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"In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters -- Catherine, Lydia and Emeline -- flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic, but a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere. Remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none more than Lydia, who must draw on a power she never knew...
83) Ilse witch
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A half-drowned elf is rescued from the Blue Divide seas carrying a map with mysterious symbols. He is believed to be part of an expedition led by an elven prince 30 years before in search of a legendary magic. Only Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, can decipher the symbols. But the Ilse Witch, a ruthless young woman who wields a magic as potent as his own, will stop at nothing to possess the map--and the magic it leads to.
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Ophelia and Abby mysteries volume 1
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Avon Books
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
85) Nettle & Bone
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2022.
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English
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2023 Hugo Awards
2023 Reading Challenge: Science Fiction or Fantasy
Readalikes for 'The Kingdom of Sweets'
2023 Reading Challenge: Science Fiction or Fantasy
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"This isn't a fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It's one where she kills him. From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive new fantasy adventure. After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra-the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter-has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a...
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Westfield wolves volume 2
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Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
88) Unholy ghosts
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Downside ghosts volume 1
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
90) Sea witch
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Sea witch volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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Ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt. Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears offshore and, though the girl denies it, Evie is convinced that her best friend actually survived. That her own magic wasn't so powerless after all ... The rise of Hans Christian Andersen's iconic villainess is a heart-wrenching story of...
91) The invocations
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2024.
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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.
92) Shadow rites
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Jane Yellowrock novels volume 10
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2016.
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English
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Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep. When her house is magically attacked, the wild chase to find her assailants unearths a mystery that has literally been buried deep. A missing master vampire, presumed long deceased, is found chained in a pit--undead, raving mad, and in the company of two human bodies. Now it's up to Jane to find out who kept the vampire...
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Immortals after dark series volume 4
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Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Crimson Sails volume 1
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English
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"Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she's fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She's immediately given a choice--join their group or die. Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his pirate crew are bound...
97) New Amsterdam
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New Amsterdam volume 1
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Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Black jewels series volume 7
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to find the key that reveals a treasure great enough to restore Dena Nehele. But first he needs to find a Queen who remembers the Blood's code of honor and lives by the Old Ways. The woman chosen to rule Dena Nehele, Lady Cassidy, is not beautiful and believes she is not strong. But she may be the only one able to convince bitter men to serve once again.
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All souls trilogy volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 35
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English
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Witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. The orphaned daughter of two powerful witches, Bishop prefers intellect, but relies on magic when her discovery of a palimpsest documenting the origin of supernatural species releases an assortment of undead who threaten, stalk, and harass her.
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