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21) One last breath
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Haunted by the death of her sister and the decades-old cold case of best friends Bailey and Celeste, eighteen-year-old Tru becomes entangled with a mysterious girl named Rio, as their pursuit of the truth unveils an otherworldly connection to the victims and puts them in the crosshairs of a potentially resurfaced killer.
22) Grim and bear it
Author
Series
Stay a spell romances volume 6
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Clara Savoie knows Henry Blackwater is practically in love with her. But for some strange reason, the broody grim won't ask her out on a date. Taking matters into her own hands, Clara shows up on Henry's doorstep with an offer he can't refuse. Now he's the newest member of the High Tea Book Club. As Henry falls under Clara's effervescent spell, he shows her what commitment from a necromancer truly means. But the dark secrets of Henry's past won't...
Author
Series
World of Gustavo volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebration of difference sure to resonate with parents and children alike. Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that—gasp!—make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, until he...
24) Suzume
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Suzume lives with her aunt in a quiet port town in Kyushu. One day, on her way to school, she runs into a young man searching for something and follows him to a ruin in the hills. But inside, all she finds is a single white door among the rubble. As if pulled by an invisible force, she reaches out to open it...and begins an epic journey across Japan connecting the past, present, and future. Follow Suzume’s adventure in this novelization...
25) House One
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the hills of Greenville, Iowa sits a century-old summer camp for children--Camp Kellova. Throughout the various remodels over time, House One remains a mysterious entity. Danger still lurks and unexplained deaths continue with frequency. Long-time camp counselor, Laurel has always been leery of House One. This summer, after she pulls a body out of Lake Owaissa, she decides it is time to find out why the spirit of this cabin has become so...
Author
Series
Stay a spell romances volume 2
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Isadora Savoie is not a people person. Content to remain in the background of the Savoie sister shenanigans, she spends most of her time in the greenhouse or at the local animal shelter, using her Conduit powers of growth and healing. But when neighborhood girls start disappearing, she's reluctantly roped into the mystery, partnered with a flashy, flirty vampire to find them before it's too late. Devraj Kumar has seen and done it all. Three hundred...
29) The wrath
Author
Series
Rise of the warlords volume 4
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, Rathbone the Only, King of Agonies, has existed for one purpose: recovering the enchanted bones of his slain wife to bring her back to life. He's never been closer to success. But a new enemy has risen. A band of deadly war gods who have thirty days to destroy her or suffer the consequences. With time running out, Rathbone hires a maddening harpy-oracle, unaware she has an agenda of her own. Neeka the Unwanted is a fierce warrior on...
Author
Series
Stay a spell romances volume 4
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Everybody likes Livvy Savoie. Not only does she have the magical gift of persuasion, perfect for working in PR, but her natural charisma also charms everyone she meets . . . except Gareth Blackwater, the annoyingly brilliant work nemesis who seems to despise her. The feeling is mutual. A grim reaper, Gareth is rarely, if ever, moved beyond his broody, stoic state. But when he's partnered up with Livvy in a company competition for charity, his peace...
Author
Series
Leveling up volume 7
Publisher
[K.F. Breene]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a disappointing return from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to find an alliance and fast! A massive battle is materializing, targeting Kingsley. Without more help, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation. The good news is, gargoyle cairns are interested in meeting her. She's the only living female gargoyle and a connection with her has the opportunity to improve their status....
Author
Series
Leveling up volume 8
Publisher
[K.F. Breene]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It has all come down to this. The battle to save Kingsley's pack, and Austin's place of birth, is upon them. They have their team, they have their supplies, and they have a very nerve-wracking secret weapon that Edgar devised. They aren't even close to ready. If they lose this battle, every shifter in the world will be in jeopardy. But to fight means danger they might not all walk away from. If only the battle was their sole worry. Austin has come...
Author
Series
Honey badger chronicles volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Emily "Tock" Lepstein-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she's narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey--not even a dog-loving tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn't matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn't have time to...
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1920s Edinburgh, Scotland, Evelyn Hazard is a young, middle-class housewife living the life she's always expected--until her husband, Robert, upends everything with a startling announcement: he can communicate with the dead. The couple is pulled into the spiritualist movement--a religious society of mediums and psychics that emerged following the mass deaths of the Spanish flu and First World War--and Evelyn's carefully composed world begins to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Karla Nikole Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Nearly two centuries ago, hundreds of purebred vampires disappeared without any explanation -- vanished like mist swept away in the breeze. Nino Bianchi and Haruka Hirano are mated purebred vampires: madly in love and exploring the depths of their young bond. But an unexpected event brings their cozy lives to a screeching halt. A new vanishing, much too close to home."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Karla Nikole Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Haruka is alive, but not quite living. Surviving but not thriving. As an elite purebred vampire in the twenty-first century, he is broken. Content in his subpar existence. He is done with life. But life is not finished with him. When he receives a formal request to oversee an antiquated vampire ritual at Hertsmonceux Castle, Haruka grudgingly leaves his home to meet another purebred. The vampire is not what he expects. Truly, he is unlike any vampire...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
Penniless and stranded in France after a bid to escape her cruel uncle goes awry, Cornelia Shaw is far from the Parisian life of leisure she imagined. Desperate and lacking options, she allows herself to be recruited to Napoleon's Grande Armée. As a naturalist, her near-magical ability to heal any wound with herbal mixtures invites awe amongst the soldiers...and suspicion. For behind Cornelia's vast knowledge of the natural world is a secret she...
Author
Series
Stay a spell romances volume 3
Publisher
Union Square and Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Violet Savoie has a plan. A dream, rather: to open her own tattoo shop, catering to supernaturals and specializing in permanent charms. As a powerful Seer, she has the potent magic needed to cast every kind of spell... except the kind her friend and business partner, Nico, needs in the worst way. Even Violet can't help this werewolf control his beastly side. Ever since their first (and only) sizzling encounter on New Year's Eve two years earlier,...
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