Recommendations based on Boundary Crossedby Melissa F. Olson

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  1. The One That Got Away

    by Simon Wood
    A woman is kidnapped and held captive for years, but manages to escape. She must confront her captor and the trauma she endured.

    Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the ... (Goodreads)

  2. Blood Rites

    by Jim Butcher
    A thrilling urban fantasy adventure, pitting a wizard against a powerful cult.

    For Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, there have been worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Dodging flaming monkey poo, for instance. Or going ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Dead Key

    by D.M. Pulley
    An engineer's investigation of an abandoned bank reveals long-buried secrets.

    2014 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Grand Prize and Mystery & Thriller Fiction Winner, It’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Shadowfever

    by Karen Marie Moning
    A thrilling journey of self-discovery as an ancient evil is unleashed upon the world.

    “Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” — MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from ... (Goodreads)

  5. Small Favor

    by Jim Butcher
    A wizard detective uses magic to solve a dangerous supernatural mystery.

    One year after the events in, White Night, , Dresden is confronted by Queen Mab calling in one of the favors owed her by Harry: that he be her "Emissary," and protect John Marcone. Despite repeated ... (Wikipedia)

  6. White Night

    by Jim Butcher
    Wizard private investigator Harry Dresden investigates a magical murder in Chicago.

    A year after the events in, Proven Guilty, , Dresden is called by Murphy to the scene of an apparent suicide, and senses the victim is a magical practitioner. After investigating another victim, ... (Wikipedia)

  7. In Time

    by Alexandra Bracken
    In a world where time is currency, a young girl fights to survive and change the system.

    Don't miss this exciting short story that connects, The Darkest Minds, to its much-anticipated sequel,, Never Fade,. Gabe's life has been devastated in the wake of the economic crash. The only option ... (Goodreads)

  8. Justice Calling

    by Annie Bellet
    A young woman with magical powers must confront a dangerous enemy to protect her friends and the supernatural community.

    Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress. Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice

    by Christopher Pike
    A young vampire, Sita, searches for her true identity while battling her thirst for blood and the evil creatures that hunt her.

    Includes: The Last Vampire Black Blood Red Dice, As to blood -,ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty...., Alisa has been in control ... (Goodreads)

  10. Broken Soul

    by Faith Hunter
    Nell Ingram, a powerful earth magic user, must confront her past and protect her community from a dangerous cult.

    Jane Yellowrock is a vampire killer for hire—but other creatures of the night still need to watch their backs.... When the Master of the city of New Orleans asks Jane to improve security for a future ... (Goodreads)

  11. Afterworlds

    by Scott Westerfeld
    A young adult novel that alternates between the story of a teenage writer and the fictional world she creates.

    Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to move to New York to rewrite and publish her teen novel, 'Afterworlds'. Arriving with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she's made ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Crooked Kingdom

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.

    In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Sawkill Girls

    by Claire Legrand
    Three girls on an island where girls have been disappearing for decades. A haunting tale of friendship, power, and the monsters that lurk within us.

    “Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power.” —Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth “An eerie, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. The Fury / Dark Reunion

    by L.J. Smith
    The final two books in the "The Vampire Diaries" series. Elena and her friends face their greatest challenges yet as they battle supernatural forces and their own inner demons.

    New York Times bestselling series This special paperback bind-up contains, The Fury, and, Dark Reunion, the third and fourth books in L J. Smith’s, New York Times, bestselling series The Vampire ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. Moon Called

    by Patricia Briggs
    A shapeshifter embarks on a journey to reclaim her heritage and defend her people.

    Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Cove

    by Ron Rash
    A haunting tale of love, loss, and betrayal set in the Appalachian Mountains.

    The novel takes place in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in 1918. Laurel Shelton lives in the cove with her brother Hank, who has just returned home from fighting in World War I and is ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Mosquitoland

    by David Arnold
    After her parents' divorce, Mim runs away to find her mother. Along the way, she discovers herself and the true meaning of family.

    I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, ... (Goodreads)

  18. Spark

    by Brigid Kemmerer
    A teenage girl with the power to control electricity struggles to keep her abilities hidden while navigating high school and a new romance.

    Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can't. Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist ... (Goodreads)

  19. Voyager

    by Diana Gabaldon
    A grand adventure across time and space, filled with romance, danger and mystery.

    Voyager opens on the battlefield at Culloden , where Jamie Fraser finds himself gravely wounded and his rival Jack Randall dead. Jamie is carried to a nearby farmhouse where 18 Highland soldiers have ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Mermaid's Sister

    by Carrie Anne Noble
    A magical tale of two sisters, one of whom is turning into a mermaid. They embark on a journey to find a cure before it's too late.

    Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction, 2014,, Realm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction of the Year, 2016,, There is no cure for being who you truly are.…, In a cottage ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Dragonfly in Amber

    by Diana Gabaldon
    Romantic adventure through history as two time travelers fight to change their destiny.

    Claire Randall has returned to her own time, where she has been living for 20 years with her husband Frank. Following his death, she brings her daughter, Brianna, to the home of the Randalls' old ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Final Cut

    by Catherine Coulter
    FBI thriller where agents investigate a serial killer who leaves cryptic messages.

    Scotland Yard’s new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the "minder" of the Crown Jewels for the "Jewel of the Lion" ... (Goodreads)

  23. Love

    by Toni Morrison
    A complex and layered exploration of love, its many forms, and the ways in which it shapes our lives.

    Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison’s spellbinding new novel is a Faulknerian symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of black women in a ... (Goodreads)

  24. Time's Edge

    by Rysa Walker
    Time-traveling teenager, Kate, must navigate multiple timelines to prevent a catastrophic future.

    To stop her sadistic grandfather, Saul, and his band of time travelers from rewriting history, Kate must race to retrieve the CHRONOS keys before they fall into the Cyrists' hands. If she jumps back ... (Goodreads)

  25. Midnight in Death

    by J.D. Robb
    Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a murder that hits close to home, while dealing with her own traumatic past.

    The number-one New York Times best selling In Death series explodes with intrigue, passion, and suspense. Now, Nora Roberts, writing as J. D. Robb, propels you into the darkest night of Lieutenant ... (Goodreads)

  26. Milkweed

    by Jerry Spinelli
    A story of a Jewish orphan’s survival in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation.

    He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’s a ... (Goodreads)

  27. The Mind Readers

    by Lori Brighton
    Cameron Winters, a mind reader, is forced to attend a school for those with supernatural abilities. She discovers a dangerous plot and must stop it before it's too late.

    Cameron Winters is a freak. Fortunately, no one but her family knows the truth ...that Cameron can read minds. For years Cameron has hidden behind a facade of normalcy, warned that there are those ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Play Dead

    by Angela Marsons
    A serial killer is on the loose, and Detective Kim Stone must race against time to catch them before they strike again.

    The dead don't tell secrets... unless you listen. The girl's smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

    by Suzanne Collins
    A teenage girl's struggle for survival in a dystopian society, where the poor are exploited and oppressed.

    Suzanne Collins's worldwide-bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in a paperback box set! This edition features the books with the classic cover art in a striking new package. Now ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Blood Lines

    by Angela Marsons
    Detective Kim Stone investigates a series of murders linked to a long-buried secret. Fast-paced and suspenseful.

    How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace? A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring, upstanding social worker lost to ... (Goodreads)