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Fairest of All
by Serena Valentino
A retelling of the story of Snow White from the perspective of the Evil Queen, exploring her descent into darkness and obsession with beauty.
The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the ... (Goodreads)
Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1
by Yuu Watase
A girl orders a perfect boyfriend robot, but things get complicated when she falls for a human boy.
Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she ... (Goodreads)
Whisper of Evil
by Kay Hooper
A psychic FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering a dark conspiracy.
Someone is stalking the little town of Silence... Three victims have fallen to a killer’s savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community — yet each also ... (Goodreads)
Ink and Bone
by Lisa Unger
A woman's search for her missing daughter leads her to a mysterious town with a dark past and dangerous secrets.
New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Unger “builds a sense of place for The Hollows that rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) “For ... (Barnes & Noble)
Chill Factor
by Sandra Brown
A small town sheriff and a woman on the run from her past are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse during a snowstorm.
Librarian’s note: This is a previously-published edition of,paperback, ISBN: 9780743466776,., Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town—the kind of place where criminal activity is usually ... (Goodreads)
The 13-Storey Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths
Two friends live in a treehouse with 13 floors, filled with wacky inventions and adventures.
The book begins with the narrator and fictional depiction of the author, Andy Griffiths , giving an introduction to himself, his friend and illustrator Terry Denton , and their treehouse; the main ... (Wikipedia)
Crimes Against a Book Club
by Kathy Cooperman
Two best friends start a book club to raise money for their children's school, but end up getting involved in a money laundering scheme.
“Lighthearted…You’ll speed through this read.” —,Real Simple, Best friends Annie and Sarah need cash—fast. Sarah, a beautiful, successful lawyer, wants nothing more than to have a baby. But balancing ... (Barnes & Noble)
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
by Lisa Kleypas
Mark, a toy shop owner, takes in his niece after her parents die. He falls in love with Maggie, a woman who helps him care for the child.
Set in Friday Harbor , the novel opens with a prologue that features six-year-old Holly Nolan’s letter to Santa Claus, asking for a mother for Christmas. Following the death of Holly’s mother, ... (Wikipedia)
The Spook's Sacrifice
by Joseph Delaney
The seventh book in the "Wardstone Chronicles" series. Tom Ward must confront the Fiend once and for all to save the County.
After being attacked in the middle of the night by a maenad (follower of the Old Goddess known as the Ordeen), Tom visits his family's farm and is asked by his mother to accompany her back to Greece ... (Wikipedia)
Low Pressure
by Sandra Brown
A woman's life is turned upside down when her sister dies in a storm and she becomes the guardian of her niece. But was it really an accident?
Bellamy Lyston Price was only 12 years old when her older sister Susan was killed on a stormy Memorial Day. Bellamy's fear of storms is a legacy of the tornado that destroyed the crime scene as well ... (Goodreads)
Friction
by Sandra Brown
A homicide detective and a TV journalist team up to solve a murder case, but their past relationship creates tension and danger.
After a courtroom gunman threatens everything he holds dear, a Texas Ranger with a checkered past must choose between vengeance and family in this #1, New York Times, bestselling thriller. Crawford ... (Barnes & Noble)
Goddess Interrupted
by Aimee Carter
Kate Winters returns to the Underworld to find that her husband, Henry, is missing and the Titans are threatening to destroy everything.
Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it. Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be ... (Goodreads)
Woman of God
by James Patterson
A young doctor becomes a Catholic nun and is sent to war-torn South Sudan, where she faces challenges to her faith and life.
The central character of this book is Brigid Fitzgerald, a physician working with the fictional organization Kind Hands (similar to Doctors without Borders ). Brigid is in south Sudan in very ... (Wikipedia)
The Cove
by Catherine Coulter
FBI agent investigates a murder in a small town, uncovering secrets and danger.
The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream - a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town. Into The Cove comes Sally ... (Goodreads)
Dashing Through the Snow
by Debbie Macomber
Two strangers, Ashley and Dash, embark on a road trip from San Francisco to Seattle during Christmas, facing unexpected adventures and falling in love.
Savor the magic of the season with #1, New York Times, bestselling author Debbie Macomber’s newest Christmas novel, filled with warmth, humor, the promise of love, and a dash of unexpected adventure. ... (Goodreads)
Trouble in Mudbug
by Jana Deleon
A humorous mystery novel set in a small Louisiana town, where a ghostly presence and a murder investigation collide.
Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over ... (Goodreads)
A Good Marriage
by Stephen King
A wife discovers her husband's dark secret, leading to a moral dilemma and a chilling confrontation.
Darcy Anderson has been married to Bob, an accountant from Portland, Maine , for 27 years. They have a happy yet humdrum relationship, running a mail-order business selling and appraising rare coins ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl from the Well
by Rin Chupeco
A vengeful spirit haunts murderers, until she meets a strange boy who may be able to help her find peace.
You may think me biased, being murdered myself. But my state of being has nothing to do with the curiosity toward my own species, if we can be called such. We do not go gentle, as your poet ... (Goodreads)
As Old as Time
by Liz Braswell
A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, where Belle's mother cursed the Beast. The story takes a dark turn as Belle must break the curse before it's too late.
What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third book in the hit YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted ... (Barnes & Noble)
Fox 8
by George Saunders
A fox learns to speak "Yuman" and navigates the human world, leading to tragic consequences.
From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, Lincoln in the Bardo,, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world—featuring ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sweet Evil
by Wendy Higgins
A young girl discovers her supernatural powers and struggles to find her place in a dangerous world.
Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series will be drawn to Wendy Higgins's sexy, thrilling Sweet Evil series. What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Map of Days
by Ransom Riggs
Jacob and his peculiar friends explore the American peculiar world, uncovering secrets and facing new dangers.
Jacob Portman is shocked at his friends' presence in modern day. With Miss Peregrine's support, he tells his parents everything. His father recounts a peculiar-related memory and says he wants to ... (Wikipedia)
The Bone Witch
by Rin Chupeco
A young girl discovers she has the power to raise and control the dead, and is taken in by a powerful necromancer to learn the art of bone magic.
A story of scorned witches, sinister curses, and resurrection,, The Bone Witch, is the start of a dark fantasy trilogy., When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother, Fox, from the dead, she learns ... (Goodreads)
The Girls in the Garden
by Lisa Jewell
Unraveling a dark mystery behind a seemingly-perfect family in a quiet suburban setting.
One of, People,’s,, Glamour,’s, and, BuzzFeed,’s Best Reads of Summer, from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Then She Was Gone, “Jewell expertly builds suspense by piling up domestic ... (Barnes & Noble)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling
Follow Newt Scamander as he tries to stop the dark wizard Grindelwald from raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings.
In 1927, the Magical Congress of the United States of America ( MACUSA ) transfers the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald to Europe to stand trial, but Grindelwald escapes. Three months later in London ... (Wikipedia)
Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
A young boy dealing with family hardships and financial struggles finds solace in an imaginary cat.
In her first novel since, The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable and magical story about family, friendship, and resilience., Jackson and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Christmas Box
by Richard Paul Evans
A story of family, faith, and the power of love to heal grief and loss.
"Whatever the reason, I find that with each passing Christmas the story of the Christmas Box is told less and needed more. So I record it now for all future generations to accept or dismiss as seems ... (Goodreads)
Yu Yu Hakusho, Volume 1: Goodbye, Material World!
by Yoshihiro Togashi
After dying, delinquent Yusuke Urameshi is given a chance to come back to life as a Spirit Detective and protect the living world from supernatural threats.
Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life... by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with ... (Goodreads)
Goddess of the Sea
by P.C. Cast
A young woman's journey to uncover her true identity, discovering the power of her ancestry in the process.
On the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, alone in her apartment, Air Force Sergeant Christine Canady wished for one thing: a little magic in her life. After drinking way too much champagne, she ... (Goodreads)
In the Midst of Winter
by Isabel Allende
A snowstorm brings together three strangers, each with a past that intertwines with the others. Together, they confront their fears and find hope.
New York Times, and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that ... (Barnes & Noble)
