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1) Murtagh
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
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Description
"The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air--and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Calladia Cunnington knows she's rough around the edges, despite being the heir to one of small-town Glimmer Falls' founding witch families. While her gym obsession is a great outlet for her anxieties and anger, her hot temper still gets the best of her and manifests in bar brawls. When Calladia saves someone from a demon attack one night, though, she's happy to put her magic and rage to good use . . . until she realizes the man she saved is none...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Aline Weir, a witch who can talk to ghosts, has kept her talents hidden ever since a disastrous middle school slumber party, choosing to be invisible and use her powers in secret to help lost souls reunite with the keys to send them home. All the while, she finds solace in a bookstore and the three mysterious women who run it... until Aline discovers the book of Mischief, and her powers are enhanced. Living a solitary life until the age of thirty,...
Author
Series
Kitchen witch mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"To keep her cooking school and catering business, Mia's Morsels, afloat, Mia's handed off oversight to her boyfriend Trent's mother while she focuses on earning a steady paycheck. Too bad her mean-spirited boss at the lodge keeps the misery flowing as steadily as the money. At least her roommate, Christina, is still dedicated to Mia's Morsels-though she's also distracted, thanks to her clingy mother's constant demands. And the distraction only grows...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Thorns, Tides, Embers, Storms, and Ores. All five covens are bound in servitude to the tyrant High Warden of Halstett. Penny Albright is a daughter of the thorn coven, forced to patrol the veil between the realms of Life and Death. Each night, one thorn witch-and only one-must cross the veil by burning at the stake. Each morning, that witch draws on their magic to return. Failure to follow the rules risks the veil and risks them all. But one morning,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous -- like the Salem witch trials -- and some lesser-known: on Vardø island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country's last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Pennsylvania in 1929 where a magical healer was labelled a "witch"; in Lesotho...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Rage burns brighter than any spellfire... Deep in the birchwoods of Norway, magic courses through the veins of two sisters. For years they've been alone, but sweet-tempered Kaija is tired of living in shadows and longs for a life filled with community, even if it means stifling her magic. But Minna is a witch through and through, with wrath always simmering just below the surface. Different as they may be, both will never forget the day they were...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When a fatal turn of events plagues the town, librarian witch Josie Way asks the spellbound books for help, seeking the aid of Sherlock Holmes, but when strange things continue to happen, she wonders if she is dealing with her own Moriarty as she tries to solve this mystery.
Author
Series
Stay a spell romances volume 1
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"What's the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift into his wolf form for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf alter ego has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts. Convinced he's been cursed, he seeks the help of a powerful witch to undo it . . . before he literally goes insane. Evie Savoie has always obeyed the house rules of her coven--no werewolves....
Author
Series
Stormfall volume 1
Publisher
Inimitable Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After being forced from her home five years ago, Alana Zaya has finally been given the opportunity to return and claim her rightful place on the Okaron throne. When her voyage is waylaid by pirates, she soon finds herself stranded at sea, surrounded by strangers harboring dark secrets. But hers are perhaps the darkest of all. Across the world, Rae Toma is a warrior who can't walk away from a fight. After years of using her skills to rebel against...
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...
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
Publisher
Titania
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Gwyn Jones está perfectamente feliz con su vida en Graves Glen, Georgia. Ella, su madre y su prima han formado un nuevo y poderoso aquelarre; ella dirige una exitosa tienda de brujería, Something Wicked; y ha comenzado a ser mentora de algunas de las brujas más jóvenes de la ciudad. A medida que se acerca Halloween, sólo hay un problema: Llewellyn "Wells" Penhallow. Wells ha venido a Graves Glen para restablecer la conexión de su familia con...
Author
Series
Witch and hunter duology volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Fritzi is a witch. The lone survivor of a brutal attack on her coven, she's determined to find her only remaining family member and bring the hexenjägers--zealot witch hunters--to justice for the lives they ended. To do this, she will need to take down their leader, the merciless and enigmatic Kommandant Dieter Kirch. Otto is a hexenjäger--but that's just his cover. Years ago, the hexenjägers burned his innocent mother alive, and he has been plotting...
Author
Series
Dragons in a bag volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Amidst the search for a peaceful resolution, Jax and his friends find themselves facing an imminent war as the witches gear up for battle against the formidable Scourge, threatening to drain all magic from both realms.
16) The cursed rose
Author
Series
Bone spindle novels volume 3
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a tower with Briar Rose, Fi faces the Spindle Witch's threat and the imminent discovery of Siphoning Spells, while Shane seeks a weapon to save Andar and contends with the danger of Red's betrayal and the ruthless Spindle Witch's executioner, leading them to unravel the secrets of the Tomb of Queen Aurora.
17) The invocations
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"To get what they want most, Zara and Jude search for Emer, an orphaned witch with dark and deadly powers, but when a serial killer targets Emer's clients, the three girls form an uneasy alliance to hunt the killer before they meet the same fate"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"A magical serial killer is stalking the Occult town of Wrackton. Hypnotic whistling causes victims to chew their own tongues off, leading to the killer being dubbed the Whistler (original, right?). Enter the Undetectables, a detective agency run by three witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don't ask). They are hired to investigate the murders, but with their only case so far left unsolved, will they be up to the task? Mallory, the forensic science...
Author
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
En la ciudad de Nueva York, dos familias de brujas rivales luchan por la ventaja. Las hermanas Antonova son hermosas, astutas y despiadadas, y su madre, conocida sólo como Baba Yaga, es una esquiva proveedora de estupefacientes de primera calidad. Sus adversarios, los influyentes hermanos Fedorov, sirven a su padre, el jefe criminal. Llamado Koschei el Inmortal, su empresa domina las sombras del mágico Manhattan. Durante doce años, las familias...
20) Sinner's Isle
Author
Publisher
Joy Revolution
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Rosalinda is trapped on Sinner's Isle, an island filled with young women like her--Majestics, beautiful witches loathed by society for their dangerous magic yet revered by powerful men who want to use them. For years, she has been kept under the watchful, calculating eye of Doña Lucia. Now eighteen, Rosa will be the prized commodity at this year's Offering, a fiesta for the wealthy to engage in drink, damsels, and debauchery. That is why she must...
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