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Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 1:5 (ESV)It all begins in Bacon's Corner, a tiny farming community far from the interstate . . . An attempted murder, a case of mistaken-or is it covered up?-identity, and a ruthless lawsuit against a struggling Christian school...Categorized as:
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![Ruby Road by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Ruby Road by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt had been thirteen years, but my heart skipped a beat. My brain was bursting with things I wanted to say—many of them contradictory—things I had thought I might say if I ever saw him again. So, I said nothing.He pulled a leather bag out of an inside pocket of his cloak, opened the drawstrings, and turned it upside down over a display tray on the counter...Categorized as:
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![Magic Uncorked by Annabel Chase]()
Magic Uncorked by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWitches are created, not born.The only magic word Libbie Stark seems to know these days is ‘ibuprofen’ thanks to a headache-inducing job, two teenagers, one ex-husband, and a deadbeat boyfriend—until the death of a friend brings unexpected consequences... -
![Still Life by Jacqueline West, Lexy Fridell]()
Still Life by Jacqueline West, Lexy Fridell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fifth and final book in The Books of Elsewhere.Annabelle McMartin is gone for good, but something worse lurks just out of sight--watching, waiting, preparing to strike. Then a field trip to the local art museum reveals a shock...Categorized as:
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![Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer]()
Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final (for real this time!) book in the heartpounding, bestselling series. Get ready for the last ride with Zamira, Maks, Lila and Balder as they race to save . . .well I can't say, that would be a spoiler if you haven't ready book eight . -
![Strong is Her Hope by Judith Berens, Martha Carr]()
Strong is Her Hope by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlison is a Drow with growing powers and a teenager with dark forces after her. It’s a lot when you’re just a sophomore trying to navigate being fifteen. Doesn’t help when you’re attracted to a young wizard who tried to take out a classmate and your new dad is a bounty hunter named, Brownstone. Most teenagers have to deal with grades, school dances, and curfews...Categorized as:
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![Soul of Flame by Rebecca Ethington]()
Soul of Flame by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Time for the final battle has come. Edmund's armies have surrounded the Rioseco Abbey, trapping the few survivors inside. The sight that Ilyan was given a thousand years ago is about to come to pass. If only Joclyn was able to fight. Joclyn is tormented by the hallucinations that Cail’s mind has left her with, her magic an uncontrollable torrent that even Ilyan cannot control... -
![Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington]()
Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhile Joclyn is trapped in the tormenting hell of Cail’s mind, the battle around her only continues to grow and spread.*Edmund has infiltrated the underground hallways of Prague, guiding the massacre that would end the lives of the last of the great magical race. In her attempts to stop him, Wynifred has been captured and her magic restrained...Categorized as:
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![Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night by Charles de Lint]()
Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA charming novella about one of Newford’s best-loved characters: artist and dreamer Sophie Etoile. Lured by mystical Native American flute-player Kokopelli, Sophie opens a door in her dreams only to find herself in the wild Sonoran desert, her way back vanished. In her quest to return she gets sidetracked by Coyote, up to his usual mischief. A poignant tale touching on loss, hope and community...Categorized as:
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![Our Lady of the Harbour by Charles de Lint]()
Our Lady of the Harbour by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 5th , 1992 and in Dreams Underfoot , 1993, which was collected in The Newford Stories ,... -
![The Dream Travelers Ultimate Boxed Set : Includes 3 Complete Series (9 Books) PLUS Exclusive Bonus Material by Sarah Noffke]()
The Dream Travelers Ultimate Boxed Set : Includes 3 Complete Series (9 Books) PLUS Exclusive Bonus Material by Sarah Noffke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis mega collection includes 3 complete series PLUS exclusive bonus material never seen anywhere before. A total of over 2000 pages of fantasy adventures!This huge set includes the Lucidites, Reverians and Vagabond Circus, all set in the magical world of the Dream Travelers. The bonus material includes the lost chapters from Awoken, the first novel in the Lucidites series... -
![Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake]()
Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSlave or partner? Bond or shackles? Dascha swore that she would never become a slave to a Witch, used for energy and reduced to the role of an animated battery. Zhanna never thought that she would have a Familiar since none of the Russian Witches seemed to have them. Now Dascha has found her Witch and Zhanna has found her Familiar... -
![Vampire in Chaos by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Chaos by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTessa's life has plummeted into chaos. Her father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him... -
![The Emperor's Sword by Andrew Klavan]()
The Emperor's Sword by Andrew Klavan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The Emperor's Sword is a wildly entertaining adventure of overlapping worlds and titanic clashes between fundamentals of good and evil. Klavan's world-building is both amazing and all too plausible... -
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![Garden of Graves by Keary Taylor]()
Garden of Graves by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe King has arrived in Boston. Lexington confessed to a crime he didn’t commit to save Elle’s life. Now she’s summoned the one and only person who can spare him, but it comes at a dangerous price: confessing every one of her secrets to the King. That she is the one who has been curing the Bitten, and who the true father of her unborn child is... -
![Magic Required by Obert Skye]()
Magic Required by Obert Skye
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final answer to the existence of magic.Ozzy and his friend Sigi are in more danger than ever before. After being injected with the mindcontrolling serum, Ozzy is learning to control the minds of people, but he is still being hunted by Ray, the power-mad villain who will stop at nothing to find and possess the formula...Categorized as:
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![Angeldust by Hanna Peach]()
Angeldust by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Dark Angel series...Everything about Michael's dark plan has been hidden - until now. On an island off the coast of Egypt, a fourth Seraphim city has been discovered; a city that doesn't appear on any Seraphim map. This city is hidden, the air smells of blood and there is something very, very wrong with the inhabitants...Categorized as:
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![The Change by Kirsten Miller]()
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBig Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick--a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers--putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town... -
![A Very Declan Christmas by Maggie Stiefvater]()
A Very Declan Christmas by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I’ve done a holiday short for the last few years. Here’s another one from the Raven Cycle universe...Categorized as:
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![Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery woman goes through changes in their forties. Just not… these changes.Robin Brannon was a normal wife, mom, and antique shop owner until a brush with death turned her day-to-day life upside down. Now she and her two best friends are seeing things that belong in a fantasy novel. Ghosts. Visions. Omens of doom. Nothing that belongs in the peaceful mountain town they call home...Categorized as:
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![Crow's Revenge by Marcus Alexander]()
Crow's Revenge by Marcus Alexander
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about'!Before she can untangle the mystery that will save Bellania, Charlie Keeper needs the answer to a life-changing secret her guardian, the dastardly Mr Crow, has been keeping from her .. -
![Enoch's Ghost by Bryan Davis]()
Enoch's Ghost by Bryan Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWalter, Ashley, and Karen ride the dragon Thigocia in search of her son, Gabriel, and her long-lost mate, Makaidos. When Walter and Ashley find an army of giants hibernating in the depths of the earth, they meet a mysterious girl named Sapphira Adi who claims to be thousands of years old. Sapphira reveals a sinister plot, conceived centuries ago by Morgan Le Faye and the devil himself...Categorized as:
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![Wager's Price by G.P. Ching]()
Wager's Price by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinn Wager's luck has run out. Arrested for the one crime he didn't actually commit, he's forced to finish his education at an alternative school. The Revelations Institute is an upscale, private reform school with a 100% success rate. Delinquents go in and model citizens come out. But students who don't perform to expectations disappear... -
![Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux]()
Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLas Vegas! All expenses paid! Normally, a trip like that would be a dream come true for a widowed, mother of three, who just happens to be grim reaper. Here’s the thing though, situations rarely work out as I imagine they should. And usually not in my favor. This time isn’t any different... -
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![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... -
![The Afterlife of Alyx & Israel by Hanna Peach]()
The Afterlife of Alyx & Israel by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a lifetime, Alyx & Israel lost each other... In their new mortal lives, Alyx & Israel don't remember anything about their past. And they have never crossed paths. Until some old friends decide to secretly nudge destiny along, their efforts almost destroying everything… Now Alyx’s life lies in the balance, trapped in a coma deep within a DreamScape maze city...Categorized as:
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![The Nightmare Feast by Andrew Klavan]()
The Nightmare Feast by Andrew Klavan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“As screenwriter Austin Lively plunges back and forth between two dark, strange places―the fantasy kingdom of Galiana and the weirdness of contemporary Los Angeles―I turned the pages faster, faster, with growing delight. Scary, suspenseful, funny, wonderfully imaginative, Another Kingdom is pure, unadulterated fun... -
![Vampire in Conflict by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Conflict by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blood farm is gone. Those behind it have either died, been caught, or are on the run. Time to return to the real world.Only normal life isn't quite what Tessa expected. Good thing, because there is no 'normal' anymore. She's different. Her family is different. Her friends are different. The world around her is different. Trying to find her place is not easy... -
![Clothed with the Sun by J.B. Simmons]()
Clothed with the Sun by J.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dragon stood before the woman, so that he might devour her child. Elijah still has his doubts. As crazy as things have become, he figures there has to be a reasonable explanation. Except about the dragon. And maybe about Don. And definitely about the baby... He's either going to find some answers or run away. He doesn't want to leave Naomi... -
![Love's Catalyst by L.M. Lacee]()
Love's Catalyst by L.M. Lacee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLars and Claire This inspirational story about Lars and Claire is set in the epic world of Dragon's Gap. It can be read alone although the story concentrates on characters that are present throughout the entire series so would probably be better read between book two, (Sharm and Edith's Story) and book three (Storm and Charlie's Story)... -
![Montrose Paranormal Academy The COMPLETE Box Set by Barbara Hartzler]()
Montrose Paranormal Academy The COMPLETE Box Set by Barbara Hartzler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Montrose Paranormal Academy— where the Three Societies rule all.Hi, I’m Lucy. And I just found out I’m not normal... Three years ago, my brother went missing in Europe without a word. I just have to play nice with the Three Societies long enough to dig up some dirt. Before they figure out who I really am ..Categorized as:
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![Parents and Poisonings by Raven Snow]()
Parents and Poisonings by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen's cousin, Rose Greensmith, has been dating Ben Williamson for a while now. He's the Lainswich Chief of Police, a good boyfriend, and an all-around great guy. It was only a matter of time before Rose had dinner with his parents. Rose has high hopes, but Rowen tries to prepare her cousin for the worst. The Williamsons are a difficult bunch...Categorized as:
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![Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry]()
Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYul stands at the threshold between life and death. Poisoned at the festival of the dead, his life now hangs by a thread. More than his own will to survive, it's his fellow Stonewylders who must save him. But will they, when Magus has done so much to undermine Yul and turn the people against him? Yet there are cracks in Magus' following...Categorized as:
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![The Night Witch by Jenn Stark]()
The Night Witch by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe careful what you wish for. Tarot-reading Justice of the Arcana Council Sara Wilde has an avalanche of oppressed psychics crying out for her aid. How can she help them all? Despite the support of the formidable Magician, she’s only one woman. Worse, the Council’s biggest rival, the Shadow Court, taunts her at every turn, defying her efforts to discover the power behind their elite operation...Categorized as:
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![Newford Stories: Crow Girls by Charles de Lint]()
Newford Stories: Crow Girls by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The Crow Girls and their kind, once seen, are impossible to forget. Wild, but curiously childlike; wise and yet playful; existing outside the confines of conventional morality, and yet bringing hope and clarity to everyone whose lives they touch.” —Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, from her introduction to this book... -
![Angelblood by Hanna Peach]()
Angelblood by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven days… Israel seems…different since he came out of his coma. His life has been saved but Alyx had to make a deal with the devil to do so. She has to hand Israel over to Lucifer unless she finds a way to defeat Samyara. But to do this Alyx will need Israel and Jordan, the two men fighting for her heart, to work together...Categorized as:
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![Spellbound by Cate Tiernan]()
Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan knows that a great battle is to come. More immediately, she senses that someone is out to harm Hunter...Categorized as:
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![Bread, Coffee, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg]()
Bread, Coffee, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLiving your dream shouldn’t be this challenging.She owns a magical bakery and has the greatest friends, so why isn’t Cassie enjoying life as much as she thought she would?It could be because her daughter is miserable and plotting ways to go back to Georgia to live with her dad... -
![Beyond by Mary Ting]()
Beyond by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between the past she can't remember and a future she isn’t ready for, Claudia feels at a loss. With unanswered questions, she is certain there is more to her past than just being a venator. Finding the missing pieces in her life won’t be easy because duty calls. When mysterious dark shadows get released, an apocalypse sets in motion. The venators and the alkins must work together once again... -
![Demon by Tosca Lee]()
Demon by Tosca Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClayton has just been hired to author a memoir for Lucian, a demon with an extraordinary story to share. The fallen angel chronicles a life of heavenly bliss and rebellion, human creation and salvation, and God's relentless pursuit of mankind... -
![Sisters' Fate by Jessica Spotswood]()
Sisters' Fate by Jessica Spotswood
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA fever ravages New London, but with the Brotherhood sending suspected witches straight to the gallows, the Sisters are powerless against the disease. They can’t help without revealing their powers—as Cate learns when a potent display of magic turns her into the most wanted witch in all of New England. To make matters worse, Cate has been erased from the memory of her beloved Finn...Categorized as:
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![Changeling by Cate Tiernan]()
Changeling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Morgan receives a shocking revelation about her family, she's thrown into a moral tailspin, believing that her essential nature is evil...Categorized as:
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![Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier]()
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals.The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Cate Tiernan]()
Awakening by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFor now, Morgan is safe from the dark wave that has been attacking witches. Betrayed by her first love, she is trying to come to grips with her Woodbane heritage and with Wicca -- its thorn and its rose...Categorized as:
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![The Calling by Cate Tiernan]()
The Calling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan, Hunter and other members of their coven go to New York for a few days in search of the Amyranth witches. Hunter, a Seeker for the Council, is looking for Killian, a young witch in danger. It seems that Ciaran, Killian's father, is looking for him and intending to wipe his magic...Categorized as:
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![Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young]()
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rural island community steeped in the mystical superstitions of its founders and haunted by an unsolved murder is upended by the return of the suspected killer in this deeply atmospheric novel.Emery Blackwood’s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily...Categorized as:
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![Зеленые воды Ишмы by Max Frei]()
Зеленые воды Ишмы by Max Frei
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsТот, кто пробовал себя и в роли охотника, и в роли жертвы может рискнуть и попробовать себя в роли обычной приманки. Если повезет, можно не только выяснить, что снится червяку, пока он на крючке, но и сорваться с этого крючка — в самый последний момент. Но это если очень, очень повезет... -
![The Awakener by Amanda Strong]()
The Awakener by Amanda Strong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeeing Micah for the first time in years, Eden wants nothing more than to run and hide. Tall and handsome, Micah is no longer the scrawny kid she remembers. Eden tries to slip by him unnoticed but unfortunately, her body acts on its own accord. In a moment of sheer embarrassment, she throws her arms around his neck, unaware she's just changed her childhood friend forever... -
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The More Known World by Tiffany Tsao
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Quest of the quirky Oddfits continues—and this time, beyond the Known World lies something unspeakable…Two years after Murgatroyd Floyd joined the Quest to understand and catalogue the wonders of the More Known World, the rash-prone, blue-eyed Oddfit starts having doubts about his exploratory skill...Categorized as:
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Reborn by Dean Murray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue love never dies. In just a few days a new arrival at Selene's high school will turn her entire world upside down. She's never met anyone so attractive-or so mysterious-before this, but Jace's unyielding insistence that they've known each other for decades can't be denied-not given how familiar he feels to her...
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