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  • Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

    Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    As Prime magic users, Catalina Baylor and her sisters have extraordinary powers—powers their ruthless grandmother would love to control. Catalina can earn her family some protection working as deputy to the Warden of Texas, overseeing breaches of magic law in the state, but that has risks as well...
  • Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 73 ratings
    I could smell her fear, and it satisfied something deep inside me that had been writhing under her cool, superior gaze. I curled my upper lip so she could get a good look at my sharp teeth. I might only weigh thirty or so pounds in my coyote shape, but I was a predator...Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape - but not her loyalty...
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  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes...
  • Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter

    Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Set in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes...
  • When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Toby's getting married!It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favor of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fiancé, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of...happens...
  • The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    For once, it seems like the Kingdom of the Mists has reached a point of, if not perfection, at least relative peace. Queen Arden Windermere is getting settled on her family's throne; no one's going to war with anyone else; it's almost like everything is going to be okay...
  • Deathtrap by Dannika Dark

    Deathtrap by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLERThe explosive third installment in the Crossbreed Series by USA Today Bestselling author Dannika Dark. For Raven Black, hunting criminals is second nature. So is denial. It’s not easy moving forward with one foot stuck in the past...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Politics have never been October “Toby” Daye’s strong suit. When she traveled to the Kingdom of Silences to prevent them from going to war with her home, the Kingdom of the Mists, she wasn’t expecting to return with a cure for elf-shot and a whole new set of political headaches...
  • The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    As a part-time PI and full-time grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister’s hair before she wakes up? But, “How do I trap not one malevolent god, but three?” was never among them. Until now...
  • Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up...
  • Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!Things are not okay.In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, October "Toby" Daye's fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths
  • Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep...
  • Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A typical day in the life of Charley Davidson involves cheating husbands, missing people, errant wives, philandering business owners, and oh yeah...demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, Charley has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead...
  • Family and Honor by K.N. Banet, Kristen Banet

    Family and Honor by K.N. Banet, Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Jacky Leon got away with it. She defended a little human girl, made a few unlikely acquaintances, and survived to tell the tale. Now she’s the only werecat in the supernatural community who can say a small family of werewolves lives in her borders. That isn’t a good thing, though...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Ravenheart by Dannika Dark

    Ravenheart by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    “WE ALL HAVE SECRETS, RAVEN. DARK ONES. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.” Two weeks after joining Keystone, Raven Black is ready to take on the world as a criminal hunter for hire. If only her partner wasn’t a bloodsucking Vampire with a penchant for getting under her skin. Despite her lavish surroundings, Raven misses the freedom of life without rules...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ten years ago, I risked everything on a nameless boy. I came out the other side with a murder conviction, a prison sentence, and a minor case of amnesia.I forgot everything about that boy, and now I'm out on parole, just a nobody witch volunteering at an animal rescue and keeping a low profile...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A twisted killer is making his mark in London, leaving a trail of blood and devastation in his wake. It’s not only humans who are being targeted. Vampires, werewolves and pixies are in mortal danger too.I’ve been called in to help with the investigation but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the murders. Someone is playing a very sick game - and it’s up to me to put a stop to it...
  • A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire

    A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Things are looking up.For the first time in what feels like years, October “Toby” Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life—and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and maybe, just maybe, she can let her guard down for a change.Or not...
  • Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before...
  • One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist. To prevent a war between land and sea, Toby must not only find the missing boys, but also prove that the Queen of the Mists was not behind their abduction...
  • The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

    The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Guarding a precocious five-year-old who is half-human, half-god, and 100% destined to save the world is no easy feat.Garrett Swopes was the ultimate skeptic until he met a certain hellion and her husband. They vanished after stopping a catastrophic event and left him, a mere mortal, in charge of protecting their gift to mankind...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  humor  law-enforcement  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...
  • Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Evil comes in all forms… and sometimes it wears a human mask. When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she fears is coming not only for her but also Belle—her best friend and witch familiar...
  • That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire

    That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross.2. A place where bargains can be made.3. See also “places to avoid.”Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when she’s in a pinch—until now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St...
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    crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Midnight Smoke by Helen Harper

    Midnight Smoke by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Supernatural Squad might be small, but we're growing in power. The vampires and werewolves of London are beginning to respect me more and I feel like I know what I'm doing - even if I don't yet understand what I truly am.Unfortunately, there might be a few snags to deal with. I'm trying to avoid Lord Horvath, the black-eyed vampire leader who seems intent on a more intimate relationship...
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

    Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You can only escape your destiny for so long…It’s been more than twenty years since tragedy prompted Luna Valens to walk away from her pack.Scarred by her past, she’s done her best to lead a normal human life. Thanks to a potion that suppresses her magic, nobody around her has a clue that she’s a werewolf...
  • An Echo of Darkness by Kristen Banet

    An Echo of Darkness by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sawyer Matthews is a retired and presumed-dead assassin. Ripped from her life of shadows and secrets, she’s decided to gamble it all and accept a new chapter in her life—one that may lead to a brighter future. With the Amazon far behind them, Sawyer and her team have settled in for what should have been a relaxing time to themselves, in the privacy of their home...
  • Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Washington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Something wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war...
  • Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A shifter with some impulse control issues.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I thought wood sprites weren’t a thing.Apparently, they are. Fun fact: they enjoy eating carrion which was how I discovered the body of a hunter in the woods. The local werewolf pack confirms it’s a bad wolf doing the biting...
  • Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, one of my father’s Elite guards, it’s my job to do as I’m told...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    If anyone appreciates what it means to be dead to the world, it's Ivy Wilde. Barely recovered from her brush with necromancy, Ivy is flung once more into a world of intrigue, adventure and potential death and disaster. It's not her fault - it just so turns out that she's now the only person in the entire world who can communicate with the dead. And they're a chatty bunch with a list of demands...
  • Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Join Alice. Private Investigator of the Supernatural. It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth. Alice hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move...
  • Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you're a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I'm in for a wild ride, despite the back up I've brought along...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

    Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    As the Chicagoland Vampires series continues, Merit and Ethan find themselves in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, where winning may require the ultimate sacrifice... A vampire’s grudges don’t stay dead long... Merit is one of Chicago's most skilled vampire warriors; these days, she doesn't scare easily...
  • Scorched Heart by Helen Harper

    Scorched Heart by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My parents were brutally murdered when I was five years old. Their killer has spent the last twenty five years in prison for his terrible crimes - but I still have unanswered questions. After all, I am the phoenix. When I die, I am reborn in fire and brimstone. It happens again and again and again. I have no idea where my strange ability came from and nobody to ask...
  • Black Widow by Jennifer Estep

    Black Widow by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    There’s nothing worse than a cruel, cunning enemy with time to kill—and my murder to plan.With wicked Fire elemental Mab Monroe long gone, you’d think I could finally catch a break. But someone’s always trying to take me down, either as Gin Blanco or my assassin alter-ago. Now along comes the Spider’s new arch-nemesis, the mysteriously named M. M...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

    Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration.Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden.Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid-of-honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle...
  • Midnight's Emissary by T.A. White

    Midnight's Emissary by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Aileen has a few rules for her life. Do her job and go home safe. Keep the supernatural world away from her human family. Stay off the vampire radar. And, above all, don’t get involved in spook politics...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards

    Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The bayou is burning, the battle is just beginning - and Luce Boudreau is smack in the middle of no-man's land . . . Life as a cop in Canton Town, Mississippi, is never dull - particularly when hiding deep within you is a demon bent on the apocalypse...
  • Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards

    Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hadley Whitaker is a liar, a killer, and a chocoholic, but she’s getting better about the first two. Or maybe she’s just getting better at them. Some days it’s hard for her to tell fact from fiction, but only one truth matters. Goddess willing, she’s going to be the next Potentate of Atlanta...
  • The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Danger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Yvette's Haven by Tina Folsom

    Yvette's Haven by Tina Folsom

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After being kidnapped by a vampire hunter, vampire bodyguard Yvette's first instinct is to kill the bastard. But before she gets the chance, she realizes that he was double-crossed by the witch he was working for and now is in as much danger as she is. To get his brother out of trouble, bounty hunter / vampire slayer Haven has to deliver the young actress Kimberly to a witch...
  • Grave Mistake by Kate Allenton

    Grave Mistake by Kate Allenton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Psychic Ryley St. James has a million problems, but a haunted house isn’t one of them.Until now.When a woman is attacked in a haunted house and sent to the hospital fighting for her life, her powerful fiancé blackmails Ryley into uncovering the deadly secrets hidden on the property.The house reeks of ill warnings and bad tidings. This isn’t what Ryley calls a typical haunting...
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