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An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it.I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right?Wrong... -
Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSixty million in diamonds and a dead billionaire. Sometimes even a successful heist has its problems. Bags of diamonds and breathtaking jewelry are the only clues to a chain of puzzling murders. When Libby’s questions draw the attention of Montreal’s organized crime bosses, she finds herself a target... -
Chameleon's Death Dance by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEven a chameleon can be a target. Libby makes her money as a thief and an assassin, but a girl has to have a cover. To her surprise, her business installing security systems in 23rd century Toronto is taking off, as is her romance with Wil—North America’s top cop. Then an insurance company hires her to recover a fortune in stolen art and jewelry... -
The Belial Origins by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRevelations, death and destiny.The three forces have Delaney McPhearson's life for the last two years.But the greatest revelation is yet to come . . . and the greatest sacrifice.A powerful relic was hidden eons ago to protect mankind. If it’s uncovered, our world will change forever. But the Fallen are on its trail.And they’re not the only ones... -
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Salt Magic Skin Magic by Lee Welch
Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father’s isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can’t leave. His sanity is starting to fray. When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive... -
Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons by Quenby Olson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst, there was a trunk. Inside the trunk was an egg, and inside the egg was…Well, it certainly was not a chicken.Miss Mildred Percy, former wallflower and current adventurer, is now in charge of a dragon. Along with Mr. Wiggan and Mrs... -
Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe cries of the dead are deafeningWomen are being taken in Virginia, and FBI agent Mark Frampton is determined to put a stop to it. Certain he’s closing in on the killer known as The Embracer, Mark is less than thrilled when he’s partnered with rookie agent Colleen Law, worried she’s a liability when there’s so much at stake... -
Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher
A gifted healer unravels the mysteries of a cursed estate―and its enigmatic owner―in a witchy retelling of Jane Eyre . Salt and broom, make this room Safe and tight, against the night. Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence... -
A Haunting Touch by Ward Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNightmare on memory lane.I’m Darla. I’m a psychometrist. I can read thoughts and emotions left upon objects. Some people call my ability a “gift.” Some people are idiots.You see, my ability isn’t providing easy answers when I try to learn who killed one of my inn’s guests, a developer about to cover a scenic meadow with condos.The dead developer created another problem... -
The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Library of Alexandria has been lost. The truth of history has been hidden from us. The God of War rules the earth, and we desperately need a savior.Rhea has always known she was different but never imagined that her secrets would lead her down a path of danger and adventure... -
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity... -
The Untitled Books by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA curated collection of magic…and murder.When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away. After all, the library collects books about magic, not containing it.But the murder of the bookbinder who bound them sees the books returned to the library, along with Gabe in his role as consultant for Scotland Yard... -
Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne look could turn you to stone... The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with the host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae... -
Unhallowed: A Novel of Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
A Novel of Widdershins Monsters. Murder. Librarians.Librarian Sebastian Rath is the only one who believes his friend Kelly O’Neil disappeared due to foul play. But without any clues or outside assistance, there’s nothing he can do to prove it.When bookbinder Vesper Rune is hired to fill the vacancy left by O’Neil, he receives an ominous letter warning him to leave... -
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Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers an extraordinary new trilogy—an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity .. -
Five For Heaven by K.J. Charles
Series epilogue._______________Words: 3,235Status: CompleteCover by BookshireCat... -
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
With one vampire determined to rule the earth, the Circle of Six prepares to battle for their lives—and their hearts... Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions... -
A Castle in the Air by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPortia Hastings has spent her life rescuing her younger sister from one scrape or another. Now, she has to step through time to do it, following Miranda from the nineteenth century to the eighteenth. Almost immediately, Portia is beset by highwaymen, which might be the most exciting thing to happen to her in a long time, even if she'd never admit it... -
Ferromancer by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSolutions aren’t always black and white—sometimes they come in shades of iron gray.Captain Bridget “Briar” Rose wants for nothing. Each day is a new adventure, living the life she loves, running cargo on the Ohio & Erie Canal. That is, until her cousin decides to sell the family boat to finance a new business venture... -
A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse... -
Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe final book of the acclaimed Glamourist Histories is the magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen walked on the darker side of the Regency...Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies... -
Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon.Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves…Miss Mildred Percy is a spinster. She does not dance, she has long stopped dreaming, and she certainly does not have adventures. That is, until her great uncle has the audacity to leave her an inheritance, one that includes a dragon’s egg... -
A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWinner of the Nero Wolfe Award It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology--is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance... -
Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
The Arcane Society was born in turmoil, when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Nicholas Winters’s efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation, the Winters man who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents — and the curse of madness... -
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Beyond the Dark by Angela Knight, Emma Holly
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA daring collection of never-before-published erotic desire from four of the hottest names in paranormal romance. Four of the most sizzling authors of paranormal romance take readers beyond their wildest fantasies, to a seductive midnight world of erotic suspense, demons, mages, vampires, and knights. A world of queens with devilish secrets, and of demons with secret desires... -
Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City by Meljean Brook
Eight months after The Iron Duke, can their marriage survive a new danger? After Mina is called in to investigate the murder of an aristocratic bounder, her husband Rhys—known to the world as the Iron Duke—must overcome his fear for his new bride before his need to protect her tears them apart... -
The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen
A reluctant necromancer, a man killed before his time, and the crime that brings them together. Felipe Galvan’s life as an investigator for the Paranormal Society has been spent running into danger. Returning home from his latest case, Felipe struggles with the sudden quiet of his life until a mysterious death puts him in the path of the enigmatic Oliver Barlow.Oliver has two secrets... -
Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSome houses seem to want to hold their secrets. It’s 1759 and the world is at war, pulling the North American colonies of Britain and France into the conflict. The times are complicated, as are the loyalties of many New York merchants who have secretly been trading with the French for years, defying Britain’s colonial laws in a game growing ever more treacherous...Categorized as:
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Hessians and Hellhounds by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFire erases all… even the undead.... One of London’s most recognisable Afflicted is erased from the earth in a fiery way. Whispers spread that a hellhound prowls the streets, snatching the lost souls who have escaped the afterworld... -
Mistletoe and Mireworth: A Manners and Monsters Christmas Novella by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWill Mireworth yield her secrets to her new mistress...? The family gather at Mireworth for their first Christmas and Hannah is determined to unravel the secrets within its walls. Why did Wycliff's ancestor hide the tower, and what grip did the long ago shadow-mage cast over his family? With Barnes as her assistant, Hannah sets out to discover the truth... -
Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the snows fall and hearths burn, four stories of Midwinter beginnings prove that love can fight its way through the chillest night… THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT, by Grace Draven The mark Jahna Ulfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of Deyalda, there’s nowhere to escape... -
Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAcclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic--known here as glamour--is real. In Valour and Vanity, master glamourists Jane and Vincent find themselves in the sort of a magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen wrote Ocean's Eleven... -
The Uninvited by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1777: In the throes of the Revolutionary War, Landon Mansion is commandeered by British Lord "Butcher" Bedford. He stabs Lucy Tarleton - who spurned his king and his love - leaving her to die in her father's arms. NOW: After the day's final tour, docent Allison Leigh makes her rounds while locking up... and finds a colleague slumped over Bedford's desk, impaled on his own replica bayonet... -
The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She can detect any poison. He can decipher any clue. To find a killer, they make a perfect pair.. -
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Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s being murdered.It was supposed to be a fun girls’ weekend in Salem, but when a past-life regression session instead sends a terrifying vision of murder to Kylie Connelly, she’s shaken and doesn’t know what to think. Worse, later she identifies the attacker from her vision: he’s a prominent local politician... -
Possession by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the ghost of a notorious killer possesses the body of an upper class youth, London's pre-eminent medium, Emily Chambers, must exorcise it before the spirit goes on a rampage. As if this isn't distraction enough, she must fight her feelings for brooding ghost, Jacob Beaufort, who doesn't like the new man in her life - the handsome and very much alive, Theodore Hyde... -
The Snow Song by Sally Gardner
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWomen imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elders, men to whom tradition is all.Edith lives alone with her alcoholic father who is forcing her to marry the village butcher. But she is in love with a shepherd who promised to return to her... -
A Golden Grave: A Rose Gallagher Mystery by Erin Lindsey
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe follow-up to Murder on Millionaires' Row , Erin Lindsey's second historical mystery follows Rose Gallagher as she tracks a killer with shocking abilities through Gilded Age Manhattan.Rose Gallagher always dreamed of finding adventure, so her new life as a freshly-minted Pinkerton agent ought to be everything she ever wanted... -
Assassin's Heart by Monica Burns
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe truth of the soul. Lysander Condellaire never understood why he had telepathic andtelekinetic powers until the night his Praetorian father tortured him and left him for dead. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the monster he must keep hidden or face expulsion from the order of assassins know as the Sicari... -
Much Ado About Magic by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer scandalous painting ruined his reputation, and now he's about to return the favor! Lady Lucinda Malcolm Pembroke's paintings may have caused scandals in the past, but never one of this magnitude... -
The Shores of Spain by J. Kathleen Cheney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brilliant new chapter in the Novels of the Golden City. Even as the branches of peace are being offered, there are some who still believe those who are not human should be used as chattel. And they are willing to go to great lengths to retain their power... -
Quicksilver by Amanda Quick
In the New York Times-bestselling author's latest Arcane Society novel, a paranormal killer pushes an unlikely duo's powers and passions to the limit. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening's events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses... -
Unknown by Jordan L. Hawk
Librarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune continue their search for the evil Books of the Bound. But in the meantime, the young men in Sebastian’s social circle start dying.Though the deaths look like self-administered poisonings, Sebastian soon comes to realize a killer is at work. And not just any murderer, but one wielding the dark power of the Book of Bone... -
Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. In Without a Summer the master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothing—even the domestic sphere—is quite what it seems... -
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The Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA girl visits a bazaar in Cairo, seeking a favor from a mysterious angelic being.This story first appeared in the anthology Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt... -
The Clockwork Menace by Bec McMaster
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFriends, partners, and professionals. So just why is this case coming between them? In a Victorian London ruled by the blood-drinking elite, Perry Lowell is a logical and accomplished Nighthawk: a rogue blue blood who tracks murderers and thieves for the Guild... -
Pawn of the Phoenix by Jamie McLachlan
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBraxton, 1903.The serial killer known only as the Phoenix continues to roam the streets and a new victim falls prey. For Moira and Detective Keenan Edwards, still on the hunt for the Phoenix, the rules have changed. The killer remains beyond their grasp. Moira is willing to give into her fierce attraction to Keenan... -
The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll
Chosen by the Bride Finder, a man blessed with amazing insight, Madeline Breton has come to Cornwall to meet her new husband, the enigmatic Anatole St. Leger. But her dream of happiness soon diffuses in his overpowering shadow. Anatole knows only too well the legacies that to him have been more curses than gifts... -
The Moonstone and Miss Jones by Jillian Stone
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen he is hired by Professor Lovecraft, who has been tinkering with the secrets of life and death, to find the fabled Moonstone, Phaeton Black brings his lady friend Miss America Jones, the daughter of a Cajun witch, along on an adventure that leads them Title: The Moonstone and Miss Jones Author: Stone, Jillian Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Publication Date: 2012/09/25 Number of... -
Winter of the Gods by Jordanna Max Brodsky
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMyth and reality collide in this sequel to The Immortals that sets Greek Gods against a modern Manhattan backdrop.Manhattan has many secrets. Some are older than the city itself.Winter in New York: snow falls, lights twinkle, and a very disgruntled Selene DiSilva prowls the streets looking for prey...
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