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The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her... -
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A Bit of Holly Jolly by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMistletoe hung.Christmas tree done.Presents wrapped.Holiday plans on track.My first Christmas with Lucas couldn’t be any more perfect! So, a little holly jolly spell can’t hurt anything, right?Love sometimes needs a little push by elves … or me.The Jingle Mingle SpellEvergreen brine.Piece of twine.A bit of red berry.A hair from the one you’ll marry.I take this string in a line... -
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![A Bit of Hocus Pocus by Kelly Elliott]()
A Bit of Hocus Pocus by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHollie Craft has a problem.After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas.Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?To Make a Man Fall …Eye of newtToad stool powderWing of batHair of manSpirit of ravenSnake venomSpider legsMash it, crunch it, mix it all together. Say his name three times and put him in sunder... -
![The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborn]()
The Ghost of Ellwood by Jaclyn Osborn
“I didn't believe in ghosts. Until I met him.” As a horror novelist, Ben makes a living telling scary stories. However, he's struggling in his career and fears he's lost his touch. Not only is there a disconnect in his writing, but in his personal life as well. After his relationship goes south, he decides to start over and moves to Ivy Grove, a small town with a lot of history... -
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![Jigsaw's Blayde by Nikki Landis]()
Jigsaw's Blayde by Nikki Landis
Five years ago, I made a mistake.I walked away from the woman I loved.Every day since, I’ve been living a lie, burying my regrets as I tried to move on.It only takes one chance meeting to know I messed up.Abby isn’t safe.She’s got a stalker leaving threatening messages at the newspaper she works for.There’s a hit on her head, and every shadow is a threat...Categorized as:
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![The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel]()
The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting , named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten. In this richly told story where Sliding Doors meets P.S... -
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Consumed by J.R. Ward
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes a brand-new novel about arson investigator, Anne Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family’s scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer. Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed..Categorized as:
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Come the Dawn by Christina Skye
Come The Dawn continues the story of the aristocratic Delamere family that readers were captivated by in Come The Night . This time the focus falls on India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come The Night's hero Luc Delamere, who falls in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle... -
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Two Princes by Victoria Danann
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I was minding my own business, buying peanuts at the H.E.B., when I saw this asshole on the cover of "NOW" Magazine. He was wearing a pinstripe suit... and my goddamned face.” - Brash New series from USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Danann... -
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Alpha's Unclaimed Mate by Gertty Rudraw
I can’t win.I’m surrounded by fierce female wolves, all fighting for Alpha Theron’s attention. And me? I’m just a plain human, “wallpaper” as he calls me—nothing special.But that doesn’t stop him from playing his game of temptation. The pull between us scares me because I know he’ll consume me in the name of passion.So, in this unfair pack, I had no choice but to leave...Categorized as:
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![What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon]()
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time...Categorized as:
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Epoch by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSome lives end unfinished, and some transcend time. After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth... -
![The Song of David by Amy Harmon]()
The Song of David by Amy Harmon
She said I was like a song. Her favorite song. A song isn’t something you can see. It’s something you feel, something you move to, something that disappears after the last note is played. I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki, ヤマザキコレ
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsEnter the Magician's ApprenticeHer name is Chise Hatori, a penniless orphan troubled by visions. Sold as a slave to an inhuman mage, she is about to begin a strange new life, filled with magic, fairies, and other beings of a fantastical nature... -
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![Sparks Rise by Alexandra Bracken]()
Sparks Rise by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDon’t miss the thrilling novella that connects the last two novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Sam didn’t think things could get worse at Thurmond rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards... -
![The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon]()
The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare. Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death...Categorized as:
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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father’s past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna’s dark side into joining forces with her...Categorized as:
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![Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart, Christina Lee]()
Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart, Christina Lee
After the death of his wife, Tanner Rowe takes a step toward making her dying wish come true and buys the house with the dilapidated barn she’d been inexplicably drawn to in the picturesque Upper Peninsula. But after a year, he still can’t get past his grief long enough to make the repairs he’d promised. Recently out of prison, Cole Lachlan has little to his name...Categorized as:
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![Transcend by Jewel E. Ann]()
Transcend by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 42 ratings“In another life, she was my forever.” An unexpected tragedy leaves Professor Nathaniel Hunt a widower alone with a newborn baby. He hires a nanny. She’s young, but well-qualified, with a simple life, a crazy name obsession, and a boyfriend she met at the grocery store... -
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Midnight Valentine by J.T. Geissinger
A hauntingly powerful love story in the tradition of The Notebook and The Time Traveler’s Wife. True love never dies. Megan and Cassidy were childhood sweethearts who thought they would be together forever. Fate had other plans. Soon after they were married, Cass’s life was tragically cut short... -
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Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover...Categorized as:
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![Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams]()
Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWe will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B...Categorized as:
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![Of Sword & Silver by January Bell]()
Of Sword & Silver by January Bell
We’re supposed to hate each other, but I need him if I want to live.I stole from the wrong mark— a disciple of the death god. Instead of a priceless treasure, I’m left with a killer curse. The only one who can stop it? A dark warrior known as The Sword, the most feared of all the death god’s worshippers. Wonderful...Categorized as:
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Forsaken by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDespite knowing Aida was his mate, Julian left her behind to live her dreams. Now that he’s a fully matured vampire, he’s as good as dead without her. Deciding it’s time to say goodbye to his family, he returns to the States. He wasn’t expecting to run into Aida again, but now that he has, he’s not sure he can let her go a second time...Categorized as:
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![Starlight by Olivia Wildenstein]()
Starlight by Olivia Wildenstein
ANGELIC FACT NUMBER 100: Having wings doesn’t make one noble; it simply makes one fly.Naya and Adam have nothing in common. Besides black wings. The same birthday. And fathers who are as close as brothers.But nothing else.Sweet, diligent Naya has always abided by the rules. Arrogant, uncivil Adam has made it his life’s mission to break each one.She is the beloved daughter of an archangel... -
![The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score]()
The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Left Behind Her spray-tanned, self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this psychic detective's bingo card. But not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn's door―the real shock is that he's begging for her help... -
![Enraptured by Brenda K. Davies, Leslie Mitchell]()
Enraptured by Brenda K. Davies, Leslie Mitchell
With only one month left in college, Ian is busy enjoying what time he has left with his friends. Since reaching maturity, his life hasn’t been as carefree as it used to be, but he’s found a way to fight his growing destructive urges by losing himself in women. That is until Paige enters his life and falls half dead into his arms. Looking only to keep her safe, Ian flees with her...Categorized as:
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Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsElinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me??? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...Categorized as:
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![Of Tainted Heart by Olivia Wildenstein, Katie Hayoz]()
Of Tainted Heart by Olivia Wildenstein, Katie Hayoz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsALL’S FAIR IN LOVE . . . AND MAGIC.SLATESomehow, we survived. It was supposed to be over. No more curses. No more magic. Just a calm, little life in Brume.For the first time ever, I’m ready for calm. So. Damn. Ready.Just so happens that the girl I love doesn’t like to leave things unfinished.Fine. So our little crew will assemble the Quatrefoil and bring magic back to the world...Categorized as:
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![Her Grizzly by Fiona Davenport]()
Her Grizzly by Fiona Davenport
Keane Vetle had called the wilderness his home for decades. It didn’t take much to make him and his inner grizzly happy. The only thing missing in his life was the woman who had been made for him.Heading to the woods with two of her coworkers was bound to be interesting since Laina Ash had never camped a day in her life. But she never expected to end up lost lost in the wilderness...Categorized as:
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