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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
History stands poised to repeat itself as Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are besieged by walking corpses atop the Burial Mounds. It is here fate offers them a second chance to protect their loved ones and unmask the true instigator of this grisly onslaught... -
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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsShoot Down the Sun. The bloody war against the We Clan once led Wei Wuxian to seek power in demonic cultivation, and the dark acts he committed drove a wedge between him and Lan Wangji. Now, those old sins come back to haunt him as his reincarnated identity is revealed to the cultivation world... -
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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWei Wuxian was once one of the most outstanding men of his generation, a talented and clever young cultivator who harnessed martial arts, knowledge, and spirituality into powerful abilities. But when the horrors of war led him to seek a new power through demonic cultivation, the world's respect for his skills turned to fear, and his eventual death was celebrated throughout the land... -
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An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it. I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right? Wrong... -
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A God’s Mistake by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWe all make mistakes, but for most of us we die and they’re forgotten—not so if you’re immortal. For gods and immortals, grudges live forever. One moment of poor judgment, a lack of understanding, or simply being oblivious to what’s going on around you can elevate you to the top of someone’s to-do list. Be careful who you piss off... -
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A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen life rushes at you from all sides, you widen your stance to keep from getting toppled over—you brace yourself. But no matter how well you prepare, some things you just don’t see coming. Assuming my role as the druid representative for the Lakeshore Guild of Empowered Ones is both an honor and a curse... -
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Three Charms for Murder by Honor Raconteur
It takes more than three charms to commit murder. When an old childhood friend comes to Henri asking for help in solving his parents’ murders, Henri agrees immediately. He knows this case is not going to be easy. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood’s bodies had been found magically posed to mimic a statue, and the investigator in charge ruled it a murder-suicide... -
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Bad Moon by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBOOK 4 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S. I will send the serpent. I always send the serpent. It's kind of my signature move. Things are not going well for Elizabeth Cage. It all started with the Christmas she can't quite remember. There's blood on her doorstep every morning. Something unpleasant is heading her way... -
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All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s all fun and games until someone gets murdered. Well, the Queen’s Own certainly isn’t having fun, because what’s worse than one case? Two, of course. And what’s worse than two? Whatever madness Jamie’s currently in. The body count is rising, all the MO’s are different, and cleaning charms have wiped the murder scenes of clues... -
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Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur
How do you catch an elusive thief? There is nothing more delightful than a bookfaire with his lady love. At least, until Henri learns that a grimoire belonging to the dangerous Reaper’s Set has been stolen without its protective box. When Henri and Jamie go looking for answers, they are horrified to discover more than one volume has been stolen without its protective box... -
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Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur
Three modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness. Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up... -
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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter yet another fever, Rozemyne awakes to some shocking news: the Sovereign knights captured for interrupting her ditter match might have been under the influence of trug. The suspicion brings to mind a recent incident with Lady Georgine. .. but Rozemyne decides to leave the matter to the adults...Categorized as:
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Long Shadows by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe third novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor, perfect for fans of Sarah Painter, Genevieve Cogman and Ben Aaronovitch. 'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. '. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who she is. But someone has suspicions. Someone has played the long game... -
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The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Elena Whitstone and her seven brothers, abandoned by her mother, find themselves with a new stepmother... -
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Dark Light by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe second novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor. Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death... -
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The Mayfair Witches Series Bundle: Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos by Anne Rice
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAn enchanting, hypnotic trilogy of witchcraft, adventure, and romance from the beloved author of Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, The Mayfair Witches is a wondrous journey through the centuries, across the globe, and between the human and demonic worlds. Now all three novels in Anne Rice’s spellbinding series have been collected for the first time in this stunning eBook... -
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The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsChava is a golem, a woman made of clay, able to hear the thoughts and longings of the people around her and compelled by her nature to help them. Ahmad is a jinni, a perpetually restless and free-spirited creature of fire, imprisoned in the shape of a man... -
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The Shadow Isle by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe wild Northlands hold many secrets, among them the mysterious island of Haen Marn, the mountain settlements of Dwarveholt, and the fortified city of Cerr Cawnen. All three communities-and the alliance of humans, elves, and dwarves-are threatened by the religious fanaticism of the Horsekin...Categorized as:
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A Subtle Dragon by E.B. Wheeler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a Tuesday the first time someone tried to kill Lady Amelia Chase. Lady Amelia is resigned to enjoying one last London Season before her family declares her hopeless and banishes her to the countryside. She doesn't expect to catch anyone's attention—and especially not that of a masked man intent on killing her... -
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Destiny by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe is Nidaba—a immortal High Witch so ancient, so legendary, that for thousands of years she has been the ultimate prize, relentlessly pursued by Dark Witches. She has eluded all who would kill her… until a mother’s grief makes her reckless and she is captured by a madman. After endless physical and mental torment, she escapes, but her captivity has damaged her spirit as well as her body... -
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Galvanism and Ghouls by Tilly Wallace
Together beyond death. .. A new unnatural horror is about to rattle Hannah Miles' quiet existence, and it's not the short-tempered viscount prowling the hallways. Someone is creating a monster by stitching together pieces of different people. When a limb makes an escape attempt, Viscount Wycliff is called to investigate... -
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Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison
As the snows fall and hearths burn, four stories of Midwinter beginnings prove that love can fight its way through the chillest night…. THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT, by Grace Draven. The mark Jahna Ulfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of Deyalda, there’s nowhere to escape... -
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Grave Intentions by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomething has stolen the darkling mage’s face. Reports of arcane theft and violence are pouring in from all over Valero. They all have one thing in a perpetrator who looks exactly like Dustin Graves. But Dust has been hanging in the hideout, barely out of sight of his bloodthirsty companions... -
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The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion (The All Souls Trilogy ) by Deborah Harkness
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA richly illustrated real-time reading guide that brings to life the world created by Deborah Harkness in A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, retracing the events of the bestselling novels with illuminating behind-the-scenes details. A world of witches, vampires, and daemons. A manuscript that holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future... -
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Ex Tenebris by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the darkness and into the night. Dustin Graves has been honing his power as a godling, splitting his time between his personal dark dimension and the modern conveniences of Valero, California. All is well in his world, but for one small thing. The Midnight Convocation just won’t leave him alone... -
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Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA charmingly witty fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must solve a dangerous medical mystery at a secret French spa for mummies. Oasis Natrun: a private, exclusive, highly secret luxury health spa for mummies, high in the hills above Marseille, equipped with the very latest in therapeutic innovations both magical and medical... -
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Dark Harvest by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDustin Graves has three days to live. The darkling mage has found himself in the company of scoundrels. Maybe that's what Dustin deserves: a werewolf, a vampire, and a talking sword for teammates, and a rogue sorcerer as his mentor and master. But a doomsday cult has surfaced. Twelve mutilated bodies are found drowned in blood and in wine... -
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by Josephine Leslie, R.A. Dick
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBurdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg... -
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Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMysteries abound in Spindle Manor. For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last stop in a deadly hunt. Armed with gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one of them... -
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Point of Sighs by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAutumn downpours soak the city of Astreiant and cast a gloomy pall over its streets, while storms at sea have delayed merchant ships bearing important cargoes from distant lands. For Philip Eslingen, whose stars are bad for water, the season adds damp misery to the complications of organizing the new and controversial City Guard... -
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The Soul Bank by Adam Eccles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when the woman in your dreams becomes a living nightmare? "A unique, fresh & hilarious love story. ". We’ve all been there at some point. A soul-sucking, boring and drab business hotel. You stay there because you have to, not for a refreshing retreat... -
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The Paramedic's Hunter by Jamie Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParanormal paramedic Dean Flynn doesn't know he's being hunted by demons. Demon hunter Jaz Errington hunts the creatures he heals? In this case opposites do not attract. When paramedic and hunter are thrown together on a quest to rescue a kidnapped angel, who also happens to be Dean's missing girlfriend, sparks fly... -
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Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe seventeenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series follows Amelia Stonehold and Serena Meleva as they navigate property acquisition, marriage proposals, and other ancient horrors in Regency England, but with the help of elemental magicThe year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her "cousin"...Categorized as:
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Bound By Sin by Jenna Maclaine
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the Civil War rages among mortal men, Cin Craven is locked in an epic battle of her own—fighting the renegade vampires whose unquenchable appetites she knows all too well. At her side are the immortal warriors of The Righteous—among them her husband, her lover, her soul-mate Michael. With a passion bordering on possession, Cin’s love for Michael knows no bounds... -
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Wyrde and Wicked by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘When it comes to the Wyrde, there is no such thing as harmless. Every single one of us is a walking disaster. ’. Winter has come to Werth Towers, and brought a deal of trouble with it. Not that any of it is the fault of Miss Gussie Werth. To be a one-woman catastrophe might be seen as a misfortune, but really, there can be no hope of a cure... -
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Los Nefilim by T. Frohock
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThree brilliant novellas. One fantastic story. Collected together for the first time, T. Frohock’s three novellas—In Midnight’s Silence, Without Light or Guide, and The Second Death—brings to life the world of Los Nefilim, Spanish Nephilim that possess the power to harness music and light in the supernatural war between the angels and daimons... -
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Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuring Dog Moon, the chief entertainment in the great city of Astreiant, for nobles and commons alike, is the basket-terrier races at New Fair. This year, with spectacularly bad timing, the massive and suspicious bankruptcy of a young nobleman has convulsed the city, leading to suicides, widespread loss of employment, and inconvenient new laws around the universal practice of betting on the races... -
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Inferno's Kiss by Monica Burns
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe laws of desire…Dante Condellaire, heir apparent to the Sicari Lords, knows that being a true leader means sacrifice. For Dante it was relinquishing all erotic pleasures. But he never expected his willpower to be tested so fiercely by Cleopatra Vorenus, expert assassin of the Order, and daughter of the man he is positioned to succeed. The rules of battle…... -
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Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLike father, like son…. Sophie Thibodeau has been on the run from the father of her son for more than fifteen years. Now her son, Joshua, is changing, and her greatest fears are about to be realized. He’s going to end up being just like his father—a man who can change into a wolf...Categorized as:
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The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things--an uplifting, slightly magical story about how it's never too late to find out who you really are. Madame Burova--beloved Tarot reader, palmist, and clairvoyant--is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront... -
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Powered by Ghosts by Kaje Harper
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn untrained sorcerer and a reclusive necromancer face a ghost-infested town. Darien is free of his dead invaders, and his eyes have opened to a new reality. In a world of sorcerers and necromancers, he's full of power and potential, but completely ignorant. Necromancer Silas, and Silas's cat familiar, Grim, are teaching him basic skills, but danger won't hold off, just because he's not ready... -
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The Vampire Files, Volume 2 by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the dead have to work for a living. In the wake of my resurrection as a member of the bloodsucking undead, I chose to put my investigative reporting talents to good use as a PI in Chicago; I’ve got my work cut out for me... -
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镇魂 [Guardian] by Priest
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Special Investigations Unit is a covert organization that no-one in the city knows about, dedicated to investigating bizarre occurrences beyond the comprehension of the living. The Chief Zhao Yunlan isn’t a simple guy either, being the inheritor of the Guardian Order, he has always been a righteous conformist, excelling between realms of the living and the dead... -
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Warrior of the World by Jeffe Kennedy
Just beyond the reach of the Twelve Kingdoms, avarice, violence, strategy, and revenge clash around a survivor who could upset the balance of power all across the map . . . Once Ivariel thought elephants were fairy tales to amuse children. But her ice-encased childhood in Dasnaria’s imperial seraglio was lacking in freedom and justice. -
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Assassin's Heart by Monica Burns
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe truth of the soul. Lysander Condellaire never understood why he had telepathic andtelekinetic powers until the night his Praetorian father tortured him and left him for dead. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the monster he must keep hidden or face expulsion from the order of assassins know as the Sicari... -
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Elusive by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRevolutionary France is full of blood and bite, as vampires plot for power. Featuring Genevieve Cogman’s trademark wit and fast-paced plotting, Elusive is the second book in the Sunday Times bestselling Scarlet Revolution trilogy... -
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The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series. Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches... -
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We Both Go Down Together by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith their second child due to arrive any day, it would be reasonable for Jonathan and Frances Healy to stay safe at home. Unfortunately, the world has other ideas... -
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The Shores of Spain by J. Kathleen Cheney
Rated: 0.00 of 5 stars · 0 ratingsA brilliant new chapter in the Novels of the Golden City. Even as the branches of peace are being offered, there are some who still believe those who are not human should be used as chattel. And they are willing to go to great lengths to retain their power... -
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The Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA girl visits a bazaar in Cairo, seeking a favor from a mysterious angelic being. This story first appeared in the anthology Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt.
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