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The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life, now available in an eBook bundleWith more than a million copies sold in the United States, A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night have landed on all of the major bestseller lists, garnered rave reviews, and spellbound legions of loyal fans... -
![Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter]()
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsJane Yellowrock must dig deep and find strength within herself if she is to survive in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series.Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and vampire killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low... -
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![Cold Reign by Faith Hunter]()
Cold Reign by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker…and the woman rogue vampires fear most. Jane walks softly and carries a big stake to keep the peace in New Orleans, all part of her job as official Enforcer to Leo Pellissier, Master of the City. But Leo's reign is being threatened by a visit from a delegation of ancient European vampires seeking to expand their dominions... -
![A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk
Silver is a beautiful liar.She's human.And a fierce killer of fae.She marks her kills on a silver vambrace so everyone can see her savagery and stay away. As long as she keeps protecting downtrodden humans from monstrous fae-folk, and hiding the true reason for wearing magic-cutting silver, her loneliness is of no consequence... -
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![Scatter by Molly J. Bragg]()
Scatter by Molly J. Bragg
When Deputy US Marshal Danielle ‘Danny’ Martin was told she’d gotten a promotion, she expected to be leading her own fugitive retrieval team. Instead, she got transferred to Pontian Florida of all places, and assigned to a Superhero support detail for Focus, a seemingly immortal superhero who is also one of the most famous lesbian icons on the planet...Categorized as:
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![A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor]()
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 33 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... -
![Trojan Nightmare by Blaise Corvin]()
Trojan Nightmare by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Earth has been overrun with monsters... Post-Apocalypse America is unrecognizable from the past. Jake survives by working as the leader of a scavenging adventuring team. A former mage, now he follows the strange path of cultivation, taught to him by a mysterious traveler. As far as he knows, he is one of the only people on Earth with this power...Categorized as:
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![The World of All Souls by Deborah Harkness, Colleen Madden]()
The World of All Souls by Deborah Harkness, Colleen Madden
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA fully illustrated guide to Deborah Harkness's #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy--"an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy" (People)A Discovery of Witches introduced Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and reluctant witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Shadow of Night and The Book of Life carried Deborah Harkness's series to its spellbinding conclusion... -
![Remember When by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb]()
Remember When by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPart 1: Hot RocksPart 2: Big JackShe's one author - with two number-one New York Times-bestselling careers. As Nora Roberts, her novels include Three Fates and Birthright. As J. D. Robb, she offers such novels as Portrait in Death. Now she unites her separate identities in a riveting two-part novel that combines edgy suspense and romantic passion - and journeys through past, present, and future...Categorized as:
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![That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire]()
That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross.2. A place where bargains can be made.3. See also “places to avoid.”Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when she’s in a pinch—until now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St...Categorized as:
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![Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor]()
Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset with problems. The Vicar, who really should know better, has asked to borrow Marilyn the donkey for the Nativity Play thereby unleashing chaos on the already chaos-laden Frogmorton Farm...Categorized as:
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![Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Out of all the mysterious boarders who call Sanctuary home, no one is more antisocial or withdrawn than Maxis Drago. But then, it’s hard to blend in with the modern world when you have a fifty foot wingspan. Centuries ago, he was cursed by an enemy who swore to see him fall. An enemy who took everything from him and left him forever secluded. But Fate is a bitch, with a wicked sense of humor...Categorized as:
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![Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts]()
Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts
The new Guardians Trilogy novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stars of Fortune. To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger... -
![Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes]()
Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Murder is bad for business, especially when the hot local crime writer is garrotted between the shelves! With grudging permission from Heathcliff, Mina Wilde has transformed Nevermore Bookshop. She’s running author events, hosting Quoth’s art show, and using her creative flair to attract more customers...Categorized as:
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![One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston]()
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks...Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn’t believe in much. She doesn’t believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make movies about...Categorized as:
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![Much Ado In the Moonlight by Lynn Kurland]()
Much Ado In the Moonlight by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAward-winning and USA Today bestselling author Lynn Kurland “consistently delivers the kind of stories readers dream about.”* Now, she pens a wonderfully romantic tale about an eight-hundred-year-old ghost and the modern woman who turns his plans for a peaceful afterlife upside down… When Victoria McKinnon’s brother offers to finance her production of Hamlet, she leaps at the chance...Categorized as:
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![Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes]()
Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune will be gruesomely murdered at the ball. Mina’s excited to attend the annual Argleton Jane Austen Experience at the stately Baddesley Hall... -
![A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong]()
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
Thorne Manor has always been haunted...and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt’s house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered and Bronwyn was convinced that William existed only in her imagination...Categorized as:
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![Embrace the Highland Warrior by Anita Clenney]()
Embrace the Highland Warrior by Anita Clenney
They were driven apart by a timeless secret… Cody MacBain let the woman of his destiny slip away. A member of an ancient clan of Scottish warriors, he grew up beside Shay Logan as her secret protector, but his heart compelled him to become more... -
![Infinity Bell by Devon Monk]()
Infinity Bell by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsReturn to national bestselling author Devon Monk's heartpounding House Immortal series, where eleven powerful Houses control the world and all its resources. But now, the treaty between them has been broken, and no one—not even the immortal galvanized—is safe.... Matilda Case isn’t normal...Categorized as:
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Hexed by Stephanie Nelson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rules that once bound magic no longer apply. The balance between death and life has tipped, and Gwen Sparks can’t remember a thing. Left at the mercy of those claiming to be her friends, Gwen must piece together her life through flashes of random memories and vivid dreams, featuring two very alluring men...Categorized as:
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![Guardians of Moonlight by Elizabeth Hartwell]()
Guardians of Moonlight by Elizabeth Hartwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne strong woman. Four devoted Guardians. The fate of all Fae resting on their shoulders...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Vampire God by Meg Xuemei X]()
Vampire God by Meg Xuemei X
The listed release date is a placeholder. Vampire God is expected to release in April/May 2022. Marlowe I want my Bride more than the world, but she’s the only woman I can’t have.Every second in her presence is both torment and ecstasy. I crave her blood as much as her body.One slip, and I’ll drain her...Categorized as:
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![Hallows End by Kristen Proby]()
Hallows End by Kristen Proby
New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby returns to tales beyond the natural and normal with her brand-new, captivating paranormal romance series that is sure to capture your heart and make you believe in magic.Returning to her beloved home of Salem after a trip away, Lucy Finch can’t shake the feeling of anxiety that suddenly plagues her... -
![Reap the Wind by Karen Chance]()
Reap the Wind by Karen Chance
You’d think that being Chief Seer for the supernatural world would come with a few perks. But as Cassie Palmer has learned, being Pythia doesn’t mean you don’t have to do things the hard way. That’s why she finds herself on a rescue mission skipping through time—even though she doesn't entirely understand her dimension-bending new power... -
![A Highlander's Destiny by Melissa Mayhue]()
A Highlander's Destiny by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJESSE CORYELL, a descendant of the Fae, is a man in search of his destiny. He's tried to lose himself in his work, taking on the worst mankind has to offer, but what he really needs to find is his true love...Categorized as:
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![Waylaid (The Hollows) by Kim Harrison]()
Waylaid (The Hollows) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKindle Single Worlds collide when Rachel Morgan of The Hollows meets Peri Reed of The Drafter in this exciting new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison. The paranormal and the futuristic meet in this thrilling novella featuring your favorite badass heroines from two of Kim Harrison’s most beloved series: the Hollows and the Peri Reed Chronicles... -
![A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong]()
A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong
Four years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her way back.The problem, of course, is how to explain her absence to her husband...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Echo in Time by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Sparks]()
Echo in Time by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Sparks
Their love is destined to shatter the boundaries of time… Archaeology grad student Alexandra’s world is turned upside down when her mother shares her deepest, darkest secret—that she doesn’t know the true identity of Lex’s father. The revelation sparks a change within Lex, and her dreams become far too real. She sees things she shouldn’t be able to see…knows things she couldn’t possibly know...Categorized as:
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![The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz]()
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz
This isn't a love story. This is Impossible.***Nick: Failed writer. Failed husband. Dog owner.Bee: Serial dater. Dress maker. Pringles enthusiast.One day, their paths cross over a misdirected email. The connection is instant, electric. They feel like they've known each other all their lives.Nick buys a new suit, gets on a train...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Fae's Bargain by Jamie Schlosser]()
The Dark Fae's Bargain by Jamie Schlosser
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI'm a desperate man, and I'll take desperate measures to save my mate... HANNAH: To a mere human like myself, Ellister’s powers are unfathomable, and he’s using them to his fullest ability to ensure my survival. Even before he found out why we’re so drawn to each other, he was willing to do anything to change my future... -
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The Vanishing Girl by Laura Thalassa
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEvery night after Ember Pierce falls asleep, she disappears. She can teleport anywhere in the world—London, Paris, her crush’s bedroom—wherever her dreams lead her. Ten minutes is all she gets, and once time’s up, she returns to her bed. It's a secret she’s successfully kept for the last five years. But now someone knows...Categorized as:
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![Doves & Demons by Clio Evans]()
Doves & Demons by Clio Evans
Welcome to London, where the roaring twenties are filled with fangs and freaks. When Irene is kidnapped by a gang of monsters, she is shoved straight into a world of magic and murder. A Mothman. An Unseelie. A Demonic Plague Doctor. The Freaks are a terrifying group ready to wreak havoc on the world that destroyed their humanity... -
![Blood Magick by Nora Roberts]()
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we’re drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love… Book Three of The Cousins O’Dwyer TrilogyBlood Magick County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O’Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which... -
![Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare]()
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare
A multiverse novel about two women who fall in love despite living in worlds that are five months apart, as they try to find a timeline that doesn’t end in disaster, in this debut novel by Annie Mare.Tressa Fay Robeson has never been shy, which is how she’s made a name for herself as an in-demand hairstylist and social media star... -
![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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![Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCenturies ago, Illarion was betrayed– a dragon made human against his will, then forced to serve humanity as a dragonmount in their army, and to fight for them in barbaric wars, even while he hated everything about them. Enslaved and separated from everyone he knew and from his own dragon brothers, he was forced into exile in a fey realm where he lost the only thing he ever really loved... -
![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 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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![Driven by Eve Kenin, Eve Silver]()
Driven by Eve Kenin, Eve Silver
In the harsh Northern Waste where human life is worth little, ice trucker Raina Bowen has learned to keep her eyes open and her knife close at hand. She's spent her life on the run, one step ahead of the megalomaniac who hunts her. All she wants is to stay out of trouble and haul her load of grain to Gladow Station--but trouble finds her in the form of a sexy stranger called Wizard...Categorized as:
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![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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![The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn]()
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsPerfect for fans of Jane Austen, this engrossing debut novel offers an unusual twist on the legacy of one of the world's most celebrated and beloved authors: Two researchers from the future are sent back in time to meet Jane and recover a suspected unpublished novel...Categorized as:
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![Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Centuries ago, Illarion was betrayed– a dragon made human against his will, then forced to serve humanity as a dragonmount in their army, and to fight for them in barbaric wars, even while he hated everything about them. Enslaved and separated from everyone he knew and from his own dragon brothers, he was forced into exile in a fey realm where he lost the only thing he ever really loved...Categorized as:
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![The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye]()
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen Helene was young, she dreamed of the perfect man and filled her notebooks with stories about him and about love in its purest form. But after a messy divorce, she has let go of such naive fantasies. She has moved to a small town in Alaska, where she is ready to write her novel and build a new life without romance. Fate has other plans, though...Categorized as:
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![The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker]()
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
Earning comparisons to wildly popular fantasy novels by Deborah Harkness and Lev Grossman, Emily Croy Barker’s enchanting debut offers an intelligent escape into a richly imagined world... -
![The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley]()
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
A time travel romance, a speculative spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingeniously constructed exploration of the nature of truth and power and the potential for love to change it Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley... -
![No Proper Lady by Isabel Cooper]()
No Proper Lady by Isabel Cooper
-Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year -Library Journal Best Book of the Year -RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence and Finalist for Best Book of the Year When a half-naked woman suddenly appears on his country estate, Simon Grenville doesn't have time to be shocked...
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