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Morganâs home is a sanctuary for ghosts. The once-grand, now dilapidated old house they live in has become a refuge for their found family. From Morganâs partner Araminta, an artist with excellent dress sense, to Theo, a ten-year-old with an excess of energy, to quiet telekinesthetic pensioner Denny, all of them consider this haunted house their home. In a world that wasnât built for their queer, neurodivergent selves, theyâve made it into a place they belong. Together they welcome not just the ghosts of the houseâs former inhabitants, but any who need somewhere to belong. Both the living and the dead can find themselves in need of a sanctuary. When a collection of ghosts trapped in old bottles are delivered to their door, something from the past is unleashed. A man who once collected ghosts â a man who should have died centuries before â suddenly has the house under his control. Morgan must trust their own abilities, and their hard-won sense of self, to save their home, their family, and the woman they love. |
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Wings of Fire by Stephanie Mirro Stealing objects for supernatural clients is my bread and butter. Murder? Not so much. As a phoenix, Iâm used to burning hot and rising from the ashes. Thatâs why I chose to make my living as a world-class thief. Some say itâs dangerous. I call it fun. Or it is until someone beats me to my latest mark, stealing the prize and killing a fae duke in the process. To add insult to injury, I get blamed for the gruesome murder. With my freedom on the line, Iâve got three options. One, confess my failure and spend a few centuries as the caged pet of my sadistic, bloodsucking client. Nope. Two, take the blame and let the hotter-than-hell grim reaper take me to jail. Also a hard nope, unless he sweetens the deal with an offer to burn up the sheets. Is it any wonder I choose door number three? Iâve got to find the real killer, steal back the goods, and remind everyone how I got my reputation as the worldâs best âacquirerâ in the first place. Thereâs just one problem. That sexier-than-sin grim reaper I mentioned? Heâs determined to see me go down. |
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Over the Dragonâs Gate by Juliana Jones & Riley Sanderson Treya has everything he needs in his pond: food, shelter, and other fish to swim with. Itâs painful to wonder if he had another life once, so he ignores the fragments of disturbing dreams that plague him. But when a boy falls into his pond, Treya discovers heâs more than a fish. He can also become a boy, and now he has a friend: the irrepressible Eli. During secret meetings in the garden surrounding the pond, Treya and Eli forge a bond that even dark magic canât break. But when Eli starts asking questions about who and what Treya is, the two of them discover that questions are dangerous, answers have a cost, and their fates depend on unraveling the mystery of Treyaâs past. |
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It's the end of the world â but not as we know it. A woman wakes up in a motel on the outskirts of a remote Oregon city with no memory who she is and a gun at her bedside. As she explores the world around her it seems that civilization has come to a violent end. Thatâs bad. It might also be the most normal thing that happens to her all week. |
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Ghosts of the Catacombs by Janna Ruth I'm a ghost whisperer, not a catacomb crawler. But when you live in Paris, sometimes you end up being both. Hi, Iâm Alix. During the day, Iâm a history student at the time-honoured Sorbonne University. After class, I hang out with the ghosts of the revolution, the many undead misunderstood Parisian artists, and adventurous scientists that glow in the dark. None of them are alive, but they come to me to solve their problems with the living. When a recently deceased catacomb tour guide asks me to retrieve a mysterious personal item from the underground, things take a turn for the weird. Suddenly, I find myself in a city of ghosts, hunted by murderous cave crawlers, and stumbling across haunting secrets. If Iâm not careful now, I might end up a ghost myself. Urban Fantasy with a French twist. If you like cave-crawling adventures, hopeless romantics, and ghosts, you'll enjoy Ghosts of the Catacomb, the first instalment of the Parisian Ghosts series. Travel to Paris today to embark on your catacomb adventure. |
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Reckless Truth by Raven Elliot O'Connor When they were children, their brother was stolen and their mother killed. Elyan and Lydia Moore have dedicated their lives to finding out what really happened that night, and where their brother was taken - but the truth will throw them into chaos they could never predict. Combining science fantasy with interpersonal drama, Reckless Truth is a story of finding love and overcoming fear; about testing our deepest personal perceptions and learning to live and love beyond what is expected of us. It is about grief and trauma, and the different ways those things are processed and overcome -- and the scars they leave with us forever. |
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And so it comes to this. A showdown. An ending. But if we fail - if I end - then reality might follow along behind me. We've been through so much. Torture. Murder. Trap after trap mainly sprung by me blundering head first into them and one of my friends saving my stupid behind. But there's no room for mistakes now. We've got an inkling of what the scumbag we're up against is after. Enough to know what his next target is. Enough to know it's probably his last one. Enough to know it's everything he needs to complete his nefarious plans. If we don't get there first, he wins. Simple. And I'm not sure ... but my gut says if that happens, every living thing in the universe loses. No pressure, right? imPerfect Gods is the sixth book in The imPerfect Cathar series, and completes the first story arc. It is a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery, containing dark humour and graphic violence. |
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At last a warm trail, through blood and bones and long dead kings. The hunt is on⊠Weâre back in Toulouse, and for once we have the upper hand. Our foe has no idea Iâve escaped from his trap in Fairie and weâve got an actual lead. The famous discovery of a certain hunchbacked English kingâs remains gives us a tantalizing clue, and now weâre hot on our enemyâs heels with him none the wiser. Except nothing ever runs that smoothly. Hob kings, goth vampires and back-stabbing double-crosses are all lying in wait. And thatâs just for starters. To make it back to France weâre going to need serious magic, might and high-level brainpower. Two out of threeâs not bad, right? Because if we donât manage it, the hunter might just become the hunted. imPerfect Hunt is a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery that spans the south of France, England and Paris. Contains dark humour and graphic violence. WINNER - BEST SERIES 2023 - SUPERNATURAL THRILLER CATEGORY - AUDIOBOOK REVIEWER AWARDS |
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The good news? Thereâs a way out of Faerie. The bad news? Itâs through the heart of the Unseelie Court of Winter. And thatâs not all. Maeve, Winterâs ruler, has been stealing human kids for her own twisted delights. Not only do we have to find a way to sneak into her lands, but also weâve got to break in, rescue the stolen children and get them out again without her knowing. Or ... we go to war with the entire nightmarish Unseelie Court. Iâm not so much running on empty as trying to push myself forward with the handbrake on. The odds of survival seem minimal. But who wants to live forever? 800 years is good innings by anyone's standards. I can't leave the kids behind to suffer her sadistic indulgences. Weâve got to get them out - or die trying. imPerfect Bones is the fourth book in âThe imPerfect Catharâ series, a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery spanning Fairie and the south of France. Contains strong language and graphic violence. WINNER - BEST SERIES 2023 - SUPERNATURAL THRILLER CATEGORY - AUDIOBOOK REVIEWER AWARDS |
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Body-jacking a legendary assassin when Iâm running on empty. No problem, right? After the last few misadventures, Iâm not so much broken as ruined, a shell of my former self. But I canât stop. The trail of those who betrayed me is getting cold, and if Iâm going to get any answers, I need to follow it, and now. Except it leads to Faerie. And the way is barred to all but the Fae. So Iâm forced to go toe-to-toe with a mercenary assassin whose name has been spoken in terrified whispers throughout the ages. One who got the drop on me the only time our paths crossed. The Jack of Plate. Half-Marred Jack himself. A man who may be more than a monster. Survival isnât just unsure. Itâs highly unlikely. imPerfect Fae is the third book in The imPerfect Cathar series, a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery following a trio of immortal heretics in the south of France. Contains strong language and violence. WINNER - BEST SERIES 2023 - SUPERNATURAL THRILLER CATEGORY - AUDIOBOOK REVIEWER AWARDS |
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The problem with ancient promises? There's always a price to pay. Iâm exhausted. Done in. Needing a stiff drink and about a weekâs sleep. But thatâs not going to happen. Because Franc is dying, struck by a curse placed on him by the Sistren Of Bordeaux, one of the most powerful groups of Talented in France. And because of our deal, itâs on me to find out what the hell is going on, and how Franc has offended the Sistren. Apart from by simply existing, of course. Except a simple trip to Bordeaux turns into a living nightmare as the past comes back to not just haunt me but to kick me square in the nuts, and I'm sent to the one place no Talented ever wants to go. Where those with magic either vanish or get ruined, left as nothing but empty husks. This time, it might not be the world at risk. It might be my very soul. imPerfect Curse is the second book in The imPerfect Cathar series, a darkly funny supernatural suspense mystery following a trio of immortal heretics in the south-west of France. Contains strong language and violence. WINNER - BEST SERIES 2023 - SUPERNATURAL THRILLER CATEGORY - AUDIOBOOK REVIEWER AWARDS |
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An imPerfect Samhain by C.N. Rowan The walls between the worlds are thin. The nights draw in. And monsters walk abroadâŠOctober 30th, 1958. Franceâs papers are haunted by the spectre of the Algerian War of Independence. But that still doesnât explain why theyâre silent about a childâs skeleton, washed up on a French beach. No stories, no breaking news. Nothing but a set of police photos, delivered anonymously to my hands. And bite marks on the skeleton, too big for any human to have made.So my best friend, Aicha, and I head to the city of Nice to investigate. But what we find is more missing children, and an emerging pattern. One that raises some terrifying questions. Who would abduct and sacrifice children? Why isnât the news getting out? What would demand such a sacrifice? And what terrors might it offer as payment in return?We need to find out fast to save the children, if they can be saved. And maybe save the whole of France at the same time.An imPerfect Samhain is a standalone novella in the best-selling âimPerfect Catharâ series. You can expect dark humour, strong language and explicit violence. |
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The Limit of the Lonely Man by Becky James Evyn is running out of time. A princess could have a solutionâor be her downfall. Newly made Rangers, Thorrn and Aubin race to find the cause of Evyn's strange illness, seeking out Princess Sabatha of Rush. Aubinâs self-doubt threatens the outcomes of the mission while King Gough is making political moves, hoping that Evyn continues her betrothal to Prince Gerlay of Dinahe rather than choosing anyone else. But destiny weaves around them, drawing the multiverses and their hearts together. What is Evynâs calling as the Spirit Shaper, and what does it mean to be the Lonely Man? The third book in the thrilling King's Swordsman series, perfect for fans of sword and sorcery portal and multiverse fantasy. |
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The Bind of Blood and Bonds by Becky James âSpecial Forces is harsh. It could be a lot harsher.â Treason takes many forms. Once trust is broken, it is hard to reforge. Thorrn discovers this all too clearly, much to his detriment. But someone wants Thorrn dead, and they donât care how many lives they ruin in the process. Meanwhile, there is a spate of murders targeting Oberrotian officials, and Thorrnâs contingent is sent to investigate. Back to being the lowest of the low, Thorrn struggles to trust again â especially when he finds two of the most powerful mages in the world working together, and one of them is the woman he loves. |
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A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell (Or, An Account of Catastrophe by Stoudemire McCloud, Demon) by Luke Tarzian BRIEFLY, A WORD ABOUT ORDER Order is the focal point around which existence revolves. Without order there is only chaos. And in the halls of Damnation (pronounced Dam-NAWT-ion, thank you kindly) the first sign of impending chaos is a cup of tea made without the water having first been well and properly boiled in a kettle. Why is this relevant, O nameless narrator, you ask? Who cares about the preparatory order of tea in the fires of Hell? Lucifer, dear reader. After all, how does one expect to properly greet the newcomers to Hell without having first had a hot cup of tea to bulwark the cold? Behold the Morning Star, frantic on the annual Morning of Souls, the arrival of Damnation's newest recruits. Someone has misplaced the kettle. |
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Can a path of blood lead to redemption? Is redemption enough to amend a wayward world? Morality and reality have shifted from their natural axis. Technology and ideology derive from the remnants of a world long dead and segregated by the monsters that now rule the seas. Crow, a young ranch hand, is swept into an odyssey of redemption and revenge as he strives to hold back the ravages of fate and the urges born of a curse shared with his new mentor. Callus, an exile struggling to find redemption whilst keeping his vampiric curse from tainting his new ward, pursues his prey across the sea. The new world they discover reveals a tyrannical society fixated on their councilâs ascension to godhood. |
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Theyâre supposed to be together. The magic says they should be. So why is she trying so hard to get away from him? Every single one of us is fated to be with someone else. Thatâs how the magic works in Atlantis. It chooses your soul mate at birth. And while I want Matt to be mine, heâs fated to Sarahâto her dismay. One oneâs ever tried to break their mating bondâŠuntil now. And itâs not that easy. In fact, I think itâs making him sick. But can I convince him to let Sarah go before her attempts to break away ruin him forever? |
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The Vampire's Mark by Rowena Aiello Someone crouched on the ground. They clung to somethingâa forearm, he realized. Scott went cold and shivered. âDad?â The crouching figure turned and Mariaâs shining eyes locked with his. Her mouth was covered in something dark that matched something on his fatherâs arm. For a second, Scott froze, watching her like she was a wild animal twice his size. Maria stood up, her arms at her sides and her fingers splayed. A bolt of fear shot through his stomach until his bladder threatened to burst. He dropped the food. It landed with a weighty, crinkling thump that startled them both to life. âScotty,â she whispered, in the same slippery voice that had prickled the hairs on his neck. Dry mouthed, Scott dashed for his bike. In the sleepy town of Northam, Massachusetts, not everyone is who they seem to be. Isolated by what he knows, Scott must stop Maria from draining his father's blood before she kills him, or worse: turns his father into a vampire, too. |
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My Name is Magic by Xan van Rooyen Taika Turunen has no magic. Despite coming from a long line of powerful Finnish mages, and their name literally meaning magic, Taika canât perform the simplest of spells. Forced to attend MyrskyjĂ€rvi International School for the Magically Gifted on account of their mom being principal, Taika has a hard time fitting in. Sometimes, they wonder if not having magic has something to do with the fact theyâre neither a girl nor a boy and if theyâre fated to be Taika the Talentless forever. Life goes from bad to worse when Taika sees a liekkiö and recognizes the spirit's voice begging for help as that of their former BFF and major crush, Natalie Khumalo, whose recent absence from class hadnât gone unnoticed. When more students go missing, Taika must take the lead in a race against time to save friends old and new before a powerful group of chaos mages can unleash the legendary Sampo, an artifact capable of either renewing the worldâs waning magic or destroying everything Taika holds dear. To rescue Natalie, Taika will have to journey to the liminal space between worlds where theyâll be forced to battle mythical monsters and their own flagging self-esteem. In doing so, Taika might just discover that magicâand loveâcomes in many different forms. For fans of witchcraft and wizardry looking for a new, inclusive story, My Name Is Magic, is a story about finding strength from within and potential where you least expected it. |
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In the Lab of Love by Melissa Bobe Genevieve loves her life as a witch in Dela City, even if the local witch authorities are a bit of a drag (and Genevieve should know, as her big sister is one such authority). But when the city at large catches word of a scientist who has supposedly invented a cure for all things love and romance, Genevieve is intrigued. Is Dr. Alta Anoma for real? Or is she just another witch trying to capitalize off of a basic love potion? Always a bit too curious for her own good, Genevieve decides to investigate. What she discovers makes her question everything she knows about the politics of magic in her beloved home city. Meanwhile, Dr. Anoma's work continues to garner attention, and the Dela City witch authorities are not about to take the threat of exposure lying down⊠|
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Hot Button Issue: A Roller Derby Witches Romance by Catrina Bell After a surprising, new law passes restricting reproductive rights, a roller derby witch and the shifter she has a crush on must work together to plan a last minute protest. ~~~~ Good Blanca is a high-profile lawyer with a brilliant legal mind. She's everything her parents hoped she would be - impressive and successful. Bad Blanca is a beautiful mess. She dresses in fishnet tights, flirts with sexy werewolves, and just made the Hel Stars roller derby team. Oh, and sheâs secretly a witch. Thorin is her opposite in every way. The happy-go-lucky flirt struggles with supernatural aggression he canât quite control. His attraction to Blanca makes things even more complicated. When Blancaâs powerful client, a state senator, proposes new legislation restricting reproductive rights, the line separating the good and bad in her life becomes blurry. Derby is chaos, and soon everything goes off the rails. How far will she go to defend her values and the people she loves? ~~~~ This steamy, cozy, paranormal romance has a strong pro-choice (bodily autonomy) theme. Please be aware and read accordingly. |
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Merchant Magician by John Champaign Exiled from his family of traders in mystical goods and services on his 23rd birthday, the merchant magician must make his way in the world: meeting mermaids in San Francisco, Midwestern leprechauns, Icelandic dwarves and the girl of his dreams, who happens to be a cultist devoted to the rise of the great old ones who will consume the world in ash and fire when they awaken. Blending real-world negotiation theory with a coming of age story in an urban fantasy setting, this book will appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman. |
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Far From Normal by Karen Eisenbray and LeeAnn McLennan The band St. Rage is on tour from Seattle, and they bump into the supernormal Brighthall family in Portland, just when the city is being overrun by monsters. Eisenbrey's Rage Brigade books smash into McLennan's Supernormal Legacy trilogy just in time to save the day. Truth. Justice. Rock'n'roll. And lots of superheroes! |
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Dante Alighieri, amateur grifter and recent college graduate, has no plans for the Summer after his senior year, except to finally have sometime off and relax. After several months in New York City, he strikes up a deal with Virgilio âVirgilâ Eco Olivares, carefree and semi-well known writer on a visa always almost expiring : a two-week trip to Italy together to find their old bodies to beat those reincarnation blues. A journey that was meant to be about reconnecting with past lives and recovering what was lost in ancient times suddenly turns to peril. With danger at every corner and turbulent emotions running high, relaxation is quickly thrown out the window. In this satirical work of verse-novel, the trip of a lifetime leads to daunting revelations about Italian-American culture and the Western canonâs perspective of literature, fraught with raising important questions about cultural collectivism and the complicated intersection between race, sexuality, disability, age, and gender identity under Capitalism. While in transit, the important personal questions revolving around both Dante and Virgilâs present lives still persistâ a truth that neither is ready to confront: What does it mean to love someone too late? What does it mean to be you when you donât live in your own body anymore? |
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The Prism Effect (Skylight, #1) by J. Wint Just beyond Earthâs atmosphere, orbiting like a shining beacon of hope, is the celebrated Skylight University and only the brightest students are accepted into its hallowed halls. Not surprisingly, Jet Stroud can hardly believe it when he receives his acceptance letter. Afterall, who would want a kid with glowing eyes and a deadly disease called âThe Youthful Deathâ on their campus? Thanks to his rare condition known as ephebus mortem, Jet has always been avoided and feared because of his eyes. When he learns the legend claims he will die before his twenty-fourth birthday, his excitement at being accepted into Skylight University is suddenly crushed. Determined to find answers, Jet quickly picks himself up. Accompanied by another kid from his hometown, a loner named Cutter Jade, they seek out the other three students with ephebus mortem. Despite their differences, the small group develops a shaky friendship and begins a quest to find a cure. But not all is as it seems at Skylight University. Mysterious shadows lurk in the hallways and bizarre visions of serpents and prisms haunt Jetâs dreams. While reading the obituary of a former student with ephebus mortem, Jet discovers several clues hidden in a trilogy of old paintings. As the group follows the breadcrumbs left behind by this former student, their quest takes an unexpected and deadly turn. The pace to find clues quickens when strange voices, ghostly apparitions and bizarre events threaten to splinter the small group apart. With the semester roaring to a close, and tensions running high, Jet fears they may not survive long enough to crack the code. Could the clues hidden in the paintings hold the cure to the strangest disease ever known to the human race? Can Jet and the others unravel the mysteries of ephebus mortem in time? In the end, Jet discovers something so profound that it will change his life forever. |
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Epivision: Volume 1 by Matthew Thompson Bright Olsson saved his young brother from drowning in 1964. He could not, however, save himself from the icy waters of Lake Runn, Sweden. But his life, as it would turn out, continues within a technologically advanced world, 3 billion light years from Earth. For his selfless act, he becomes an Epi-Guardian, gifted with the ability to see the future perils of others and be their saviour. Except for a life-altering accident, his future visions are severely hampered, and he fails to protect the love of his life. To save himself from self-destruction and to start over, Bright exploits his guardianship by illegally blessing clients in need of protection. It takes him to Sector HK-909, a replica of Earthâs Hong Kong, to work for a man known as Hawker. Kaye Riley, an agent for the Investigation of Criminality on Angelo, will go above and beyond to arrest an Epi-Guardian after what happened to her best friend. Partnered with agent Katsuhiro Miike, a man labelled a snitch and potentially a hindrance to her unorthodox methods, she arrives in HK-909 on a crusade to bring Olsson to justice. Her career and personal vendetta rest on the assignment, though she never expected how life-changing it would be. |
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Splinter: A Diverse Sleepy Hollow Retelling by Jasper Hyde This Is The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Reborn⊠In a small town hidden behind the hills of New York, things are far from ordinary. As Sleepy Hollowâs youngest Medical Examiner, the pressure intensifies for Dr. Drusilla Van Tassel when the headless bodies of her sister Katrinaâs friends start surfacing. Meanwhile, Drusillaâs ex-lover Ichabod Crane returns to town, dredging up feelings better left buried. Things take a turn for the worst when Drusilla comes face-to-face with the Headless Horseman, who is back to settle old scores â and she and her sister are the perfect targets. Drusilla can repel the horseman with an unknown power, but her sister isnât so lucky, and she goes missing. However, when Drusilla discovers Ichabod is a monster hunter, she has no other choice but to turn to him for help. Even if that means working with a man she feels an inexplicable attraction to. Will they find Katrina and banish the headless horseman once and for all? |
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Grave Vengeance by Mitch Larkins Allyce thought when the most popular kids in school asked her to be their friend, she was finally going to come into their own. And then they murdered her. Now, ten years later on the anniversary of her death, Allyce has pulled herself from the grave for a long-awaited reunion with her so-called friends. |
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Prophecy Trilogy: New Moon (Prophecy Series Book 1) by Liz Bullard Step into a captivating realm of destiny and redemption in 'New Moon.' Join Eli, a Zodian warrior haunted by the aftermath of a devastating battle, and Talia, a water warrioress struggling to mend her shattered marriage. As they navigate a world of elemental magic and treacherous challenges, Eli is tasked with finding the Chosen One, Tabatha. Will she be the cure to his darkness and the savior in this land of fighters, or will she turn away from destiny and fail to reach her full potential? |
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The Eternal Shadow by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou South African born, debut author brings a threat-and-danger, hidden-world fantasy with touches of Suzanne Collins which fans of VE Schwab or Sarah J Maas will love. After returning to her realm, Cassia continues to use the magic sheâd discovered in Selene. Little did she know, that wasnât allowed and because of it, sheâs abducted by the king. Luckily, Prince Lochlan is still living in the castle pretending to be under the kingâs command. After Lochlan frees Cassia, they all need to flee Selene to escape the king and find allies elsewhere. But in this new realm, all the inhabitants are afraid of the dark where a shadow is lurking, feeding upon them. With nowhere else to go, they have to choose, either they face the king or this eternal shadow. |
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Gobbelino London & a Collision of Catastrophes by Kim M Watt âAy up, Mogs. Bringer of mad tidings. What is it this time?â âEnd of the world,â I said. âCanât get much madder than that.â We hadn't planned a return to Leeds. Not yet, anyway. It was all a bit dicey, what with half the Folk in the city wanting us dead, and apparently having no reservations about making it happen. But our friend Gerry is missing, and we've got to find him. Never mind the fact that anyone who can take out a troll is operating way above our pay grade. It's not like anyone pays us anyway, so what've we got to lose? It doesnât take long to discover a missing troll is the least of our worries. Leeds has blown straight past dicey and into end times. The necromancers are back and as power-sotted as ever, and this time it's not just a few cats they want dead. It's everyone. So if we want any chance of life as we know it to continue, we need to stop them as well as save Gerry. Easy, right? We only have to get past Callum's dodgy family, my dodgy past, hopped-up magic-workers, feral weres, shady magicians, and the ever-present, ever-treacherous Watch. Oh, and did I mention the sorcerer's still giving me out of body experiences? Yeah. Good times. At least it can't get much worse. Can it âŠ? This is the seventh and final book in the Gobbelino London, PI urban fantasy series, centred around the adventures of a mercenary feline PI and his human sidekick. It contains snarky cats and other gods, many bad jokes and terrible puns, plus a large serving of mythological and real creatures behaving badly. It will appeal to anyone who likes their fantasy funny, modern, and filled with friendship rather than romance - and also to those who suspect their cat may be living a great and secret life when they're not looking. A Collision of Catastrophes contains some violence, particularly involving over-enthusiastic senior citizens and enraged cats, but none of it is graphic. It contains no sex and only mild language. It does, however, contain blasphemy. |
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The Girl on the Red Pillow by Angelika Rust An average abusive childhood, a tendency towards depression. Annaleeâs life could be normal. If only she could get rid of the dwarf. Annalee doesnât mind what people call her. After all, a nameâs just a name. What she does mind, though, is the dwarf trying to wall her in. Struggling between reality and hallucination, a black cat and a talking skeleton her only companions along the way, Annalee fights for her sanity, and a way out. |
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Wellington. The wind city. New Zealandâs home of art and culture, but darker forces, forgotten forces, are starting to reappear. Aotearoaâs displaced iwi atua â the patupaiarehe, taniwha, and ponaturi of legend â have decided to make Wellington their home, and while some have come looking for love, others have arrived in search of blood. A war is coming, and few can stand in their way. Saint (lovably fearless, temporarily destitute, currently unable to find a shirt) may be our only hope. Tony, suddenly unemployed and potentially a taniwha herself, has little choice but to accept the role her bloodline dictates. And Hinewai, who fell with the rain? If she canât find her one true love, thereâs a good chance that none will live to see the morning. Wellington will never be the same again. |
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The Hollow Boys: The Dream Rider Saga, Book 1 by Douglas Smith THE DREAM RIDER SAGA, BOOK 1 Winner of the 2023 Aurora Award for Best YA Novel Winner of the 2023 juried IAP Award for Best YA Novel Vanishing street kids. An ancient evil. The end of the world. Our only hope? A hero who can't leave home. At seventeen, Will Dreycott is a superheroâŠin his dreams. And in yours. Eight years ago, Will's parents, shady dealers in ancient artifacts, disappeared on a jungle expedition. Will, the sole survivor, returned home with no memory of what happened, bringing a giftâŠand a curse. The gift? Will can walk in our dreams. At night in Dream, Will hunts for criminalsâand his parents. During the day, his Dream Rider comic, about a superhero no one knows is real, has made Will rich. The curse? Severe agoraphobia. Will can't go outside. So he makes his home a skyscraper with everything he needs in lifeâeverything but the freedom to walk the streets of his city. Case, an orphan Will's age, survives on those streets with her younger brother, Fader. Survives because she too has a gift. She hears voices warning her of danger. And Fader? Well, he fades. When street kids start vanishing, the Dream Rider joins the hunt. Will's search becomes personal when Case breaks into his tower to escape her own abduction. Fader isn't so lucky. As Will and Case search for Fader and the missing kids, an unlikely romance grows between the boy with everything and the girl with nothing except the freedom Will longs for. But as they push deeper into the mystery, they confront an ancient power feeding on these forgotten kids to restore itself. And once restored, no one in the world will be safe. To defeat this creature, Will must do the impossible. Go outside. Indiana Jones meets Teen Titans in The Dream Rider Saga, a fast-paced urban fantasy trilogy from "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction" (Library Journal). "Editor's Pick: This arresting series kickoff grips from the start as it introduces its inventive milieu, its flawed but fantastically powered hero, its playful worldbuilding, and a host of tantalizing mysteries. ⊠Thatâs just the start of Smithâs vigorously imaginative scenario. ⊠Takeaway: Thrilling YA fantasy." âBookLife "Smith has created a dramatic, vivid fantasy world ⊠The Hollow Boys is an assured, confident novel with strong world-building, sharp dialogue and the perfect balance between action and emotional growth for its main characters. ⊠In short, this is a must-read story for YA fantasy fans." âBlueink Review (â Starred review) "The Hollow Boys is inventive, engaging, and boundless fun" âThe Ottawa Review of Books |
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Touch of Faete by Ligia de Wit Curiosity kills little seers who get too close to bradaĂs, the eternal foe of the fae. All Ryanne Kelly dreams of is a normal dating life, which is impossible when her fae gift of foresight tells her exactly how badly each romance will end. Just when Ryanne decides to give up on dating, she meets a mysterious stranger who doesnât activate her seer gifts. Titus Doyle has adjusted to modern living despite the fact that he is an immortal bradaĂ who yearns for the good ole times. He and his band of mercenaries use the internet to find new clients to quench his thirst for gold. His lust to kill fae, however, is much harder to satisfy. When Titus meets Ryanne, he recognizes her as a seer and knows what she is worth. As their two lives collide, the primeval battle between fae and bradaĂs reignites. Ryanneâs human side sees more in Titus than the killing machine the fae claim him to be. Meanwhile, Titus must fight his primal urges as his feelings for Ryanne grow. When an ancient queen of the fae gives Ryanne a special mission, Ryanneâs success holds the fate of all fae, and maybe bradaĂs too, in her hands. If she fails, not only will she lose her touch of fae, but the land she loves will be obliterated, and so will the fae. |
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Valkyrie Cursed by Rosie Wylor-Owen Rowan McQuaid should be dead. Valkyries donât survive vampire bites. But after releasing a tomb full of rabid vampires, Rowan is still breathing. Her survival means one thing: somehow, she is immune. When witches are slaughtered in their homes, Rowan discovers the vampires are hell-bent on killing the descendants of those who imprisoned them. And every drop of blood spilled is on her hands. Forced to team up with the mysterious vampire Nate Hallewell, Rowan must find and stop the rogue vampires before they kill every witch in south east England. |
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Wild Spirit: The Curse of Win Adler by Victoria Wren Struck down with a mystery illness, sixteen-year-old Win Adler's life in Boston is shattered. Once a high achieving student, Win's illness forces her to become withdrawn, losing many friends along the way. When doctors canât find a cure, her fatherâs last hope of recovery is to take her home to Hickory House, her motherâs ancestral home in the woods in the old colonial town of Cedar Wood. A fresh start in a new town, a new school where no one knows her past, plus a cute neighbor across the woods...life should get better, right? Living with her Grandpa and older sister in a quaint town should be ideal, but Win soon discovers she lives at the heart of an old town ghost story, a tale of witchcraft and tragedy. And Win learns that her family is unusual, and have some rather interesting secrets. Someone is watching the house, a mysterious hunter, someone who knows her familyâs dark secrets, and as Win starts to change in more ways than one, she must uncover the truth about this man, and what he wants from her. She is getting stronger and faster as she learns more about her familyâs strange curse. All Win wants to do is settle into her new life, but on the night of Luke Fraser's bonfire, the party quickly gets out of control, and Win must use her new talents to help her friends and get them to safety. She must unearth the secrets of her past to survive the fight of her life before she runs out of time. The Curse of Win Adler is the first book in the exciting, paranormal fantasy series 'Wild Spirit'. This is a story for young adults, teens, but anyone who loves paranormal romance fiction, with some action and adventure and mystery will love this fast-paced, dynamic read! If you love contemporary shifter fantasy with magic, curses, and romance then you might love this book! |
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Stop me if youâve heard this one: A werewolf walks into an art gallery⊠Raine is happy running her small art gallery and frame shop, and flirting with the handsomest customers. She doesnât want anything permanent, let alone a relationship that comes with built-in issues before it even starts. But when Thorstein walks into her gallery, looking like a giant blond Viking and acting like heâs afraid heâll break something, she finds herself wanting to put him at ease. Except Thorsteinâs life is not his own, because heâs not only a werewolf, heâs a berserker, and his father has kept him on a magical leash, used him as an enforcer, for nearly a century. To escape his fatherâs control and take back his life, Thorstein and Raine will have to ask the one person Thorstein has been unable to face for decades, a man he nearly killed under their fatherâs direction, and who has every reason to hate him: his younger brother Magne. And if Magne wonât help, then there may be no future for Thorstein and Raine. And even if he will, it could be too late. |
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Her family was murdered. His has disowned him. Can they make a new life together? Suâs vampire lover survived having a demon trapped in his head, at the expense of their relationship. Now sheâs left to continue investigating her parentsâ murderâand her little sisterâs disappearanceâwithout his help. Fortunately, Suâs sexy werewolf neighbor is there to fill in. But Magne has his own problems. His witchy girlfriend has dumped him, and his family is ready to cut him loose, too, unless he starts doing what they want. But that would mean betraying everything he believes is good and right. Can one fox shifter who still hasnât regained her memories, and one werewolf who has memories heâd rather forget, join forces to find Suâs sister and create a new life for all of them? |
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Brother of Demons by Nico Silver The voice in Evgenyâs head should have been silenced, but itâs not. Instead, itâs getting stronger⊠A demon born of the slaughter of innocents lies imprisoned inside Evgenyâs mind. Itâs supposed to be quiet, dissolved back into the ghost-memories of which it was made, but lately those ghosts are stirring, causing nightmares. And worse, the demon is reconstructing itself. The year-round carnival on Wonder Island seems an unlikely source of help, but it hides a community of non-humans and magical beings, some strangerâand more dangerousâthan Evgeny or his demon. The island also hides a building far older than it should be, a building that houses secrets known to only a few. A building that can contain Evgeny safely while he battles the demon in his head. If he canât subdue the evil presence by absorbing the horrors itâs made of, Evgeny will lose more than his mind; heâll also lose his body and everyone he cares for. And even if he can defeat the demon, he will not emerge unscathed⊠|
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Heir of Witches by Nico Silver What if the secret to her best friendâs happiness is the source of her own worst fear? Su made the ultimate sacrifice to save her lover from a fate worse than death: she allowed her witch friend Alex to bind her fox-self as a familiar, tying their powers together, with Alex holding the leash. Alex is willing to reverse the binding, but she doesnât know how, and neither do the other witches she knows, so theyâll have to travel overseas in search of the one person who might have the answer: the legendary, and possibly entirely mythical, Witch of the Hexenwald. But Alex has her own motive in seeking the witch, who just happens to be her ancestor: she wants to learn, to become the strongest witch she can be. But doing so could put her firmly on the side of keeping Su bound. Because foxes make excellent witchesâ familiars, and hexenfuchs like Su make the best familiars of all⊠|
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Theyâre trying to stop an abomination, but the solution might be worse than the problem⊠After saving half the other community from a vampire cabal that wanted to experiment on them, Su and Evgeny really deserve their happily ever after. Unfortunately, some of the very people they rescuedâa group of witches that includes Suâs ex-loverâsee Evgeny as an abomination for his mix of witch and vampire heritage. They unleash an ancient evil on him, intending to use it as a weapon against him. Instead, the evil gains sentience and becomes a sort of demon, and it has its own motive: to take over Evgenyâs body by taking over his mind. Su will have to convince her ex-lover to help her new lover, but it could mean that Su will lose her own freedom in trying to save Evgenyâs, because to be strong enough to face the demon, sheâll have to join her power to Alexâs. And the process may be irreversible⊠|
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Daughter of Foxes by Nico Silver Sheâs one of those things that goes bump in the night; if only she knew what kind of thing that was⊠When Su met Evgeny, he was a newborn vampire fleeing a mad scientist maker, and she was something not entirely human with no memory of her past. Theyâre happy spending their days trying to figure out where each of them came from, and how they best fit together in bed, when Evgeny vanishes, stolen by a vampire cabal that wants to use his rare ability to metabolize witch blood to make themselves invincible. Rescuing her new lover from a secret research facility seems to be an impossible task, but Su might just be an impossible creature, and if she fails, Evgenyâs best case scenario is to become a mindless blood filter. The worst case scenario is unthinkable⊠|
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The Fayeâs Protector by Sarah Beth Keepers of Light Book 3 Everything that Abby and Wesley have been fighting for has led to this. Are they ready to end the war for good? Or will the price be too high to pay? January in the Scottish Highlands would be the ideal vacation spot for a werewolf but Abby and Wesley are far from being on a vacation. News of Lord Harykâs death spread faster than anyone was expecting and sides have been drawn clearly in blood. Abby, Wesley, and Soryn find themselves in Europe while the rest of the pack is still in New York City. Divided, they must determine who are allies and who is plotting to end the Faye â and Abby â for good. After receiving an anonymous tip, Abby finds herself traveling to Paris â alone. Far from Wesley and from anyone she can truly trust, her confidence in herself is put to the test like never before. The vampires will stop at nothing to see the end of the Faye and bring their own reign down on the humans. Theyâve hidden in the shadows long enough. When everything seems impossible and Abby feels like sheâs drowning in a vast ocean of blood all alone, the Lady of the Glade pays her a visit. But unlike in the past, the Faye doesnât bring good news. Abbyâs magic is disappearing, along with every Fayeâs, and unless Abby can stop the fighting and bring peace once again, it wonât ever come back. Can Abby and Wesley find a way to win the war and bring peace back to the Faye or will her fatherâs sacrifice have been for nothing? From the streets of New York City, to Paris, and the Highlands in Scotland, alliances and bonds will be tested in the final installment of the Keepers of Light trilogy. |
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The Fayeâs Secret by Sarah Beth While following a ghost from her dreams into a small mountain town Abby finds more than she ever expected to. Her soulmate was only the tip of the iceberg. BOOK ONE in the Keepers of Light trilogy Abigail Reed can see ghosts. It all started on her eighteenth birthday and now one ghost, in particular, wonât leave her alone. To appease the spirit, and her curiosity, Abby follows it to the small mountain town of Buern. There, she finds far more than she bargained for. Sheâs half-Faye and her kind are being murdered for their magic. Can Abby help stop the killings before she becomes the next victim? Wesley OâBryne has lived his entire life up in the mountains of the Wenatchee National Forest, with his adopted father and pack. For a werewolf, his life has been normal. Until a strange girl wanders into town, smelling like magic. Together, Abby and Wesley discover that the strange attraction they have for one another is powerful. But is it powerful enough to stop an evil witch and save everyone? |
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Into Infernal Paradise by Michelle Toro Where Ember Slade goes, destruction follows. For years sheâs isolated in Dallas, never allowing herself to get close to anyone, doing whatever it takes to avoid causing harm again. Until sheâs stolen away to the hidden Magick Realm, where she learns that she is the last alloy of their world, that her accidents are due to her untapped abilities, and that she was actually born in the island kingdom of Nysa. In exchange for her allegiance to Nysa, sheâll have the opportunity to learn control over her powers. Desperate for answers about her past, to finally live a life free of death and pain, Ember takes the deal. But the Nysan queen craves death. And she wants Ember to be her weapon. When Ember learns of the queenâs plans to wage a war with another magical kingdomâstarting with the sacrifice of her own daughterâEmber can no longer simply learn her powers and then return home. As she struggles to hone her abilities, Ember must escape war and save the princessâŠall while vowing to do no harm to anyone else. |
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Every witch has her Way. Milla is a witch who wants to hide. Grieving the loss of her mentor, she retreats to St. Augustine where her only goals are to run her antique store and tend her demesne into obscurity. But C.R.O.W. has other plans for the formerly wicked witch. As if being saddled with a new apprentice and trying to get rid of the Aural Insurance Adjuster sent to observe her isnât enough to deal with, a pack of multi-level marketing huns sets their sights on Milla, intent on burning her store to the ground. When a threat to the demesne, and the witches and mortals under Millaâs care, raises its ugly head it is up to her to decide: Is living out her days as a nothing witch in a nowhere demesne what she truly wants, or is the formerly wicked witch ready to rejoin the witchy world of C.R.O.W.? |
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How To Sell Your Blood and Fall In Love by D.N. Bryn No romantic story has ever lived up to Dr. Clementine Hugheâs reality but at least he has his steamy two-million-word fanfic and a prestigious research position at Vitalis-Barron Pharmaceuticals, where their benefits are superb and their experimentation on vampires highly unethical. When a mysterious accident turns Clementine into a vampire, discovery would demote him to lab rat and his growing thirst for his coworkerâs veins forces him to the streets to hunt. Justin Yu is usually the one attacking villains in alleys, not the other way around. After the tragedy he brought upon his local vampiric community in his youth, heâs struggled tirelessly to keep their vampires safe. So when a panicking Clementine botches a bite attempt, Justin takes pityâand advantageâand offers the vampire a trade: his blood in exchange for an exorbitant fee. In desperation, Clementine accepts. Justinâs blood is bland and unappealing, but the more Clementine learns to appreciate the manâs sharp humor and persistent compassion, the more he acquires a taste for Justin. Justin is determined not to let Clementineâs good looks and thoughtful intellect distract him as hunters from Vitalis-Barron close in on Justinâs neighborhood, and it turns out someone there knows Clementineâs vampiric secret⊠|