead. She is forced to hide her unique ability from those living around her. That's why it's been comforting to have Jeremy, a child ghost, as her confidante...Categorized as:
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![Wilderness by Dennis Danvers, J.B. Brehl]()
Wilderness by Dennis Danvers, J.B. Brehl
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlice White has a secret. There is no friend or family member she can confide in—and she cannot trust it to the strangers she chooses for the fevered one-night stands that are as close as she dares come to love. Then she meets Erik Summers, college professor and biologist, who draws Alice from her cage, igniting a passion within her that she can't control or deny...Categorized as:
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![Blood Lines by Tanya Huff]()
Blood Lines by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSealed away through unending centuries in a sarcophagus never meant to be opened, he had patiently waited for the opportunity to live again, for the chance to feed on the unwary and grow strong. Now, at last, the waiting had come to an end... -
![The Insides by Jeremy P. Bushnell]()
The Insides by Jeremy P. Bushnell
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe highly anticipated follow-up to Jeremy P. Bushnell’s “wonderfully weird and entertaining” (Esquire) debut, The Weirdness Ollie Krueger’s days as a punk kid practicing street magic are are mostly behind her...Categorized as:
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![The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty]()
The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsZoe Norris is looking for a fresh start in New York City. She's found a seemingly perfect position as a travel book editor, but there is one thing holding her back—being human. Zoe isn't going to let anyone—not even her blood-drinking boss or her death goddess coworker put her off from delving deep into the monster underworld... -
![The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick]()
The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne woman’s secret will shape another’s destiny… 1560: Amy Robsart is trapped in a loveless marriage to Robert Dudley, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I...Categorized as:
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![The Druid Stone by Heidi Belleau, Violetta Vane]()
The Druid Stone by Heidi Belleau, Violetta Vane
Rated: 3.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSean never asked to be an O'Hara, and he didn't ask to be cursed by one either. After inheriting a hexed druid stone from his great-grandfather, Sean starts reliving another man's torture and death...every single night. And only one person can help. Cormac Kelly runs a paranormal investigation business and doesn't have time to deal with misinformed tourists like Sean...
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