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Blood Rule by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn.Michiko Nakatomi, an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council, is missing. After giving up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s leadership…and her right to exist... -
They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it... -
They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture... -
The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead bodies are a problem. Dead mages are an invitation…to war. When dead mages appear in the city streets, Ronin must track down the killer. Disavowed from Division 13 and hunted by Tigris, Ronin faces overwhelming odds as the body count keeps rising... -
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King of Gods Book V by Fast Food Restaurant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter taking a mission to search for traces of factions from other countries, Zhao Feng finds himself back in his hometown. He visits his old family and helps them deal with a little predicament, then meets with the Broken Moon Clan disciple who reported the mission...Categorized as:
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The Elven Apostate by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRelease date will be updated One of the greatest cities has fallen, betrayed by its own people. Yet Saida’s loss is even greater, and for her pain, someone must pay. Though the events of the battle were orchestrated by the Emperor, her heart casts blame on only one elf. While Elmerah and Alluin work toward the next step in their plan, Saida can think of only him... -
Earth Bound by Jess Mountifield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho is hunting who?With the Sanctuary under threat and the agency showing they’ll stop at nothing to detain mythicals and disappear them, Aella finds herself on the front lines once more. But this time the whole world is watching.Up against an agency director who appears to have unlimited resources and no hesitation in doctoring film and lying to make Aella look bad, she must be above reproach... -
The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances... -
The Day Of Darkness by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetermined to restore order, Melany and her friends embark on a forbidden mission to find the Fates, coming face to face with a deadly new threat.After losing one of their own, they band together with others from the academy for a dangerous rescue, but they soon discover not everyone is an ally. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong when Melany is labeled a murderer... -
Dawn of Magic: Sea of Flames by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo gods are definitely not better than one… …especially when they’re plotting against each other. A storm is brewing, pitting dragons against mortals, gods against Faie, and in the middle is Finn. Her magic is changing. Traps seem to lurk around every corner. The greatest trap of all, perhaps, is making a deal with a dragon, but she sees no other choice... -
Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a land ruled by war and love and strange enchantments, Cuchulain -- torn between gentleness and violence, haunted by the croakings of a sinister raven -- fights for his honor and his homeland and discovers too late the trap that the gods have set for him in the fatal beauty of Deirdre and the brutal jealousy of King Conor...Categorized as:
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Tales from Ovid by Ovid
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun's ground-breaking anthology After Ovid (also Faber) was published in 1995, Hughes's three contributions to the collective effort were nominated by most critics as outstanding...Categorized as:
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Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it’s all at risk and you’ve lost hope…don’t call them.You’ve been warned.Meet Robert Bangers & Steven Mash, Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane.When danger terrorizes the city, Bangers & Mash take it upon themselves to investigate, despite everyone advising against it.They won’t let common sense and the threat of a horrific creature capable of ripping them to shreds stop them... -
Aftermath by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter a new adventure set in the Montague & Strong World! Creatures are roaming the nights of the city and only nulls can face them. Meet Ursula Bjorn, werebear and Director of the Decons and Magical Nulls-Elite Division.When buildings and structures are being destroyed in her city, Ursula thinks it’s the work of Montague & Strong—the local duo of demolition... -
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Iker the Unseen by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome problems have temporary solutions…others require a permanent response.Meet Iker the Unseen, expert conflict resolution professional.When Iker gets a call from the Dark Council to resolve a conflict involving an ancient clan of vampires, he finds that he is the target of an elimination protocol.Someone wants Iker the Unseen to remain unseen…permanently... -
They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity... -
Familiar Shadows by Taki Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome days are just BAD. A couple of thousand feet in the air, hanging from eagle talons and bleeding out. Just a typical bad day for a rebellious cat. Meet Dascha, a perfect example of contrariness and smarts. This young Russian Blue is not interested in following the family business, at all! But a moment of inattention leads to danger and pain, and she is left with some hard decisions to make... -
Once Upon a Death by Dzintra Sullivan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never chose death—death chose me.Now I choose change.Kaah Maah had been the reaper for over a millennia. The mundane repetition of collecting souls night after night from an ever-increasing population was beginning to grind on him. Kaah had witnessed an ocean of unique faces, all confronted with their final moments on earth. Though different in appearance they all showed one final emotion—fear... -
Destiny of Three by Bryce Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust when Star Johnson thinks her life is starting to move forward and she can finally put the hell of her past behind her, in walk a bear shifter and a wizard who turn her world upside-down. She fights her attraction to both men with all her might, but some things are just impossible to ignore... -
Born In Beauty by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSure, going to the Demigod Academy sounds fun when you’re the daughter of a Greek god, but let me tell you, I wasn’t expecting a love spell to infect the entire school.Now the hallways are filled with PDAs, the teachers are canceling classes to “work on curriculum,” and my new roommate, well… you get the idea.Still, it’s not all bad... -
Immortal and the Island of Impossible Things by Gene Doucette
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I thought I'd miss the world." --Adam the immortalAdam is on vacation in an island paradise, with nothing to do and plenty of time to do nothing.It's exactly what he needed: beautiful weather, beautiful girlfriend, plenty of books to read, and alcohol to drink. Most importantly, either nobody on the island knows who he is, or, nobody cares."This probably sounds boring, and maybe it is... -
A Celtic Legacy by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A Celitc Legacy" Contains all three parts of the series--"Dark Waters", "Dark Isle", and "Dark Fae". "Right from the beginning this story explodes." Author of the Vicarage Bench Series, Mimi Barbour "Don't expect to be lulled to sleep, this story doesn't stop moving. As fast as it is happening for our protagonist, Quinn, is as fast as Mayer takes us along for the ride...Categorized as:
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A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJericho Porter was done. Out. Retired.Porter had managed the impossible: retiring from the Gatekeepers…alive. Now, he was ready to slow down and live life on his terms. He was finally free.He was also mistaken.When Malkah Hafeez, an ex-lover and fellow Gatekeeper, calls in a favor, he knows he should refuse... -
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Hansel by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil witch's plague on the Back Country is over, but a new terror now lurks in a distant land.Years have passed since Marlene's death, and Gretel, unable to cope with her mother's descent into madness, has fled the Back Country for the solitude and anonymity of the Old World... -
The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCast away from the Society (sort of) and out on our own, we've got a big problem on our hands - and an exciting prospect, too. They call it time travel on TV... -
Beyond the Pale by Jodi McIsaac
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the beauty and tragedy of Tír na nÓg leading up to the events of Through the Door in this 90-page novella. Kier believes she has the perfect life—and the perfect love—in the Irish otherworld of Tír na nÓg. But when she is unwillingly wed to the High King in an arranged marriage, her lover takes matters into his own hands in an unexpected and horrifying way... -
Raven's Rose by DeAnna Kinney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll of your favorite characters return for this third installment in the Charity Series. Follow along as Levi, Charity, Eli, Raven, and Wesley embark on new adventures including forbidden love, new friendships, vampire battles, the all-too-familiar chaos, and even tragedy. This is Book 3 in the Charity Series and is a collection of novellas that interweave the stories of Raven, Eli, and Wesley... -
Betrothed To Jack Frost by Alex Gedgaudas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElle grew up thinking myths and magic belonged in the land of make-believe. Little did she know, she belonged there as well. On the night of her twenty first birthday Elle’s life changes when she learns of an ancient prophecy dictating a fate that binds her to every fairy tale ever told. Marry Jack Frost... -
The Academy by F.D. Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.Apparently, school is supposed to be the best time of your life. Obviously, whoever believes that has never tried to rescue a ghost and study for mid-terms. Bea’s back! But life at the Academy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be...Categorized as:
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Scottish Myths & Legends by Daniel Allison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, seal-people and the Makers of Dreams. Within these pages are the little-known stories of Scotland, collected and retold by an oral storyteller who performs them throughout the world. From folk-tales and local legends to ancient epics, these stories will astonish and delight readers everywhere... -
Barbie and the Diamond Castle: A Storybook by Mary Man-Kong
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBARBIE® AND TERESA star as best friends in the direct-to-DVD movie, Barbie™ & the Diamond Castle. In this all-new princess story, Barbie® and Teresa learn the true meaning of friendship as they set out to save the Diamond Castle from an evil muse... -
Euripides IV: Rhesus / The Suppliant Women / Orestes / Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use...Categorized as:
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The Threads of the Heart by Carole Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say Frasquita knows magic, that she is a healer with occult powers, that perhaps she is a sorcerer. She does indeed possess a remarkable gift, one that has been passed down to the women in her family for generations... -
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Jaga by Katarzyna Berenika Miszczuk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrequel bestsellerowej serii Kwiat paproci Katarzyny Bereniki Miszczuk. To powieść dla wszystkich tych, którzy swoje serca zostawili w Bielinach – podobnie jak pewne dwie młode adeptki sztuki uzdrawiania... Szeptuchy powracają!Gdy pewna świeżo upieczona szeptucha pojawia się w Bielinach, nie podejrzewa nawet, z czym przyjdzie się jej zmierzyć... -
Eos the Lighthearted by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet to know Eos, the Goddess of Dawn, in this twenty-fourth Goddess Girls adventure!Eos, the Goddess Girl of Dawn, brings light to all every day. While Eos seems to shine brightly, she often feels like an outsider at Oceanus Middle School. And she misses her dad. Thanks to Principal Zeus, her dad is stuck in the gloomy Underworld... -
The Buddha and the Terrorist by Satish Kumar, Thomas Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“A challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time.” —Deepak Chopra Not every book will change your life, but any book can. Not every discussion will make a difference, but a conversation can change the world... -
Blinding Beauty: The Becoming Beauty Trilogy, Book Two by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeauty might have married the Beast, but vows never promised anyone a simple life, least of all, the king and queen of Destin.It has been only five months since their wedding, but Ever and Isa are already being torn apart. Duty to the kingdom keeps Ever occupied, while Isa struggles to master the Fortress's mysterious fire... -
The Mermaid's Pendant by LeAnn Neal Reilly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by the beloved classic The Little Mermaid, THE MERMAID’S PENDANT is a modern fairy tale about growing up and discovering who you are—and what you believe in. At times lyrical, this novel is a fantastic journey filled with magic, myth, romance, and adventure... -
The Timeless Tale of Peter Able by Natalie Grigson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Timeless Tale picks up just where Book One left off - give or take a few blurry months for our characters while the author did other things.You see, Peter lives in the land of Fiction itself. Now our (ex-boy wizard) protagonist must grapple with the idea of changing his story, as he's presented with a rare and dangerous object straight from the Real World: his own backstory... -
Vampire Lies: Blood and Snow Season 2 by RaShelle Workman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** Eyes like violet sapphires. Wings of smoldering fire. Consume your true love's blood. Become the Eternal Vampire. *** Born of the seven magics, Jasmine is different in every way, including the obnoxious wings on her back courtesy of the original Vampires. She wants to be normal, to be a regular teenaged girl... -
A Bottle of Storm Clouds: Stories by Eliza Victoria
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward-winning author Eliza Victoria mixes magic with the mundane in this special concoction of 16 short stories. A girl meets a young man with the legs of a chicken. A boy is employed by a goddess running a pawnshop. A group of teenagers are trapped in an enchanted forest for 900 days. A man finds himself in an MRT station beyond Taft, a station that was not supposed to exist...Categorized as:
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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps by Peter Straub, Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStraub, a contemporary master of literary horror and fantasy, offers an authoritative and diverse gathering of stories calculated to unsettle and delight. Ghostly narratives of the Edwardian era, lurid classics from the pulp heyday, and modern-day masterpieces are included in these collections... -
Open House by Krystal Shannan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition of ASIN: B009FHONVG Intrinsically woven into the fabric of human existence, Aphrodite, Titan Goddess of Love and Passion, dedicates herself to matching soul mates. Rebecca Carol and Robert Corvin missed their original chance to bond when Ares, God of War, took control of Robert's career ten years ago... -
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The Judas Kiss by Angella Graff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJudas’ Kiss haunts him 2 millenia into his unending existence. Torn between petty gods and their hunger for power, a faithless police officer slips further into machinations that have already cost the life of someone he loved. Mark’s story finally begins to unfold in the newest volume of Angella Graff’s well received series: The Judas Curse... -
Where Darkness Bloomed by K.D. Stark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar rages above. Death stirs below. And the Fates are far from silent. As the Trojan War shatters kingdoms, a goddess and a queen stand on the cusp of legend.Persephone, goddess of spring, was meant to remain untouched by shadow. Hidden by her mother in an attempt to outwit the Fates, she has been raised far from Olympus and the world of men... -
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child by Lian Hearn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne... -
Lord of the Darkwood by Lian Hearn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion.The rightful emperor is lost. Shikanoko is condemned to live, half-man and half-deer, an outlaw in the Darkwood...Categorized as:
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Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella & Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Angela Carter, Charles Perrault
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper...Categorized as:
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The Book Of Wonder by Lord Dunsany
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages...
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