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The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Mark Salisbury
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestsellerTake a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling’s script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.Officially licensed by Warner Bros...Categorized as:
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A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA new hero will rise...From the ruins of the final battle, a new hero has emerged. A hero who will take The Shade into unchartered territories. Who will usher in a new world order, in which no predator may ever be safe again. And who will experience and learn to love, like no man has ever done before.. -
Vision of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmelia Holiday never thought she’d be a single mother. But when the father of her child disappears without a trace, that’s exactly what she’ll be. Moving to the enchanted village of Keating Hollow was supposed to be her fresh start. Only it appears her past has followed her. Now she has to decide if she can trust again or if she’s destined to make the same mistakes... -
Love of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village full of love, magic, and second chances. Hope “Luna” Scott just wants a new life. After growing up in a round robin of foster homes, she has no family or ties to anyone… until she moves to Keating Hollow and starts to get close to the Townsend sisters... -
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Storm Witch by Alys West
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough not a witch herself, magic had always been part of Jenna’s life, guiding and nurturing her childhood. Her mother, Nina was a member of The Order of Spellworkers and Druids, enforcing the laws of the magical community. But six winter solstices ago Nina was murdered. Six winter solstices ago the other members of The Order died or disappeared... -
Wicked Curse by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnly my power can break the most wicked curse yet.. -
Forty Proof and Dead by Tia Didmon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart human. Part witch. Totally dead.My transition into the Shadow Bone clan has been less than smooth, with my drag queen ex continuing to break protocols. On top of juggling my unusual family dynamic; my bloodthirsty mentor and vampire leader are at odds about my future as a death dealer... -
Reaching Retribution by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorching secrets, descending darkness, and a chance to reach retribution.It seems as if everything Ryanne does results badly for her or those around her. Her last attempt to save someone’s life ended up killing her. Now stuck in limbo with no idea how to get back to her body, Ryanne is in desperate need of some guidance...Categorized as:
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For the Good of All by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsElijah Stone – a man committed to justice; his heart is as hard as his body. Held prisoner for years, he returns home to tie up loose ends only to find a psychedelic witch capturing his attention. When a rescue mission to Central America spins out of control, he’s forced to make a difficult decision. Every action has its own consequences... -
Sealed by Fire by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell is easy to get into but almost impossible to escape. Tara Thompson is an elementalist, given the powers of the earth when her parents were murdered... -
Coven Codex by Taki Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZhanna has a vision, one that will return honor to the Witches and Mercenaries of Russia. Making that hope a reality is more difficult as time goes on, as the young woman battles prejudice from her neighbors and attacks from other Magic users... -
Oltre le catene dell'orgoglio by Amabile Giusti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSopravvissuta allo scontro all’ultimo sangue con il suo nemico mortale, Odyssea si è ormai ambientata nella cittadina nascosta oltre il Bosco di Confine. Dopo anni di peregrinazioni ha finalmente una casa e una famiglia... -
Queen of Legacy by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaving the Soule Coven starts with saving one statue from the academy – but its walls are impenetrable, and Madison is being hunted.After a painful betrayal and a frightening encounter with her pursuers, Madison’s at a dead end... -
Deadhead by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarnie Baranuik has barely had time to enjoy her break from the FBI’s Preternatural Crimes Unit when her favorite hunky vampire hunter comes calling. If Kill-Notch Batten can’t oust an unruly garden invader, maybe Marnie can, but when a wayward woodland sprite takes her for a joyride, it’s more than either of them can handle... -
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Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe occult group Aurora is closing in on the Edgeworths, and they are going to need Altun, the Sorceress of Istanbul, to help them if they are going to stay alive. 'Toughest Deal' is the third book in 'Mercenaries and Magic,' a fast-paced, contemporary fantasy series full of morally gray characters, found family, passionate romance, and dark humor... -
Moon Blest by Jay Lynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnleash this action-packed werewolf shifter romance.“Pack a bag and get out!”Three days before her sixteenth birthday, Ella’s lonely life is twisted into a full disaster. The alpha’s son, Carrel, rejects her the instant he senses their bond. Refusing his mate isn’t enough. Carrel humiliates Ella, threatens her, and then banishes her from the pack... -
Demon Child by Kylie Chan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAustralian bestseller Kylie Chan returns with a new, fast-paced adventure of magic, martial arts, and romanceThis trilogy follows the story of John Chen and Emma Donohoe. They have just found out that Emma has Demon blood and they have suffered the miscarriage of their first child... -
Family Ties (Crossroads Chronicles, # 1) by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a man came into my shop in the Great Marketplace at the Crossroads of the Worlds and tried to kill me, it completely ruined my day. Not only did I have to clean up the blood, but disposing of his body made me late to meet my friends for drinks. A nagging little detail kept bugging me, though. As he died, he said he was hired by my mother’s family—people I hadn’t seen for more than a decade... -
Darkness Rising by E.M. Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings~THE VAMPIRE GIFT 4: DARKNESS RISING~A dark power is rising. It will sweep through the vampire covens and leave none untouched.Those of The Haven face a dire choice:Rebellion, or unity.Resistance, or strength.Shifting alliances threaten everything the Sorens have built. Betrayals lurk in the dark... -
Twisted Together by W.J. May
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwisted Together is the 8th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan has been branded a traitor. Arrested with no idea why, Rae suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of the Privy Council and possibly for good. She’s branded a traitor, just like her father. Forced to trust in someone she doesn’t know, she finds herself more confused than ever... -
Sister of the Moon: Von Siegeln und Knochen by Marah Woolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings„Wir sind, was wir tun.“Vianne hat den Angriff der Dämonen überlebt, aber nun sind sie und ihre Schwestern Gefangene am Hof des Hochkönigs von Kerys. Er will sie zwingen, ihm schwarzmagische Artefakte zu beschaffen, die ihm unbegrenzte Macht verleihen. Macht, die er gegen die gesamte Menschheit einsetzen wird.Um einen Ausweg zu finden, bleiben Vianne nur wenige Wochen... -
The Witches of Pressler Street Complete BoxSet: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGet this entire 8-Book series in one GIANT boxed set now!Witches are being murdered in Austin. But how do you put the monster back in the vault?The three witches of Pressler Street are the city's only hope but they are running out of time.A deadly creature has been locked away for millennia in plain sight... -
Spring Rain by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark soul gathering magick … The Master of Light struggling to find his place … The alluring Fire witchling who holds the key to helping him … Darkness looms over the school for witchlings where the Master of Light, Beck, races to control his magic so he can protect the innocent... -
Forsaken by Heather Fleener
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForsaken, Ancients of Light #2 The Prophecy Will Be Fulfilled Ancients were created in the beginning of the age of man. The Vampire were birthed by the underworld after mankind's fall from grace to destroy what remained of God's people. This threat to Creation was countered with divinely-breathed immortals. The Witch were most effective against the nefarious agenda pursued by the evil ones... -
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The Other Side by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the joy of leaving Undraland behind, the anticipation of returning back to the Other Side, where Lucy is most familiar, has everyone in high spirits. Soon she realizes that there will be no white picket fence, no home, and no life until the final portal to the Land of Be is destroyed...Categorized as:
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Lucy at Peace by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy Kincaid expected to be able to keep her secret to herself, but when it's found out she has Siren blood from Pesta, the group turns on her. Jens disappears, Foss turns cold, and Britta leaves the group. When a darkness starts to grow in Jamie, Lucy suspects foul play. Her favorite prince uses his direct link to Lucy to torture her from the inside out...Categorized as:
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Lucy at War by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a war is coming, running is not an option. After Tucker's betrayal, Lucy finds herself underground, imprisoned by the surviving Sirens. She clings to Jamie in her mind as she endures mental and physical torture when they try to break her spirit, and her laplanding bond to Jamie. Lucy must hold tight to herself, deciphering with care between the voices in her head and the ones around her...Categorized as:
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The Scent of Legacy by Drina Steinberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever wondered if a dream is not just a dream? If a memory is more than a memory? Whether everyone is the master of their own fate, or everyone’s destiny is written in the stars? Have you ever had the feeling that there are no coincidences and that losing one’s mind is just a way of hiding the truth? Would you dare to explore the secrets the origin of our blood holds? The Scent of... -
Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Henning has lived the last ten of her 16 years surrounded by the constant reminders of her father’s crime, but never knowing the truth behind it. One letter. One last visit to the psychiatric hospital. Just one night, and Maggie’s world changes forever. She is the last of an ancient race of protectors to a world filled with the creatures of myths, legends, and nightmares... -
A Spell to Unbind: Spellbound Book One by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the first novel of NYT’s bestselling author Victoria Laurie’s Spellbound series, Esmé Bellerose’s search for a magical trinket in the mean streets near D.C. might be the difference between getting hired or actually set on fire...Categorized as:
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The Blood Thief by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B01GD9GHBM Alex Kelley may have found the answers she was looking for when she came back to New York, but that was just a taste of things to come, a primer for the future. The window to her family history has just been shattered, and the secrets of the Fitheach clan have been unleashed... -
Midnight Gardens by Ellen Dugan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDaughters Of Midnight, an enchanting new series by Ellen Dugan Book One: Midnight Gardens The beating heart of any garden is magick... Drusilla Midnight, a successful children’s book author, returns home to the sleepy little riverside village of Ames Crossing, Illinois... -
Elvage by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy and her Merry Band of Thieves are certain that if they can survive the farlig fisk, nothing is too great to tear them apart. They never counted on their ship landing in Bedra, a land filled with women who use lavender powder to suck the wills from the strongest of men. Jens faces his greatest test as he tries to make it out of Bedra unscathed by the manipulative Mares...Categorized as:
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Branded by Neva Bell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour typical modern day witches, identical twins Chelsea and Chloe are about to leave their parents behind for their first year of college. There's only one thing left to do - receive their brands. These magical tattoos not only determine their lesson plans, but also the type of magic the twins will practice for the rest of their lives... -
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Ashes and Arsenic by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgent Cèsar Hawke is in his element when he’s investigating magical crime. And with his boss out of town, Cèsar gets to pick which cases he works on. He’s bent on doing nothing involving demons, zombies, or fallen angels this time. Instead, he’s going to find the witch who used magic to rob a bank.Easy stuff. Cèsar plans to catch the perp before his boss gets home... -
Dawn of Ash by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnderneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins… Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men. Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city... -
Destiny by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe is Nidaba—a immortal High Witch so ancient, so legendary, that for thousands of years she has been the ultimate prize, relentlessly pursued by Dark Witches. She has eluded all who would kill her… until a mother’s grief makes her reckless and she is captured by a madman. After endless physical and mental torment, she escapes, but her captivity has damaged her spirit as well as her body... -
Castle of Bitter Thorn by Kay L. Moody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaerie bargains are not easily broken.Elora has decided to stay in Faerie to help Prince Brannick become High King. With the element of surprise on their side, they only have to hide their sword training lessons until the last phase of testing.But Brannick is ruled by a bargain that could ruin everything. Queen Alessandra is beginning to remember her history with the prince... -
Breathless Magic by Rachel Higginson, Bailey Carr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnd they lived happily ever after....Or that was supposed to be how the story ended. Unfortunately for Eden Kendrick, a new enemy threatens her beloved kingdom, one more dangerous and deadly than ever before. After enjoying a deliciously elongated honeymoon, Eden returns to the Citadel with her husband and happiness intact... -
Possessed by Kira Saito
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDown in New Orleans, Arelia LaRue's once ordinary life has been transformed into something truly odd.As she ventures further into the word of Les Mysteries she realizes that nothing is ever as simple as it appears.Faced with challenges that threaten her very sanity, Arelia must decide if fighting for what is right is truly worth the risk... -
The Destiny Thief by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stunning conclusion of The Fitheach Trilogy.A bargain has been struck, and a shattering decision must be made.The Destiny Thief picks up where The Blood Thief left us – staring at the last page and asking . . . how?Alex Kelley and Greer Sinclair have become an inseparable pair, but the choice she’ll have to make for the sake of love could destroy them both... -
Rise of the Mage by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollege is hard—classes, homework, bullies. But, being the daughter of renowned professors, I grew up at Alderidge University and was on track to have an easy start to my freshman year. Until I met Nathaniel Nightingale. Aloof and mysterious, Nathaniel’s hands were covered in scars that told me he had a violent history...Categorized as:
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The Book of Three by Diana G. Gallagher, Paul Ruditis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA first-ever, completely authorized guide to Aaron Spelling's sexy, supernatural hit series features a series overview, character profiles, interviews, and fun facts about all things Charmed... -
House of Shards by Micol Ostow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese walls have watched the witches; the witches have watched the world. These walls now turn against them -- some evil's been unfurled. . . . The one thing any Halliwell witch has always been able to count on is Halliwell Manor, the ancestral home of the Charmed Ones and one of San Francisco's historical landmark homes... -
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The Phoenix Whisperer by Scarlett Reid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“All my life I wanted to be a respected dragon rider. That is, until I met my phoenix.”Ana de Navalles has almost nothing, aside from her friends. Having always been a child of the slums, her fortunes change when she’s admitted to Galfour’s Point, the prestigious and almost-mythical academy, and the only place in the world where you can train to become a dragon rider... -
Blameless by Laura Legend
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassandra Jones doesn't know who to trust. Maybe that's because people keep on turning out to be predictably human. Or predictably vampire, as the case may be. Maya betrayed her. Richard let her think he was dead. And Miranda had, in the end, left behind not only Cass, but the entire Shield organization. Luckily, Cass can count on Zach... -
Wilde's Meadow by Krystal Wade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHappy endings are hard to find, and even though Katriona is in the middle of a war with someone who’s already stolen more than she can replace, she aches for a positive future with her Draíochtans.Armed with hope, confidence in her abilities, and a strange new gift from her mother, Kate ventures into the Darkness to defeat a fallen god.Losses add up, and new obstacles rise to stand in the way... -
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We're Kidnapping Cupid by Christiana Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMara comes home to find Gus has trapped Eros, the God of Love & Lust, in a cage and refuses to let him go. But Eros’s mom, Aphrodite, may have something to say about that. (This story takes place after Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We’re in Trouble)... -
Oltre il varco incantato by Amabile Giusti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSe potesse, Odyssea, sedici anni e nessuna bellezza, chiederebbe molte cose a sua madre. Ad esempio perché da anni sono costrette a vivere come fuggiasche, senza una meta, una casa stabile e, soprattutto, senza un padre... -
Enchanted Objects by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second installment (following Enchanted Secrets) The clock ticks once again... Kendra goes in search of a legendary wand in Salem. Meanwhile, her long-lost cousin, Willow, tries to stop a family curse from threatening her existence. Unfortunately, Willow enlists the help of a witch and one who doesn't have her best interests at heart...
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