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The Refuge by John A. Heldt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of THE LANE BETRAYAL, THE FAIR, and SEA SPRAY comes the fourth novel in the Time Box saga.Months after stealing two time machines, the Lanes, a modern family of seven, make a stand against the unhinged software mogul who wants them back. They travel to 1941 Oahu to eliminate the billionaire's mercenary, an assassin who has chased them through time...Categorized as:
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Echo Moon by Laura Spinella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA past life, a past war, and a past love. Peter St John can’t foresee a future until he confronts his past sins.When photojournalist Peter St John returns home after a two-year absence, the life he’s been running from catches up. For years his mother’s presence, coupled with Pete’s own psychic gift, has triggered visits to 1917...Categorized as:
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Better Witch Next Time by Stephanie Damore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWould you travel to the past to right a wrong?Solve a cold case?Catch a killer? Meet one of the five witches who will. Vee Harper is the job. She lives for jumping back in time and solving cold cases for the Agency of Paranormal Peculiarities. It's the present day that trips her up. So when a missing persons case comes in, throwing her back to 1958 New York City, Vee sets off to solve it... -
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Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsWhen the exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the old French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique called “La Celeste Praline” directly across the square from the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock. It is the beginning of Lent: the traditional season of self-denial. The priest says she’ll be out of business by Easter...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy]()
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...Categorized as:
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Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was just a character in a bedtime story...Until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis summons her to a reading of the woman's will. Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a sizable estate-if she can discover the secret hidden in a treasure trove of letters in Dimity's English country cottage... -
![Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart]()
Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde]()
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... -
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Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAs a boy, writer Jay Mackintosh spent three golden summers in the ramshackle home of "Jackapple Joe" Cox. A lonely child, he found solace in Old Joe's simple wisdom and folk charms. The magic was lost, however, when Joe disappeared without warning one fall. Years later, Jay's life is stalled with regret and ennui...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle]()
A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed. The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max, until she learned a startling truth that left her wounded and angry... -
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![Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause]()
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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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 Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsA classic masterwork of spiritual tension and realization from Paulo Coelho, this powerful story of one man’s battle with self-doubt and fear is now available in a beautiful new package from HarperOne...Categorized as:
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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... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Sabine's Notebook by Nick Bantock
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsGriffin Foolish man. You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened. You do not dismiss a muse at a whim. If you will not join me--then I will come to you. Sabine Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover that Griffin had created to soothe his loneliness. But she threatens to become embodied--to appear on his doorstep, in fact. So he runs...Categorized as:
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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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Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsWith three million copies in print, the "Griffin & Sabine Trilogy has captivated readers worldwid with the saga of two unlikely lovers and the conspiratorial thrill of reading their private correspondence. It has been said that Nick Bantock's innovative fusion of lush illustration, creative storytelling, and pioneering paper technology created a new genre of fiction...Categorized as:
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