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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Sheet Music for Flute with CD by John Williams
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAlfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference, pop, and performance materials for teachers, students, professionals, and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level...Categorized as:
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Cress: Chapters 1-5 by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDownload the first five chapters of CRESS by Marissa Meyer, the third book in the New York Times bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army... -
Flightless Afternoon by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith one of their own dead, the ruling elite want answers.The unthinkable has happened. One of the Ageless has been killed, their body left in a public space, displayed for all to see.The Archon is furious and threatens to burn the entire city, unless the person responsible is found and turned over to her for justice.Thea March is called on to investigate again... -
Morning Trap by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeneath the unrelenting sun of Accanter's summer, an ugly conspiracy is underway.A desperate mother asks Watch Officer Thea March for help. Her daughter has gone missing. No one else at Thea's Watch Station will help the mother.More bad news follows when a body is found. A young man who had gone missing some time before and whose death her superior officer wants to write off as natural causes... -
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Midlife Blues by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRita Hayworth is not just the only American in town. She's also the only human!For all the everyday heroines over forty who know it's NOT TOO LATE for magic!Begins with the formerly reclusive, gentleman vampire hosting a murder mystery dinner you'll never forget, and ends with the case of the captured kelpie... -
Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsListening length: 4 hours, 22 minutesNicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for... -
Overtaken by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsReunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her.For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But if Xandre thought she would be a docile prisoner, he was sadly mistaken... -
Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne dead man. A fortified house full of innocent people.One of the city's wealthiest and most powerful residents is found dead in his own home. Murder is suspected, but the house was supposed to be absolutely secure against any intruder. Thea is faced with a hostile group of household servants inside the house and demands for swift justice outside its walls...Categorized as:
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Fallen by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Marked.Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price--the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything... -
The Spell by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe thrilling GRAND FINALE of the Spellshadow... -
Witch is How The Tables Turned by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne good turn… Someone very dear to Jill has gone missing, and the clock is ticking. Meanwhile a new friend may not be what they seem. …deserves another custard cream... -
Pawsitively Betrayed by Melissa Erin Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnemies wear many faces.The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success... -
Intermittent Casting by Rebecca Regnier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe SHIFT has hit the fan! Marzie is in crisis! This witch is unsure about what to do or how to do it. Every flick of the wand could lead to a disaster for the people she loves. Marzie is heading into hiding with her favorite werewolf. But the pull of Widow's Bay and her responsibilities to her coven and her family are strong... -
Silent Stalker by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPepper Lowrance, formerly known as Penelope Francis, continues her search for the miscreant vampire who stole her life and her humanity, transforming her into a vampire. With the master of the Lowrance brood at her side, she takes the first steps towards toppling her father’s empire in order to protect her new kind and spare her mother from a fate worse than only death... -
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Witch is When All Was Revealed by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThere's no place like... Nothing is what it seems. Who can Jill Gooder, P.I. and witch superstar, trust now? And who is the 'Phoenix'? ...the custard cream tin... -
Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter barely escaping the business end of the hangman’s noose, Cricket Hawthorne wants nothing more than to forget it all...Maude the magical typewriter, Zoe’s stolen cauldron, Patrick the betrayer, and definitely the witch-hating, robe-wearing cult who tried to end her. Unfortunately, pressing the reboot button isn’t an option... -
Coven Mitt by Rebecca Regnier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn icy stretch of farmland becomes one hot property after its owner turns up murdered. Reporter Marzie Nowak must dodge a hungry vampire, face off with a sexy gypsy king, and rely on her new coven of witches to catch the killer! Between her job as the only reporter in town, her werewolf home renovation contractor, and her new coven of empty nested witches, Marzie Nowak has her hands full... -
Outcast by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf no one knows that you saved the world, does it really count?Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure.Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she's broken all ties to her past. She's just trying to do her job and live her life... -
The Skull of the World by Kate Forsyth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. And, though Isabeau would like to return home to help her family in these uncertain times, she must first venture to the Skull of the World where she will discover her true talents as a witch. And when she does return home, she does so transformed with the power to overcome her family's enemies once and for all... -
Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt a glance, life is perfect for Del Bellator. She’s getting the hang of her magic, the shop she runs with her friends is thriving, and she has a hot almost-boyfriend in the form of were-demon Roarke Fallon. But nothing is ever as it seems. Del’s mysterious friend Draka is missing, and she’s in more danger than Del could ever realize... -
Phantom Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDel Bellator has screwed up. Big time. She’s failed to defeat her enemies the Shadows and has been forced to open a portal between Hell and Earth. Now, demons are flowing onto Earth as fast as lava down a volcano. And the effects are going to be just as deadly.With the help of her friends and her boyfriend, the powerful Warden of the Underworld, Del must find the portal and close it... -
Origin of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI thought I knew the world of magic. I knew nothing.By the skin of my teeth, I passed the Vampire Court trials. I’m officially an ally, with the seductive vampire Ares on my side. Everything should be good, except that there’s a magical mob boss on the hunt for dragons. Problem is: dragons are supposed to be dead... -
Magic Wild by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that’s as risky as dancing with the devil. But she’ll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she’s willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke’s long-lost brother... -
Soulfire by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereThe final book in the Magic Bullet series is here... Alyse Winters never thought she could hack life as a human. With her friends by her side, though, she feels more powerful than ever before. When a PAN asset turns up dead on her doorstep, it sets off a chain of events no one expects, least of all Alyse... -
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Harley Merlin and the Cult of Eris by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsConsume the Spirit of Thine Greatest Enemy, in the Land of Erebus, on All Hallows’ Eve… Harley has a game plan to stop the third ritual: infiltrate the Cult of Eris and steal back her mother’s soul. But her only way in is through her devious half-brother Finch—the same guy who was Katherine’s most devoted bootlicker not too long ago...Categorized as:
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Silver Charms by Kate Moseman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF) that’ll light your fire!All Rose wants is peace, quiet, and some quality time with her lovable foster dog, Braveheart. Unfortunately, a devious elder fire witch has decided it’s time to begin Rose’s training in fire magic—and she won’t take no for an answer... -
Wolf Hunt by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat should have been a preliminary scouting job for a future art heist turns into Declan McGrady’s worst nightmare when he discovers the gallery’s owner has exotic — and live — tastes. Breaking a group of werewolf women out of a hostage situation is above his pay grade, but he’s left with no choice... -
Eye for an Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Sheriff Susan comes back to Dead End after a mysterious trip with a haunted crystal ball, the future looks murky! But when the sheriff's grandmother is kidnapped by family members with everything to hide and nothing to lose, Tess and Jack jump in to help.A secret inheritance, missing family members, and a magical zucchini plant? It must be January in the quirkiest small town on the planet... -
The Outskirter's Secret by Rosemary Kirstein
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTwo shining lights hung above, motionless in the night sky as the constellations slowly passed behind them. The common folk knew them well, and used them to count the hours, mark the seasons.But when the steerswoman Rowan discovered a number of broken blue jewels of clearly magical origin, her investigations led to a startling discovery: a Guidestar had fallen... -
Bonds by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. When a sinking oil tanker threatens to destroy the picturesque coastline of France, search and rescue diver Jack Alders and his waveweaving talent stand between France and a record-breaking oil spill... -
Shifter's Moon by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHell hath no fury like a shifter scorned. Savannah has just been invaded by a pack of dangerous bikers—killer cats with greed and vengeance on their minds. Jackson Hunter’s past has finally caught up to him. So has the woman who refuses to let him go—a cat with some sharp claws. Katie Bishop is starting to wonder if she knows her boyfriend at all... -
The Curse of Dark Root: Part Two by April Aasheim
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Welcome to Dark Root: The Most Haunted Town in The Pacific Northwest.*** Things are tough in Dark Root. Shane is missing and presumed dead. Julianna Benbridge is haunting the town. And the mysterious curse has tightened its grip on Maggie. The clock is ticking down and its not looking good... -
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... -
A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis #1 New York Times bestseller is a new series starter set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe, a collection perfect for both new and longtime fans!When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern... -
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Faerie Curse by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the leader of the local witch coven is murdered, all evidence suggests foul play of the faerie variety. With a group of anti-supernatural assassins running around town, I have to figure out their connection with the dark faeries before my best friend Isabel, the new coven leader, becomes the killer's next target... -
Bright is Her Sight by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe School of Necessary Magic is back in session. Alison, the young Drow princess has returned to Charlottesville for her second semester, along with the other elves, witches, and wizards and more. And her powers are growing. But dark forces have planted a bad seed in the student body. They want to use their hidden asset to close the doors before the year is over... -
The Captive King by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life - and love - always finds a way. At the Texas Charity Auction, money can buy anything, and Summer Cassidy is under orders to take advantage of the opportunity. While she believes the marital collar once worn by an Aztec queen belongs in a museum, it's up to her to sell the priceless treasure to one of the elite in attendance... -
The Wonkiest Witch by Jeannie Wycherley, Kim Bretton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlfhild Daemonne has inherited an inn. And a dead body. Estranged from her witch mother, and having committed to little in her thirty years, Alf surprises herself when she decides to start a new life. She heads deep into the English countryside intent on making a success of the once popular inn. However, discovering the murder throws her a curve ball. Especially when she suspects dark magick...Categorized as:
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Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Allies by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat's worse than fighting with allies? Fighting without them!After learning a truth that would have been easier left in the past, Lily must now cope with the consequences and figure out if she’s strong enough to face the future, and overcome it... -
The Chain by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlex and his comrades might have escaped the Head's clutches, but where are they...Categorized as:
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The Forbidden Land by Kate Forsyth
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter her adventures with the League of the Healing Hand, Finn the Cat finds her life at Castle Rurach boring. Snowbound for the winter and faced with the prospect of being molded into "Lady Fionnghal" by her mother, she pines to be on the battlefront with her father against the sea demons.But Finn's talents are needed elsewhere... -
Trial by Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy secret is out.You know that saying, to hell in a hand basket? That’s where my life is headed. Three days ago, the Vampire Court learned about my forbidden FireSoul magic. It’s basically a death sentence. Except they’ve made me a deal. I have to pass a series of trials, designed to test my magic and my loyalty. If I survive, I become an ally of the Court, which would be awesome... -
The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHow do you find a person you have never seen, or have never heard described? And what if the consequences of not finding him are too terrible to imagine?The steerswoman Rowan has learned that Slado, a mysterious wizard, has secretly been working spells of incredible power... -
The Vision by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN here.The Vision is book 3 in the Fallen Star Series.Gemma thought she was trapped—that Stephan had finally won. But then time resets and she’s given another chance.The clock is ticking as Gemma tries to figure out how to change the vision that ends the world in ice... -
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Magic for a Price by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor most of her life, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and accepted the heavy price it exacts. But now that all magic is poisoned, it’s no longer just using people—it’s killing them.With Portland about to descend into chaos, Allie needs to find a way to purify the wells of tainted magic beneath the city...Categorized as:
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Bloodline by Vicki Vass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleeing from the witch trials in Salem, Terra Rowan finds herself in modern day Asheville, North Carolina. A dark spirit from the past hunts the last witch of Salem. With the help of the ladies of the Biltmore Society, Asheville aristocrats with untapped powers and a crooked-legged fat orange cat named Pixel, Terra must discover the secret within the forest to preserve the bloodline... -
The Silver Locket by Paula Harrison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRosalind and the other princesses are in the Kingdom of Taldonia for the Autumn Ball. They love playing with a little puppy called Patch. But they can’t stop arguing, and Rosalind decides it’s easier to be friends with animals than with silly princesses... -
Blood Vengeance by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Bewitching Bedlam Novelette When Maddy and Aegis go on vacation, a blast from the past threatens to destroy them both. Maddy and Aegis need to relax after opening the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, so they go on a post-New Year’s trip up to a mountain chalet... -
Banshee Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a near-fatal adventure in another world—a world of dragons, no less—Samantha Moon is ready for her first real vacation in nearly a decade. With a little money in her pocket from the sale of a mansion left to her by her vampire sire, Sam sets her sights on a whirlwind European tour. First stop: a castle in Ireland... -
Hunter's War by Garry Spoor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot more than one year after the Hunter’s Guild tried to have her executed, Kile Veller has been promoted and conscripted into the military. Assigned to Perha squad, under the command of Sergeant Rodney Wargner, she is sent into the Denal province to recon the fallen town of Coopervill...
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