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The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLeaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life--and death... -
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCarnegie medal-winning supernatural romance from Margaret Mahy.The face in the mirror. From the moment she saw it, Laura Chant knew that something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn’t the first time she’d been forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened...Categorized as:
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The China Garden by Liz Berry
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Clare moves with her mother from London to Ravensmere, an historic English estate, she can't shake the feeling that the residents already know her, especially Mark, a maddeningly attractive biker. Clare also feels compelled to take midnight walks in Ravensmere's abandoned China Garden. Then her mother reveals that their own past is tragically linked to the estate...Categorized as:
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Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEscaping from his North Carolina home after his father murders their family and commits suicide, Trevor McGee returns to confront the past, and finds himself haunted by the same demons that drove his father to insanity... -
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War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAcclaimed by critics and readers on its first publication in 1987, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Emma Bull's War for the Oaks is one of the novels that has defined modern urban fantasy.Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But she's breaking up with her boyfriend, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse... -
Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA thrilling debut story of death, love, destiny, and dangerLenzi hears voices and has visions - gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can't help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense... -
Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMartha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she just doesn't know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco's most luxurious hotel...Categorized as:
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Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsThere is an alternate cover edition here.Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching neck, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realizes the decision has been made for her...Categorized as:
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Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsPolly has two sets of memories...One is normal: school, home, friends. The other, stranger memories begin nine years ago, when she was ten and gate-crashed an odd funeral in the mansion near her grandmother's house. Polly's just beginning to recall the sometimes marvelous, sometimes frightening adventures she embarked on with Tom Lynn after that... -
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsArriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North, has decided to marry. But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers . . -
Firefly Hollow by T.L. Haddix
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook One in the Firefly Hollow Series, Women's Fiction Romances set in Appalachia. In 1960, a tragic death in the family calls young Sarah Browning back from college to her Appalachian homestead. Unable to return to school and finish her degree, she finds herself facing a future that isn't what she'd planned... -
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAt a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, looking for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not. Ann, longing for love, and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself.Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight... -
The Captive by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCan The Secret Circle Survive...Lured into the most popular in-crowd imaginable, Cassie is intoxicated by her newfound strength, a power as addictive as it is perilous.Caught between two members' consuming desires to use the coven's mysterious force, Cassie turns to one of their boyfriends, Adam--and falls captive to her own dangerous love... -
Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Kerry's little brother forgets his stuffed bear at the laundry, Kerry ventures out at 11th p.m. to retrieve it for him. The laundry is deserted and kind of spooky, and while she's there three men burst in, dragging a bound and bloodied young man they insist is a vampire. Kerry helps him escape, only to be caught up in a desperate game between vampire hunters and their prey...Categorized as:
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Heartlight by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeartlight is the story of Bradley’s greatest champion of good, Colin MacLaren, as he carries the banner of Light through the second half of the twentieth century. Ghostbuster, exorcist, student and teacher of the mystic arts, Colin meets Claire Moffat, who becomes his dearest friend, when he rescues her from a cult bent on human sacrifice... -
Blood Pact by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt began with the call no daughter ever wants to get, the call that told private investigator Vicki Nelson her mother had died. Mrs. Nelson's coworker at the Queen's University Life Science Department told Vicki that the cause of death was a heart attack, and that they'd be waiting for her to arrive in Kingston to make the funeral arrangements... -
Goddess of the Night by Lynne Ewing
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsVanessa is being followed. She doesn't know by whom, and she doesn't know what they want. But she knows why.Vanessa has a secret. She can become invisible, but the problem is, she can't control it. And her worst fear is being discovered. Only her best friend, Catty, knows, and Catty is different as well. She can travel back in time -- and take Vanessa with her... -
The Initiation by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCassie is initiated into her hometown's coven of witches but her love for the coven leader's boyfriend could prove deadly... -
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsVivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life...Categorized as:
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Secret Vampire by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe diagnosis for Poppy was death. there was no hope--until James, her best friend and secret love, appeared in the hospital. But this was a James she didn't know. He offered Poppy eternal life. Only he could open the door to the Night World... -
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsZoe is wary when, in the dead of night, the beautiful yet frightening Simon comes to her house. Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts of her dying mother.Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before... -
Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsElena rises from the dead to recreate the powerful vampire trio. Summoned by Elena, Stefan keeps a promise to her and fights the most terrifying evil he's ever faced. Joining the brother he once called enemy, Damon battles this new horror with strength, cunning, and deadly charm...Categorized as:
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The Fury by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA Love Triangle of Unspeakable Horror... Stefan Tormented after losing Elena, he's determined to end the feud with his brother, Damon--whatever the cost.Damon Mocking Stefan and Elena, he laughs in the face of doom.Elena Wild with her craving for blood, she confronts the ultimate evil.The terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them...Categorized as:
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The Struggle by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThis is the terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them: Damon: determined to make Elena his queen of darkness, he'd kill his own brother to possess her.Stefan: desperate for the power to destroy Damon, he succumbs to his thirst for human blood.Elena: irresistibly drawn to both brothers, her choice will decide their fate... -
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The Awakening by L.J. Smith
Rated: 3.37 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsA Love Triangle of Unspeakable Horror...ElenaSearching for the ultimate thrill, she vowed to have Stefan.StefanHaunted by his tragic past, he struggled to resist her passion.DamonDriven by revenge, he hunted the brother who betrayed him.The terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them... -
Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsLibrarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.One of the most-beloved of all Japanese manga titles, Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon has enthralled millions of readers worldwide since its debut in book form in early 1992... -
The Complete Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLestat, Claudia, Louis, Akasha, Armand, and Memnoch. Your favorite night stalkers are back, and bundled together in one terrific boxed set, that collects Anne Rice's four bestselling titles from her beloved Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, and The Tale of the Body Thief. It's a set to stir the blood of all fans of the undead... -
Cardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 1 by Clamp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFrom Clamp comes the thrilling adventures of Sakura, a fourth-grader who accidentally finds an enchanted book called The Clow. The book once contained a set of magical Clow Cards, but they all escaped while the guardian of the book fell asleep... -
The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsI received your Paris card. I waited but you did not returne the 23rd. I waited until the 31st, but you did not return. What happened? Where are you?--SabineSabine's Notebook ended with a disturbing disclosure--Griff and Sabine had somehow eluded each other once again. The Golden Mean beings with an even more disturbing development:I was sure I understood...Categorized as:
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