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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Most Anticipated Romance—Spring 2024
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New Releases — April 2, 2024
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Paperback Trade Fiction
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Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other's out, and they'll both go on to find the love of their lives. It's a bonkers idea... and it just might work. Emma hadn't planned that...
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Series
Indian Lake trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller, & Horror—Spring 2024
New & Upcoming Horror
New Releases—March 26, 2024
New & Upcoming Horror
New Releases—March 26, 2024
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It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront... until Jade...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable." —The New York Times Book Review
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.
Paris, 1885:...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.
Paris, 1885:...
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Dami, a nonbinary former demonio, must cancel every deal they have ever made in order to tether their soul to earth and remain human, but first they must help a boy named Silas find Captain Kidd's treasure and break a family curse.
Author
Series
Bound to fire and steel volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
While fulfilling an ancient prophecy, Sachielle is sent to be the mortal consort of an ancient dragon god, but she and her handmaid, who is a trained assassin, plot to murder the dragon and break the curse.
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English
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"An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall. After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She's always avoided dwelling on the...
Author
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, the Everlys have seen their best and brightest disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor, a woman named Penelope, never ages, never grows sick -- and never forgives a debt. Violet Everly was a child when her mother left on a stormy night, determined to break the curse. When Marianne never returns, Penelope issues an ultimatum: Violet has ten years to find her mother,...
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When the murder of his classmate at an elite boarding school seems to be forgotten overnight, seventeen-year-old Douglas must confront centuries of secrets in the school's past and a vengeful creature in the forest surrounding the campus.
Regent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it. The school is known for molding teens into leaders, but its history is far more nefarious. Then a student...
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Publisher
Entangled Teen
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It looks like paradise...only it's not. This was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime family trip to Thailand. One last wish for my dying mama. Instead, we're stranded on a lush, stunning island with ten strangers--held captive as Thai mythology unfolds around us...and within us. Now we're being tested. We're expected to face our greatest fears--and possible deaths--in hopes of awakening some kind of dormant gift...or curse. One by one, we're transforming,...
Series
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun volume 10
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"If Nene and Kou want to return to their own world, they have to kill “Amane Yugi” and “Sousuke Mitsuba”— or rather, the versions of them living within the canvas of No. 4’s boundary. Faced with that cruel choice, Nene instead proposes a way to escape from this fake world to the boy she can’t help but call “Hanako-kun.” At the same time, Kou tries to win over Mitsuba...but just who exactly is this “Mitsuba”?!"--
Series
Dai dark volume 6
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The galaxy's least favorite outlaws continue their journey through the cosmos, one step ahead of the very long list of people who want to rip out Zaha Sanko's bones. Maybe someday they'll figure out why everybody thinks his bones grant wishes, but for now it's just a weird fact of life. Sure enough, almost immediately after setting down on the planet Kenzarn, Sanko and pals once again find themselves locked in mortal combat with the zealous Lighthead...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A moment of magical desperation sends Zatanna back in time to 1888 London. Now she needs answers... and the only way to get them may be through London's most notorious serial killer: Jack the Ripper. On her 21st birthday, Zatanna Zatara--assistant to the most talented magician in the world--is attacked and bested by a mysterious sorceress. Before the final blow is dealt, her father, Giovanni, casts a spell of his own, warping the magic of his attacker...
Author
Series
Though I am an inept villainess volume 4
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Takes a curse to break a curse. No longer separated by social duties or even magicked candlelight, Keigetsu and Reirin at last come face-to-face on the grounds of the ornate Kou Palace. The two Maidens have been unwitting puppets, and the Noble Shu's long-planned plot is rapidly unfolding. The inept duo go forward to tackle Shu together, their clasped hands poised to rend the powerful curse asunder. Will their efforts save the declining Empress?...
15) Happy medium
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn is happy to help when her best (read: wealthiest) client hires her to look into the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her bridge partner's struggling goat farm. Gretchen may be a complete fraud, but she'd like to think she's a beneficent one. So if "cleansing" the historic property will help a nice old man get on with his retirement and put some much-needed cash in her pockets at the same time, who's she...
Author
Series
Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 3
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
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 rose, memories flood through Belle's mind-memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her beautiful mother is none other than the enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused,...
17) Blood justice
Author
Series
Blood debts volume 2
Publisher
Tor Teen, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Cristina and Clement Trudeau have conjured the impossible: justice.They took back their family's stolen throne to lead New Orleans' magical community into the brighter future they all deserve. But when Cris and Clem restored their family power, Valentina Savant lost everything. Her beloved grandparents are gone and her sovereignty has been revoked -- she will never be Queen. Unless, of course, someone dethrones the Trudeaus again. And lucky for her,...
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Series
Publisher
Quill & Flame Publishing House, an imprint of Book Bash Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
With her crooked spine and reckless heart, Princess Meera always knew she wasn't meant to become queen of Ezo. But when her sister, the rightful heir, is cursed on the eve of her coronation, Meera must defend her kingdom from ruthless invaders by taking the throne. Yet, while some countries have simple coronations, in Ezo . . .The princess must first claim a sea dragon.Only the dragon is vicious, perfect, and whole-everything Meera is not. And if...
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Publisher
Titan Comics, a division of Titan Publishing Group, Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the magical world of Alpi, divine spirits are the source of all life, communities living in harmony under their protection. However, when their lives end, a terrible curse drives them to evil, and these malign spirits must be sent to the afterlife bythe Soul Senders. Alpi is one such girl, talented despite her young age, and assisted by her familiar Perenai!"--
20) Unbound
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Rozlyn Ó Conchúir is used to waiting--waiting for the king, her father, to relent and allow her to leave the solitude of her tower; waiting for the dreaded and mysterious beast of Connacht to at last be defeated; waiting for the arrival of the man destined to win her heart and break the terrible curse placed on her and her land. So when she meets Jamie--a charming and compelling suitor--she allows herself to hope that her days of solitude and patience...
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