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1721) The raven spell
Author
Series
Conspiracy of magic volume 1
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London. Among his effects: a bloodstained business card bearing the name of a master wizard and a curious pocket watch that doesn't seem to tell time. To retrieve his lost memories, Ian demands answers from Edwina and Mary Blackwood, sister witches with a murky past. But as their secret is slowly unveiled,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A superstitious oil town in Texas is sent into a tailspin when the star player of their championship girls' basketball team mysteriously collapses on the season's opening night and is followed by other girls who seem to suffer from the same peculiar condition.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"There's many who feel the Alaska Territory is no place for a woman on her own. But Charlotte Brody, suffragette and journalist, has never let public opinion dictate her life choices. She's come to the frontier town of Cordova, where her brother Michael practices medicine, for the same reason many come to Alaska--to start over. Cordova is gradually getting civilized, but the town is still rougher than Charlotte imagined. And when a local prostitute--one...
1724) Murder at midnight
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea. But secrets aren't only found in London. Jack's younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses...
1725) My sweet girl
Author
Language
English
Description
"Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she's about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you... Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything-schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents' funds, she decides to sublet...
Author
Series
Carter Blake thrillers volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Caleb Wardell, the infamous Chicago Sniper, escapes from death row two weeks before his execution, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man with specialized talents whose skills lie in finding those who don't want to be found.
Author
Series
My monster secret volume 14
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Seeking the truth about Asahi s marriage, Mikan chases after Yuka•right into the future! Meanwhile, Saki takes a different approach to reclaiming her family s honor. Nympho powers aren t the only way to seduce the gentlemen, after all, and Saki s got a secret recipe: curry!"-- cover page 4.
1728) My foolish heart
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A suspenseful, romantic drama of a woman's past and how it affects her daughter, her husband, her best friend and their futures is depicted with a deep understanding in this picture of a woman who has deceived herself and her husband."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to make a clean break from a fractured marriage, Agatha Christie boards the Orient Express in disguise. But unlike her famous detective Hercule Poirot, she can't neatly unravel the mysteries she encounters on this fateful journey. Agatha isn't the only passenger on board with secrets. Her cabinmate Katharine Keeling's first marriage ended in tragedy, propelling her toward a second relationship mired in deceit. Nancy Nelson newly married but...
1730) The remarried empress: 2
Series
Remarried empress (Manhwa) volume 2
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Navier now knows the identity of her pen pal, and is happy to find herself growing closer to Prince Heinrey. But things aren't that simple for an empress--not everyone is quite so pleased about their friendship, and the charming prince himself seems to be hiding something big...Meanwhile, Rashta's secret has been exposed, leaving her backed into a corner. With threats looming over her head and Sovieshu's eye trained on Navier, just how far is Rashta...
1732) Sweep: [Volume V]
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2011, c2002
Language
English
Description
"Morgan Rowlands knows a magic that only a true blood witch can hold. It's led her to Hunter: her mentor, her guide, and the love of her life. But there are secrets haunting their pasts, ones that threaten their very beings and everything they've worked ceaselessly to protect"--P. [4] of cover.
1733) The blackbird girls
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person....
1734) The angel in the glass
Author
Series
Gabriel Taverner novels volume 2
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"1604. When the emaciated body of a vagrant is found on the edge of the moor, it's the verdict of physician Gabriel Taverner that the man died of natural causes-- but is all as it seems? Who was the dead man, and why had he come to the small West Country village of Tavy St Luke's to die cold, sick and alone? With no one claiming to have known him, his identity remains a mystery. Then a discovery found buried in a nearby field throws a strange new...
1735) The sounds
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Set against the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, this twisty thriller follows a married couple looking to start a new life. But when Maggie joins her husband, Tom, in an idyllic small town halfway around the world, their reunion proves short-lived. As Maggie discovers Tom's secrets, she begins to plumb the dark depths of paradise.
1736) Shadow flight
Author
Series
Shadow riders novels volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nicoletta Gomez was a terrified teenager when Taviano Ferraro and his brother saved her life. Ever since, she's been trying to rise above what was done to her, molding herself into a survivor under the protective eyes of the Ferraro family. All the while, she's been falling hopelessly in love with the man who knows her darkest secrets ... With one look, Taviano knew that Nicoletta was his, just as he felt their shadows connect. But no matter how...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In skillfully intertwined storylines from the dawn of the twentieth century and the heyday of the Roman Empire, Tasha Alexander's bestselling series brings Lady Emily and her husband to Pompeii, where they uncover a recent crime in the ancient city. Some corpses lie undisturbed longer than others. But when Emily discovers a body hidden in plain sight amongst the ruins of Pompeii, she sets in motion a deadly chain of events that ties her future to...
1738) False face
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Bea Abbot's husband and talented artist, Piers, is in a state. His morning visit to actress and 'national treasure' Karina's Belgravia home has ended in chaos as Karina appears to have been robbed. When some of the missing items are found in Piers' pockets, Bea is dragged into the melee. But as she investigates, events take a chilling turn...
1739) Where darkness blooms
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Two years after their mothers mysteriously went missing, Delilah, Bo, and twin sisters Jude and Whitney begin to unearth secrets that cause the girls to question everything they thought they knew about their small Kansas town.
1740) Her rebel highness
Author
Series
Daughters of the dynasty volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
High school senior Lei unexpectedly finds love amid the student protests in Beijing in 1989, forcing her to choose between her family and its legacy or her future with a revolutionary leader.
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