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The Forsaken Throne
by Jeff Wheeler
A young queen must navigate political intrigue and betrayal to secure her throne and save her people from a looming threat.
In the thrilling conclusion to the, Wall Street Journal, bestselling Kingfountain Series, a conflicted champion must navigate a treacherous world to secure the peace., A devastating disaster has left ... (Barnes & Noble)
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet
by Charlie N. Holmberg
A young woman with no memory of her past possesses the ability to infuse magical qualities into baked goods, leading her on a journey to uncover her identity.
Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn’t know why she can do this and remembers ... (Barnes & Noble)
Yellow Crocus
by Laila Ibrahim
A story of courage and resilience in the face of slavery and racism in the Antebellum South.
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. ... (Goodreads)
The Banished of Muirwood
by Jeff Wheeler
A young girl with forbidden powers is banished to a remote abbey, where she uncovers secrets that threaten the kingdom.
In a stand-alone series set in the world of Muirwood, eighteen-year-old Maia is the exiled princess of Comoros and heir to the throne. As a result of her father’s ceaseless need for authority, she ... (Goodreads)
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
A teenage boy discovers he's a carrier of a parasite that turns people into vampires. He must track down his ex-girlfriends to stop the outbreak.
Two days after arriving in New York for college, Cal loses his virginity to a girl who picks him up. From this encounter Cal picks up an STD, but this is an unusual one: it turns its victims into ... (Wikipedia)
Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement
by Stephen Schwartz
Musical adaptation of the classic tale of a misunderstood witch and her unlikely friendship with a young girl.
Nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards in 2005, Wicked is an undeniable Broadway smash! A prequel to the all-American classic The Wizard of Oz, this new musical is a character study of Elphaba and ... (Goodreads)
Lord Peter Views the Body
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey solving various murder mysteries with his wit and intelligence.
In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures. Lord Peter views ... (Goodreads)
The Tuscan Child
by Rhys Bowen
A woman discovers her father's hidden past in Tuscany during WWII, leading to a journey of self-discovery and understanding.
From New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley ... (Goodreads)
The Paper Magician
by Charlie N. Holmberg
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, learning the power of paper magic.
Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an ... (Goodreads)
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
by Therese Anne Fowler
A reimagining of the life of the iconic Jazz Age socialite and her tempestuous marriage with F. Scott Fitzgerald.
A dazzling novel that captures all of the romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda Fitzgerald. When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a ... (Goodreads)
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler
A shape-shifting immortal and a mortal healer's lives intertwine over centuries, exploring power, oppression, and the human condition.
Wild Seed is the story of two immortal Africans named Doro and Anyanwu. Doro is a spirit who can take over other people's bodies, killing anyone and anything in his path, while Anyanwu is a woman ... (Wikipedia)
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
A woman is murdered hours after planning her own funeral. Private investigator Hawthorne and author Horowitz team up to solve the case.
She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to ... (Goodreads)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
by Margaret George
A historical narrative of Egypt's last queen, recounting her fascinating life story.
The story follows Cleopatra VII , from her early life under the rule of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes , to her eventual suicide. When Cleopatra is a young girl, Ptolemy is overthrown by his two ... (Wikipedia)
A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
A combination of magic and science, as characters navigate a dangerous new world.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive,, A Gathering of Shadows, cements this series as a must-read." —,Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed ... (Barnes & Noble)
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
A Napoleonic-era naval captain and a dragon join forces to battle their enemies.
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes ... (Goodreads)
Cryptic Cravings
by Ellen Schreiber
A vampire princess struggles with her cravings for both blood and love. She must choose between her royal duties and her heart's desires.
With cryptic secrets and cravings, this eighth installment in the popular Vampire Kisses series is a romantic and mysterious thrill ride., Jagger plans to open a new club in Dullsville. But is it ... (Barnes & Noble)
Butterface
by Avery Flynn
A romantic comedy about a man who falls for a woman with a great body but an unattractive face.
It ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Source
by J.D. Horn
A family of witches in Savannah, Georgia, must confront their dark past and the consequences of their magic.
Book Two of the Witching Savannah series Graceful trees and historic buildings fill Savannah, Georgia, but beneath the city’s Southern splendor, its supernatural roots run deep. The members of local ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
A young sorcerer unlocks the secrets of a powerful magical amulet to save London from supernatural forces.
In an alternate London where the British Empire dominates the world through control of magic, and commoners are governed by the ruling class of magicians, five-year-old Nathaniel begins an ... (Wikipedia)
Darkness
by John Saul
A family moves into a new home, but soon discovers dark secrets and evil forces lurking within its walls.
Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules – dark rites of altars and ... (Goodreads)
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
by Chris Colfer
High school senior Carson Phillips blackmails his classmates into contributing to his literary journal before he dies.
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students in his school into contributing to his ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Two women in WWI join forces to unravel secrets of a spy network in search of a missing girl.
The plot follows pregnant American college student Charlie St. Clair in the aftermath of World War II , as she travels around France looking for her missing cousin, Rose. Her story intersects with ... (Wikipedia)
Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 1
by CLAMP
Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them all to prevent chaos. With the help of friends, she becomes a Cardcaptor.
Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Tomoeda which is somewhere near Tokyo . Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards ... (Wikipedia)
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
Two supernatural creatures from different mythologies, living in New York City, find companionship and friendship in each other.
In the Polish town of Konin at the end of the 19th century, a corrupt kabbalist named Yehudah Schaalman creates a golem in the shape of a woman at the request of young Otto Rotfeld, who seeks a ... (Wikipedia)
Witch Is When It All Began
by Adele Abbott
Jill Gooder discovers she's a witch and inherits her grandmother's magical powers, leading her on a journey to solve a murder mystery.
(Suitable for teens and seniors and all ages in-between), What would you do if you discovered you were a witch?, That's exactly what happens to Private investigator, Jill Gooder. And as if that ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Nanny
by Gilly Macmillan
When a child goes missing, suspicion falls on the nanny. But is she really to blame? A gripping psychological thriller with unexpected twists.
“ The Nanny kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan’s breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong.” — Tess Gerritsen, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Undead Next Door
by Kerrelyn Sparks
A vampire falls in love with a mortal woman, but their relationship is threatened by a group of vampire slayers.
Three signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he's so attentive at night. 2. He's attacked by sword-wielding assailants, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan
True story of a young Italian man's courage and heroism during WWII.
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero,, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours., Pino ... (Goodreads)
Vampire, Interrupted
by Lynsay Sands
A vampire wakes up after being frozen for centuries and finds himself in a world he doesn't recognize. He must navigate his new reality while also dealing with a dangerous threat to his kind.
IT WAS A CASE SHE COULD SINK HER TEETH INTO... After seven hundred years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally has a career. Well, the start of one, anyway. She's training to be a private ... (Goodreads)
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
A detective investigates a murder case that hits close to home, uncovering secrets and lies along the way.
In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family's past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. Your father is a liar. But ... (Goodreads)
