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The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBy scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the king's caprice, but his contempt for Eugenides slowly turns to grudging respect...Categorized as:
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The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Revenge When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered...she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge. .. -
Three Sisters Island collection by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDance Upon the Air: When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband - and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago . . . But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease... -
Chilled to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScout Randall has a big new enemy that just happens to be wearing a familiar face.Full description coming soon... -
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The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more died from exposure in the mountains. Fifty miles to the south Corrag is condemned for her involvement in the Massacre... -
The Last Of The Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLizzy Moon never wanted Moon Girl Farm. Eight years ago, she left the land that nine generations of gifted healers had tended, determined to distance herself from the whispers about her family’s strange legacy. When her beloved Grandmother Althea dies, Lizzy must face the tragedy still hanging over the farm’s lavender fields: the unsolved murders of two young girls... -
Corrag by Susan Fletcher
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine accused of witchcraft.February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality. Many more die from exposure... -
The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in the highly anticipated sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's blockbuster THE FALSE PRINCE! Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation... -
The Donovan Legacy: Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts
In two tales of the Donovan family, Anastasia Donovan is afraid to reveal her true self to her intriguing new neighbor, Boone Sawyer, while Rowan Murray is fascinated by her enigmatic neighbor, Liam Donovan. - She has published 101 New York Times bestsellers as of 2003, 29 of them reaching #1... -
Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHidden from mortal eyes and divided into three factions are the creatures of darkness that coexist with mortals. In the witches’ town Morganefaire, an ancient legend tells the story of a mirror that was once shattered into four fragments, each able to entrap a powerful soul... -
DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTrapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued?Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, on a mission to rescue the woman’s son trapped in a chamber of sleep... -
Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn
She was a girl with a talent for witchcraft and a taste for adventure. The illegitimate child of a royal lord, she longed for a man who could never be hers. And she lived for her summers at Castle Auburn. She is a woman who has grown accustomed to standing alone. What she once loved, she has lost. Where she once saw joy, she now sees terrible injustice...Categorized as:
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Sleeper's Castle by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it.Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay.Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in the Welsh borders, Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time... -
Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell...Categorized as:
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Potions, Poisons, and Peril by Shéa MacLeod
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDeepwood, Oregon Cozy. Magical. Deadly.Emory Chastain, owner of Healing Herbs, sells everything from love potions to herbal tea blends. She is also the most powerful witch of the modern era. When a stranger drops dead in her shop, Emory is left with no choice but to investigate... -
Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNational bestselling author Annette Blair’s “fast-paced, fascinating” (Fresh Fiction) Vintage Magic series continues as clothing boutique owner Madeira Cutler takes on a murder from the past that won’t stay dead... Maddie’s love of classic fashion has made her Vintage Magic boutique a success—even if the visions she experiences when touching certain items often lead her into trouble... -
The Accidental Familiar by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the warlock's away, the familiar will play! A Halloween party gone wrong will keep the OOPs crew putting out one fire after anothert. Join them this Halloween for a ghoulishly, magic-filled tale!... -
The Promise by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArmed with kick-ass shoes, can CJ stop a maniacal coven leader, save the town, and still get Mr. Melt In Your Mouth Gorgeous while surviving the darkness coming for her? The smoke from the fire burned her eyes, its heat caressed her skin and the taste of fear choked her. She was going to burn just as her ancestor did all those centuries ago in New Salem Village... -
The Tarot Cafe, #4 by Sang-Sun Park
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe spirit of Shandy visits Pamela's dreams in the hopes of reconciling with his sister, Fay, before he leaves the Earth forever. With a tragic past of betrayal, cruelty and eventual friendship, Shandy will do whatever it takes to make peace with the sister, who's the cause of his unexpected death... -
The Novice by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control them." Alone among all the novices in the Magicians' Guild, only Sonea comes from lowly beginnings. Yet she has won powerful allies—including Lord Dannyl, newly promoted to Guild Ambassador... -
At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward.When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life... -
The Valley of the Wolves by Laura Gallego García
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDana attends a school of magic with only one other student. She has a great love only she can see. And only she can unravel these mysteries and become mistress of the Valley of the Wolves. Ever since Dana was a little girl, Kai has been her best friend and constant companion--even though she's the only one who can see him... -
In the Coils of the Snake by Clare B. Dunkle
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsClare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy-- now available in paperback For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself... -
No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker
When Emma and her beloved frog-turned-prince Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask for Eadric's parents' blessing on their marriage, they find his homeland in chaos: Eadric's annoying little brother Bradston has been kidnapped by trolls! Worse, his mother won't let Emma use magic, even to rescue Bradston, and Eadric seems suddenly a bit too fond of the girls from his past... -
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Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMany years ago a slighted fairy placed a curse on a beautiful young princess--a curse that caused her and all her female descendants to turn into mean, ugly witches if they ever touched a flower after turning sixteen. Now, Princess Emma, who is about to turn sixteen herself, is determined to break the spell once and for all...Categorized as:
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The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMerrie Haskell’s middle-grade fantasy novel Princess Curse is an imaginative retelling of the fairy tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Beauty and the Beast. In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Sylvania, the prince offers a fabulous reward to anyone who cures the curse that forces the princesses to spend each night dancing to the point of exhaustion...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Breath by E.D. Baker
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEmma and Eadric have no sooner turned back into humans (from being frogs) than Emma's mother is in a panic, Aunt Grassina is distracted because she's found her true love turned into an otter, and Emma's magic is so out of control she sends herself to the dungeon by mistake...Categorized as:
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Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeaving a traumatic police career behind, Clyde Fortune has returned to her seemingly quiet hometown of Crystal Haven, Michigan. In spite of the psychic powers of its residents, there’s no telling what trouble is brewing in this burg… The highlight of this year's fall festival in Crystal Haven is a bonfire with a witch’s cauldron resting over it... -
Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElly's back and dishing up more magic! Elly Blair is finally getting the hang of her magic skills. That is, until the National Organization for Magic introduces her to a new type of magic: potions. Each year before the fall equinox, a special potion must be given to the residents of Mystic Hollow, Kentucky. But when the spell goes awry, Elly fears she's to blame... -
Mark of Royalty by Jennifer K. Clark, Stephonie K. Williams
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt a time when royal infants are marked at birth, a royal advisor makes a terrible misstep — and an infant princess must be secreted away to save her life. Named Sarah by Miranda, the woman who agrees to raise the child as her own, the girl is unaware of her royal heritage — even though Miranda has done all she can to pair Sarah with the king's nephew, Lord Chad...Categorized as:
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Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s nothing Maddie loves more than fabulous vintage clothes, but the visions she gets while touching them are starting to wear her down. Even so, when a beautifully dressed girl comes to Vintage Magic in search of her past, Maddie isn’t about to turn her away, especially since she bears a striking resemblance to her good friend Dolly Sweet... -
Never Been Witched by Annette Blair
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Cartwright triplets—Harmony, Destiny, and Storm—are psychic sirens who use their magic for good and their good looks for seduction. But for Destiny, catching the attention of a paranormal debunker isn’t going to be easy... -
Four Charming Spells by Lynn Cahoon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this spellbinding continuation of the Kitchen Witch Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon, witchcraft trainee Mia Malone summons tasty dishes and unearthly murder suspects . . . Before Mia Malone can sip tea at Time for a Cuppa, the charming new shop in Magic Springs, Idaho, her life changes course in downright supernatural ways... -
Decrypted by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsProfessor Tikaya Komitopis knew that bringing Admiral Rias Starcrest home to meet her family wouldn’t be easy, not when he led the fleet that decimated her nation during the war. She isn’t surprised when people believe she’s been brainwashed, that Rias is still loyal to the empire, and that he has nefarious plans for her homeland...Categorized as:
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Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBetween brewing magically spiced treats at Honeybee Bakery and volunteering with a local conservation group, Katie Lightfoot barely has time to see her firefighter boyfriend, Declan McCarthy, much less delve further into her destiny as a witch. But avoiding her fate won't be as easy as whipping up a new recipe-especially when Katie finds herself once again mixed up in murder... -
Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAudun is a teenage ice dragon in love...with a human princess. Can he become human and win Millie's heart? Audun is on a quest to find Princess Millie, and to become human in order to win her heart. But The Dragon King has set out a number of tasks Audun must perform before he is permitted to even try to woo Millie...and each one is filled with E. D...Categorized as:
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Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKatherine Ann Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them... -
All the Paths of Shadow by Frank Tuttle
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Walk warily, walk swiftly, walk away.” The king’s orders were clear enough. “Move the tower’s shadow,” he bellowed. “I refuse to deliver my commencement speech from the dark.” As the newly appointed mage to the Crown of Tirlin, Meralda Ovis has no choice but to undertake King Yvin’s ill-conceived task... -
The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith imaginative verve, intelligence, and exceptional detail, The Oracle Glass captures the rich tang of one of history's most irresistible eras. Spinning actual police records from the reign of Louis XIV into a darkly captivating story, it follows the fortunes of Genevieve Pasquier, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been transformed into an imperious, seemingly infallible fortune-teller.. -
Forgotten Truth by Dawn Cook
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a shapeshifting student is transported back four centuries, she is in danger of being permanently changed into her dragon form, with no memory of her human life - or love. Apt and eager Alissa is the only student of the last surviving master of magic. She easily shifts from human to raku, or beast counterpart, and has learned many advanced magics on her own... -
A Prince Among Frogs by E.D. Baker
Princess Millie and her fiancé, Audun, are busy preparing for their wedding when trouble starts brewing in Greater Greensward. Millie's baby brother, Felix, has been kidnapped and is trapped in a swamp full of other frogs...Categorized as:
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Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Prince of Dogs" returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Count's heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city... -
The Burning by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow did Fear Street gain its chilling reputation? Find out in the blood-chilling conclusion to R.L. Stine's terrifying trilogy. Journey back in time to when the Fear family first became evil, and Fear Street became a place of unspeakable terror... -
Stranger at the Wedding by Barbara Hambly
Kyra was preparing for her final wizard test before the Council. But suddenly, something was twisting her magic, weaving sinister portents of doom into even the simplest of her spells. Then she knew for certain that her young sister Alix was soon to marry--and soon to die. And so she journeyed back to the family who had disowned her... -
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The Catalain Book of Secrets (The Catalain Book of Secrets) by Jessica Lourey, Tony Van Den Einde
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFaith Falls is a snug little Minnesota town constructed over a mystery, a place where the most impressive building is a gorgeous Queen Anne with turrets, cantilevered gables, and a wraparound porch. In a concealed room beneath the twisting stairs of the Queen Anne lies the Catalain Book of Secrets, the repository of the wisdom the Catalain women have gathered since the beginning of time... -
The Thirteenth Princess (Fairy Tale Princesses) by Diane Zahler, Yvonne Gilbert
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsZita is not an ordinary servant girl—she's the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita's father banished her to the servants' quarters to work in the kitchens, where she can only communicate with her royal sisters in secret. Then, after Zita's twelfth birthday, the princesses all fall mysteriously ill. The only clue is their strangely worn and tattered shoes...Categorized as:
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The Salamander Spell by E.D. Baker
In this prequel to the Tales of the Frog Princess , Grassina is a young princess-in-training. But as the younger sister to Princess Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much beyond behave herself...Categorized as:
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Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDigger thrives as a spy and sneak-thief among the feuding religious factions of Gerse, dodging the Greenmen who have banned all magic. But when a routine job goes horribly wrong and her partner and lover Tegen is killed, she has to get out of the city, fast, and hides herself in a merry group of nobles to do so... -
Spells & Stitches: The Sugar Maple Chronicles - Book 4 by Barbara Bretton
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to Sugar Maple. Sugar Maple may look like your postcard-perfect Vermont town but that’s where the similarity ends. Our librarian is a beautiful Norwegian troll. The funeral parlor is run by a family of vampires. The Sugar Maple Inn is owned by Fae while the werewolves keep our hardware store well-stocked... -
Charmed Spirits by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJordan Cross has returned to Holiday, Montana after eleven long years to clear out her late aunt’s house, put it on the market, and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Soon, she finds herself facing the town that turned its back on her because she was different. Because being labeled a witch in a small town didn’t earn her many friends...especially when it wasn't a lie...
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