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Leave the Window Open by Victoria E. Schwab
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA free story from Wesley’s POV, set a few hours after the end of The Unbound...Categorized as:
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![Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNo one told Quinn there was a cover charge to enter Hell - or that Valhalla didn't allow bar tabs.Thanks to a witchy homebrew, Quinn MacKenna—part-time goddess, full-time troublemaker—has slipped past death’s door to rekindle an old flame and snuff out an old friend... -
![Into the West by Mercedes Lackey]()
Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support... -
![Dawn and Quartered by Hunter Blain]()
Dawn and Quartered by Hunter Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevenge is mine, so saith the John. After more than 500 years, Commander Godwin is dead and John’s family is finally avenged. Of course, actions have consequences and now those consequences demand payment from debt collectors in the form of demons below, and now, angels above. Great. Super. Could things possibly get any worse? Funny you should ask; yes, yes they can... -
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![A Sacred Pact by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
A Sacred Pact by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe War of the Angels has begun, and Hell hath no idea of the fury they have unleashed. Katie has decided that too many people are trying to play with power instead of doing what is right. Does she bite off more than she can chew when she makes a statement that upsets the World Council?Even the general is at a loss... -
![Katie’s War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Katie’s War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell has decided to get political, and their efforts are directed at Katie. Unfortunately, Katie decides she won't play their games, and leaves... -
![Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's all about a good time. Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys a good time. Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so). That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend... -
![Wolf Mate by M. Guida]()
Wolf Mate by M. Guida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready...Categorized as:
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![Unbinding Love by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Unbinding Love by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Atlanta-based psychic medium-turned amateur sleuth Angela Panther teams up with her best friend Mel and celestial super sleuth—and Angela's dead mother—Fran to help Detective Aaron Banner find a lost boy, the trio heads into ghostly territory they’ve never experienced. The mob and magic aren't part of the psychic medium handbook, and the trio's not sure they'll make it out of it alive... -
![Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Alberto Manguel, Julio Cortázar]()
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Alberto Manguel, Julio Cortázar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis huge anthology offers a kaleidoscope of brilliant writing from the Magi of the imagination. Alberto Manguel has selected 72 fantastic tales from life on the edge of the twilight zone, with stories from Marguerite Yourcenar, Herman Hesse, Italo Calvino, Vladimir Nabokov, and many, many more...Categorized as:
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![End In Sight by W.J. May]()
End In Sight by W.J. May
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEND IN SIGHT is the 6th Book of W.J. May's best selling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. When life couldn't get anymore confusing, fate steps in and throws a curveball. Rae Kerrigan should be ecstatic. She's found her mother and Devon has admitted he wants nothing more than to be with her...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Souls by Karice Bolton]()
Shattered Souls by Karice Bolton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA battle is brewing among the covens… As Triss prepares to defeat the Praedivinus, a new order rises, and this one is far more deadly. Navigating her way through mystic realms, and unknown portals it is up to Triss to recognize real from imagined and stop the two from colliding...Categorized as:
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![Sassing Her Dragon by Julia Mills]()
Sassing Her Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSassy beyond compare, with a fiery temper, a smart mouth and the determination to let nothing stand in her way, Olivia Kilbride had been a force to be reckoned since the day of her birth… but all the planning in the world can’t beat dumb luck …or your mate coming back from the dead... -
![Rectify Injustice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
Rectify Injustice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSophia Beaufont hopes that she can turn an enemy into an ally. She just has to trqck down the steampunk cyborg.The problem is that Trin Currante thinks that Dragon Elite want her dead. And she's excellent at avoiding death - as her history of surviving and prevailing over adversity has shown.Meanwhile, Hiker still still struggles to hone his powers. .Categorized as:
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![Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Four of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Jonny Sun, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations...Categorized as:
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![Someone Should Save Her by Robert J. Crane, Lauren Harper]()
Someone Should Save Her by Robert J. Crane, Lauren Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassie Howell has had a close encounter with a vampire stalker and barely come out alive. Trauma of the event behind her, she has finally settled into a normal routine – school, homework, friends, dealing with her parents. Until a gang of vampires starts to terrorize her neighbor, Laura... -
![Rocks & Gravel by Catie Rhodes]()
Rocks & Gravel by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeri Jean Mace knows ghosts create chaos in her life. She also knows the Mace Treasure spawns blood, death, and sorrow. They’re both trouble and she wants nothing to do with either one.When a ghost steals secrets about the cursed fortune, Peri Jean is dragged kicking and screaming into the dangerous world of the treasure and the people who hunt it... -
![The Missing Librarian by Raven Snow]()
The Missing Librarian by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen Greensmith has been through a lot with her boyfriend, Eric Richardson. Greensmiths don’t have the best luck with men, but Rowen may prove the exception to that rule. She and Eric have stuck it out through thick and thin. No one is surprised when it looks like Eric is going to propose. Even so, it’s terrifying! Rowen isn’t sure if she’s wife material... -
![Awakened: Hidden Series Book Four by M. Lathan]()
Awakened: Hidden Series Book Four by M. Lathan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter killing the biggest threat to their family and the world, Christine and Nathan are eager to move on with their lives, but Christine is sensing death stronger than she’s ever sensed it before. With Nate constantly threatened with losing himself again and a deranged girl with a motive to kill on the loose, a number of things can drive their happily ever after painfully out of reach... -
![The Dog at the Door by Raven Snow]()
The Dog at the Door by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen Greensmith and her new husband have finally done it. They’ve moved out of the Greensmith home and into a house of their own. It’s the house of Rowen’s dreams, a place she fell in love with the moment she laid eyes on it. Things are going great. Lainswich is getting ready for their annual marathon. Her aunts are opening a New Age store... -
![Dragon Approved Complete Series Boxed Set by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle]()
Dragon Approved Complete Series Boxed Set by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragonriders are all that stand between Middang3ard and total annihilation. But their numbers are dwindling. With every passing day, more and more Dragonriders are falling under the scourge of the Dark One. The forces of humanity and their allies are desperate. They need a new hero to step up and turn the tide...Categorized as:
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![Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon]()
Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. I never dreamed the world would end this way... Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens... -
![The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Three of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Dessa, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
![Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey]()
Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"I loved where Kadrey started with this series, but I love where he's going even more."-- NYT Bestselling author Cory DoctorowSandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner—the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey...Categorized as:
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![Dark is Her Nature by Judith Berens, Martha Carr]()
Dark is Her Nature by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor Hire: Teachers for special school in Virginia countryside. Must be able to handle teenagers with special abilities. Cannot be afraid to discipline werewolves, wizards, elves and other assorted hormonal teens. Apply at the School of Necessary Magic. Alison is a young Drow princess whose power is just beginning to grow inside of her – too bad for the dark forces after her...Categorized as:
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![Flames by Robbie Arnott]()
Flames by Robbie Arnott
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his twenty-three-year-old sister, Charlotte—who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And a father takes form from fire...Categorized as:
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![The Secrets Of Dr Taverner (Ash Tree Press Occult Detectives Library) by Dion Fortune]()
The Secrets Of Dr Taverner (Ash Tree Press Occult Detectives Library) by Dion Fortune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOf the many authors who have turned their hands to the creation of 'supernatural sleuths', few have been so colourful, and as contradictory, as Dion Fortune...Categorized as:
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![Smoke City by Keith Rosson]()
Smoke City by Keith Rosson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He’s compelled to volunteer at the local Children’s Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week.Oh, and he’s also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc’s pyre in 1431... -
![Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu]()
Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You should be here; he’s simply magnificent.” These are the final words a biologist hears before his Margaret Mead-like wife dies at the hands of Godzilla. The words haunt him as he studies the Kaiju (Japan’s giant monsters) on an island reserve, attempting to understand the beauty his wife saw...Categorized as:
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![Almost There and Almost Not by Linda Urban]()
Almost There and Almost Not by Linda Urban
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of a girl and her ghosts—and the welcoming home they find where they least expect it.California Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. This time it’s her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica, a woman she’s never even met...Categorized as:
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![Mistle Child by Ari Berk]()
Mistle Child by Ari Berk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn life, in death: family remains. Silas Umber has finally come into his own as the Undertaker of Lichport when a mysterious invitation calls him beyond the marshes to Arvale, the ancestral manor of the Umbers... -
![The Third Eye of Jenny Crumb by Martina Dalton]()
The Third Eye of Jenny Crumb by Martina Dalton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Jenny Crumb appears to have the perfect life. She’s smart, beautiful, and... normal. But, on the inside, she struggles to keep a dark secret from her friends and family. Jenny is psychic—and she fears that if people find out, she’ll be labeled as a loser and a freak. Jenny falls in love with the handsome new guy in school... -
![Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday by Italo Calvino]()
Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday by Italo Calvino
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCompiled by Italo Calvino, one of the essential writers of the twentieth century (and editor of the best-selling Italian Folktales), Fantastic Tales is a rich and wide-ranging collection of twenty-six classic, uncanny tales from the nineteenth century written by an intriguing panoply of European and American authors... -
![Scanlines by Todd Keisling]()
Scanlines by Todd Keisling
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1987, Congressman Benjamin Hardy III died by suicide on live television amidst accusations of political corruption. Years later, rumors of a recording surfaced among VHS trading groups and urban legend chat rooms. Dubbed the “Duncan Tape,” after the deceased cameraman who attempted to sell the video, the rumors allege that anyone who watches the tape is driven to suicide.Or so the story goes... -
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![Kiss the Crystal Sun by Penelope King]()
Kiss the Crystal Sun by Penelope King
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #2 in the magical Spellbound trilogy.With Nicholas gone and Justin fighting for his soul, Calista attempts to get back to a normal life. But when Ana reveals a shocking secret about the family's past, and Callie discovers the most important truths in her life are lies, she is faced with a devastating choice...One that will change everything... -
![Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell]()
Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthor’s Note: At the World Fantasy Convention in 2018, I went to dinner with some lovely people who let me babble about Horror. I read, watch, and play Horror every week, but I barely ever write it. Instead I tend to put Horror-y things back out as humorous stories or heartwarming stories... -
![Baby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa]()
Baby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn evocative, delicately comic story of a girl’s coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, with the power to see ghosts and predict the future. Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times... -
![Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette]()
Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMonette's diverse collection delves deeply into the mythic and reaches far beyond everyday reality. Readers cannot resist journeying with her into realms-dangerously dark or illuminatingly revelatory-they could never imagine without her as their guide. From ghost stories in the tradition of M. R...Categorized as:
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![44: Book Five by Jools Sinclair]()
44: Book Five by Jools Sinclair
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf Abby Craig can’t see a ghost, does it mean it’s not there?A terrified woman asks her for help with a malevolent spirit that is stalking her, but Abby can’t see anything. Is she just crazy like everyone thinks or is there something more going on?Abby is determined to solve this mystery, but soon finds herself on a dangerous road leading straight into darkness... -
![Forty-Four Book Four by Jools Sinclair]()
Forty-Four Book Four by Jools Sinclair
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the living haunt the dead... It's been several months since Abby Craig was kidnapped and held prisoner on a small island. Several months since Nathaniel Mortimer conducted his experiments, trying to find out why she was the only one of his victims to survive. After returning home, Abby is more determined than ever to have a normal life... -
![Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire]()
Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLady of shadows, keeper of changes, plant the seeds of faith within me, that I might grow and flourish, that I might find my way through danger and uncertainty to the safety of your garden. Let my roots grow strong and my skin grow thick, that I might stand fast against all who would destroy me...Categorized as:
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![Agnes Cecilia by Maria Gripe]()
Agnes Cecilia by Maria Gripe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter experiencing several inexplicable incidents, lonely Nora receives a strangely lifelike doll, which leads her to discover long-hidden secrets about her family...Categorized as:
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![Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock]()
Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWillowgrove is Kathleen Peacock's riveting conclusion to the Hemlock trilogy, a dark, romantic, paranormal suspense series that pits friendship against survival, and trust against love. Ever since Mac's best friend, Amy, was murdered, Hemlock has been a dangerous place... -
![The Thread That Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman]()
The Thread That Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTom Renfield, janitor-cum-taxi driver, has always had some weird abilities - seeing ghosts, perceiving other 'currents' of energy... but he's always tried to ignore them. Running from himself seems to be a large part of how he ended up in the tiny town of Arcadia... -
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![The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman]()
The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn summer, magic is warmly borne on the gentle, wafting breeze.It is a season of many wonders, with many secrets ripe for discovering...and some best left in shadow, unexplored. Summer has come to Sauterelle Lake. And inquisitive young Nick is discovering many things he doesn't want to know: About a pretty girl with hypnotic eyes who talks to his soul.. -
![The Hides by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
The Hides by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's been almost seven years since the events of Myers Pond. Seven years since a child rose from the dead, seeking Timmy Quinn's help in finding a murderer, a search that left more questions than answers in its terrifying wake. But for Timmy, the dead never leave. They're everywhere, reaching out to him, and there is nowhere to hide from their quiet desperation... -
![The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy]()
The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the author of Girl One comes a spellbinding adventure about a strange power lurking in the Arkansas Ozarks, and the group of friends obsessed with finding it.Five friends arrive back in Eternal Springs, Arkansas, the small town they all fled after high school graduation. Each is drawn home by a cryptic, scrawled two-word letter that reads, You promised... -
![The Memory Thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson]()
The Memory Thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve-year-old Rosie Oaks’s mom is missing whatever it is that makes mothers love their daughters. All her life, Rosie has known this...and turned to stories for comfort...Categorized as:
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![Dark Carnival by Nancy K. Duplechain]()
Dark Carnival by Nancy K. Duplechain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I noticed countless eyes following me. They belonged to shop-keeps closing up for the night, the homeless watching me from their makeshift beds, call girls pretending to wait for their next tricks on the corners, but all the while, wary of my every move. I didn’t belong here and they knew it... -
![Secrets by Kimberly Loth]()
Secrets by Kimberly Loth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSixteen-year-old Sunday is a powerful Shade who is itching to use her power. But her mentor, Naomi, won’t let her go on jobs with the Guardians so she spends most of her time kissing boys behind the greenhouses, showing up late to lessons, and swimming with her cat...
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