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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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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]()
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... -
![Magic Outside the Box by Honor Raconteur]()
Magic Outside the Box by Honor Raconteur
Henri is quite accustomed to dangerous and unusual cases landing in his lap. Being partnered to the Shinigami Detective likely has something to do with it. What he is NOT accustomed to is the queen herself marching into his lab and handing them such a case. Former Royal Mage Joseph Burtchell was found dead in his home, all signs pointing to murder... -
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![Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur]()
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... -
![Breaking and Entering 101 by Honor Raconteur]()
Breaking and Entering 101 by Honor Raconteur
Since Jamie and Henri agreed to be Kingsmen consultants, they’d not had much call to actually consult. Which is a fortuitous thing, as Henri is up to his neck in labwork and interviews for a new Magical Examiner due to Sanderson’s departing. He is hardly in any position to add more tasks onto his shoulders. Which, naturally, means two disasters strike at once... -
![Charms and Death and Explosions by Honor Raconteur]()
Charms and Death and Explosions by Honor Raconteur
A dead charm maker is only the beginning. Humanity seems determined to come up with increasingly clever ways to murder one another. They seize upon new technological advances in a way that’s alarming, their creativity and blood-thirstiness knowing no bounds... -
![Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace]()
Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace
One look could turn you to stone. .. The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with the host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae... -
![The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey]()
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... -
![Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons by Quenby Olson]()
Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons by Quenby Olson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFirst, there was a trunk. Inside the trunk was an egg, and inside the egg was…. Well, it certainly was not a chicken. Miss Mildred Percy, former wallflower and current adventurer, is now in charge of a dragon. Along with Mr. Wiggan and Mrs... -
![Vanity and Vampyres by Tilly Wallace]()
Vanity and Vampyres by Tilly Wallace
Being a reveller is such a drain…. Someone is supping upon young noblemen and it’s up to Hannah and Wycliff to investigate. If only they could agree on how the men are being drained of their life’s blood... -
![The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker]()
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... -
![The Taming of the Wolf by Lydia Dare]()
The Taming of the Wolf by Lydia Dare
He could never lose control. .. Dashiel Thorpe, Earl of Brimsworth, has spent his life fighting the wolf within him. But when the full moon rises, Dash is helpless. A chance encounter with Caitrin Macleod on a moonlit night inadvertently binds the two together irrevocably, and Dash's impulsiveness plunges them both into a nightmare. She never saw him coming. . -
![A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold]()
A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold
In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse... -
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![Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal
The final book of the acclaimed Glamourist Histories is the magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen walked on the darker side of the Regency. .. Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies... -
![A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur]()
A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow many ways can a marriage proposal go wrong? One: the ring gets stolen. Two: a storm destroys the beach. Three: a dead body, seriously? Four: A THEFT RING? ! Come hell or highwater, he WILL propose before leaving this benighted island. -
![Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger]()
Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis collector’s special Fan Service omnibus contains stories specifically tailored to honor Gail Carriger’s most devoted fans. The print run was 500 limited (numbered) editions, and 30 (lettered) leather-boxed tray case editions. It includes previously published Supernatural Society Novellas: Romancing the Inventor, Romancing the Werewolf. And an all new and never before seen novelette:... -
![A Subtle Dragon by E.B. Wheeler]()
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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Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe popular fantasy novel Tinker introduced the inventor-heroine of the same name, who lives in a near-future Pittsburgh, which shares an interdimensional border with the land of the elves. In this sequel, Wolf Who Rules , the elven noble whose destiny is intertwined with Tinker, finds himself besieged from all sides... -
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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... -
![Galvanism and Ghouls by Tilly Wallace]()
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... -
![Hessians and Hellhounds by Tilly Wallace]()
Hessians and Hellhounds by Tilly Wallace
Fire erases all… even the undead. .. . One of London’s most recognisable Afflicted is erased from the earth in a fiery way. Whispers spread that a hellhound prowls the streets, snatching the lost souls who have escaped the afterworld... -
![Mistletoe and Mireworth: A Manners and Monsters Christmas Novella by Tilly Wallace]()
Mistletoe and Mireworth: A Manners and Monsters Christmas Novella by Tilly Wallace
Will Mireworth yield her secrets to her new mistress. .. ? The family gather at Mireworth for their first Christmas and Hannah is determined to unravel the secrets within its walls. Why did Wycliff's ancestor hide the tower, and what grip did the long ago shadow-mage cast over his family? With Barnes as her assistant, Hannah sets out to discover the truth... -
![Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw]()
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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![Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang]()
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... -
![The Soul Bank by Adam Eccles]()
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... -
![Ferromancer by Becca Andre]()
Ferromancer by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSolutions aren’t always black and white—sometimes they come in shades of iron gray. Captain Bridget “Briar” Rose wants for nothing. Each day is a new adventure, living the life she loves, running cargo on the Ohio & Erie Canal. That is, until her cousin decides to sell the family boat to finance a new business venture... -
![Bedeviled by Nicole McKeon]()
Bedeviled by Nicole McKeon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonsters couldn’t have chosen a worse time to invade New London. Lady Gwen is busy with headstrong teenagers, a confusing love triangle, and a sister who refuses to speak to her. She has no time for vampires and werewolves. But. Worse, no one will believe her warnings about the impending faerie invasion… not even the fae refugees hiding in the city... -
![Quicksilver by Amanda Quick]()
Quicksilver by Amanda Quick
In the New York Times-bestselling author's latest Arcane Society novel, a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duo's powers and passions to the limit. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening's events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses... -
![Wyrde and Wicked by Charlotte E. English]()
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... -
![Inferno's Kiss by Monica Burns]()
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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Max Stops the Presses by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a short story (about 30 pages) that takes place after the end of As Shadows Fade, the fifth book in the Victoria Gardella Vampire Chronicles series. It includes Victoria Gardella, Max Pesaro, and Sebastian Vioget. ***Please note: There will be spoilers for the entire series in this short story. Here is the entire series in order:. The Rest Falls Away. Rises the Night. The Bleeding Dusk... -
![Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. In Without a Summer the master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothing—even the domestic sphere—is quite what it seems... -
![The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley]()
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAn Indie Next PickNow in paperback, Natasha Pulley's "witty, entrancing novel . . . burnishes her reputation as a gifted storyteller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In 1859, ex–East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall with an injury that almost cost him his leg... -
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![Tinker by Wen Spencer]()
Tinker by Wen Spencer
Inventor, girl genius Tinker lives in a near-future Pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with gadgets of her own design. When a pack of wargs chase an Elven noble into her scrap yard, life as she knows it takes a serious detour... -
![Warrior of the World by Jeffe Kennedy]()
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. -
![Much Ado About Magic by Patricia Rice]()
Much Ado About Magic by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer scandalous painting ruined his reputation, and now he's about to return the favor! Lady Lucinda Malcolm Pembroke's paintings may have caused scandals in the past, but never one of this magnitude... -
![The Train by Cari Z.]()
The Train by Cari Z.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnton Seiber, journeyman thaumaturge, has finally escaped his dead-end job identifying bodies in the morgues of London. He’s off to seek a brighter future…or he would be, if he hadn’t just been robbed, mugged, and turned away from the only train that will help him reach that future on time... -
![The Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark]()
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. -
![A Pendant for Trouble by Rosalie Oaks]()
A Pendant for Trouble by Rosalie Oaks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA mysterious pendant, a distracting earl, an unfolding scandal. .. Miss Elinor Avely can’t resist the call of a large jewel mysteriously concealed at a ducal garden party. After all, if the Earl of Beresford isn’t attending, what else is Elinor to do with herself? Her talent for divining jewels can be an intriguing distraction for once, instead of a carefully guarded family secret... -
![Tomorrow by Damian Dibben]()
Tomorrow by Damian Dibben
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA wise old dog travels through the courts and battlefields of Europe and through the centuries in search of the master who granted him immortality. Tomorrow tells the story of a 217-year-old dog and his search for his lost master... -
![Wyrde and Wayward by Charlotte E. English]()
Wyrde and Wayward by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 17 ratings‘If you had not already realised it, this is a very strange house you are come to. ’. The Scions of the House of Werth are all born normal. It is what happens afterwards that sets them apart. It is not easy being the most supernatural family in England... -
![Embers in a Dark Frost by Kelly Keaton]()
Embers in a Dark Frost by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Fire Breathers have come. The Underworld calls. A choice must be made…. With her feared half blood and flame-colored hair, DEIRA D'ANU is a constant reminder of human betrayal and the war that claimed the light from Innis Fail. Now, darkness and frost creep across the land, strengthening the Lord of the Underworld. War is imminent—an allegiance with the Fire Breathers is vital... -
![Second Sight by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Second Sight by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsVenetia Milton earns big bucks photographing the artifacts owned by the brooding Gabriel Jones, whom she also manages to seduce, but when she returns home and hears that reputedly he is dead, you can imagine her surprise when he winds up on her doorstep very much alive and afraid for his life. 125,000 first printing. -
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![The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber]()
The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Goddess:. In the beginning, there were lovers: a winged deity of power and light, and a queen of grace and beauty. Phoenix was murdered, his beloved stolen away to the Whisper-world. But their passion inspired the Muses. Through great sacrifice, it could live again. The Guard:. There are always six, mortal hosts for the divine... -
![Heart's Blood by Gail Dayton]()
Heart's Blood by Gail Dayton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaster conjurer Grey Carteret regains consciousness in a London gutter next to a concerned street urchin and not far from the body of a man murdered by magic. Some fool is hoping to use murder to raise a demon. Arrested for the crime, Grey must rely on the street urchin for help. But the lad turns out to be a comely lass, and she wants something in exchange... -
![A Sanctuary of Spirits by Leanna Renee Hieber]()
A Sanctuary of Spirits by Leanna Renee Hieber
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNew York, 1899, and the police department’s best ally is the secret Ghost Precinct, where spirits and psychics help solve the city’s most perplexing crimes . . . There’s more than one way to catch a killer—though the methods employed by the NYPD’s Ghost Precinct, an all-female team of psychics and spiritualists led by gifted young medium Eve Whitby, are unconventional to say the least... -
![Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick]()
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEvangeline Ames has rented a country cottage far from the London streets where she was recently attacked. Fascinated by the paranormal energy of nearby Crystal. Gardens, she finds pleasure in sneaking past the wall to explore the grounds. And when her life is threatened again, she instinctively goes to the gardens for safety... -
![Scoundrel by Zoe Archer]()
Scoundrel by Zoe Archer
The Blades of the Rose are sworn to protect the sources of magic in the world. But the work is dangerous—and they can’t always protect their own…. Ready For Action. London Harcourt’s father is bent on subjugating the world’s magic to British rule. But since London is a mere female, he hasn’t bothered to tell her so. He’s said only that he’s leading a voyage to the Greek isles... -
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Magic and Manners by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is a truth universally accepted that well-bred members of Society are not beleaguered with magic. For Elsabeth Dover and her sisters, that truth means living in a perpetual state of caution, never using their sorcerous gifts in public. Elsabeth chafes under the stricture, but not enough to risk the possibility of good marriages for her sisters. .
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