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1) The Heiress
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"When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest woman, she's also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family's estate high in the Blue Ridge mountains. In the aftermath of her death, that estate--along with a nine-figure fortune and the complicated legacy of being a McTavish--pass...
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[2024]
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"Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, and a young girl who unearths the true story of the tragedy that happened there a hundred years ago, Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Now, nearly a century since it was built, it stands in ruins--a boardinghouse for misfits, where people come to forget or be forgotten. Seeking a new home after a painful...
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A young hiker is out one day and ventures upon the old Witch's house nestled in the darkest part of the forest. She is dead, but the house seems to call to the young man, who brazenly enters. Once inside, he finds an old book and begins reading as the story of the Witch unfolds before him. All she ever wanted was to love and be treated like the rest of the town. The animosity of the townspeople, however, changed her whole life and she was forced to...
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Left without family and with financial resources, Mara Marsden learns she has inherited a property in Colorado Territory from an unknown benefactor. She travels west, not knowing someone or something is determined to keep her away from Trail's End. In searching for a storied treasure hidden in the ranch house, Mara discovers another, more precious and enduring treasure.
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Tuala looks like you and me-human, that is-but something is not right. Trapped on earth, an offspring of a union of human and fae, Tuala has gossamer wings on her back masquerading as tattoos. When she gets hangry, she turns into something other than her sweet seductive svelte self. She needs to be sated so she can earn her earthly upkeep as a sex worker in sweltering Kuala Lumpur. She must imbibe humans-whole, body and soul, all the blood and juices....
7) Unreal City
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In the dark streets of 1920s London, private detective Christian Le Cozh is the only one foolish (or desperate) enough to take on the a bizarre case from a man who claims his dead wife still lives. But when a string of supernatural revelations lead him to the conclusion that the world is far more dangerous than he ever imagined, he's drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse that threatens to consume him. With the help of an Austrian professor and...
9) Gothikana
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"An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death. An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the...
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The sign for the town reads:Traveler's Rest Here. Stop and Pass Time.The Depression hit Traveler's Rest hard.A wanderer stumbles into Traveler's Rest after an absence of many years. He doesn't remember much.But the townspeople remember him.They welcome him, reach out to him, ask him to stop and pass time.
11) Mentor
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A heartless man abducted me. He treats me like his plaything, but I suspect I mean more to him than idle amusement. He wants to make me his. The monster needs me.Trapped in the dark, I'm coming to need him, too. He sets my body on fire, and his touch is a tender mercy.Maybe he's not heartless, after all.
12) Blackwater Hall
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"Blackwater Hall" weaves a gripping tale of mystery, ancestral curses, and the quest for redemption. In the shadowed corridors of Blackwater Hall, Mia Blackwater discovers her family's dark legacy and the curse that has plagued them for generations. Alongside Thomas Reed, a knowledgeable historian, she delves into ancient rituals and confronts ghostly apparitions to uncover the truth. As supernatural forces gather, Mia must brave her fears and the...
13) Czar
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After a lifetime of being sheltered, I decided to study abroad in St. Petersburg to push myself out of my comfort zone. Dimitri definitely fits the bill. He's gorgeous, mysterious, and everything I never knew I wanted.I'm willing to give him my innocence, but he demands more. When it's time for me to return to America, he won't let me go. My lover becomes my captor. He wants all of me, even if that means pushing me to my breaking point. He won't stop...
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Book 2-4 of the Blackmoor Heirs Revenge Set. Book 2 I thought I'd forgotten who I was. But now I remember-and there's going to be hell to pay.Gabriel kept everything from me. My past, my history, my family-or the memory of them, anyway. But the memories are coming back, along with the identity of the three men who did this to me, and the woman who pulls their strings. Dean Blackmoor, Cayde St. Vincent, Jaxon King-and Athena Saint. They stole everything...
15) Sixteen
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Dolores is staying with her grandmother for the summer. Dolores discovers a very old mirror in her grandmother's attic. Someone in the mirror talks to her, tells Doll what she must do, how she should behave, how she should be. No one knows what Doll is doing up in the attic. But they are going to find out soon.
16) Ravenscroft
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In this acclaimed, classic Gothic romance by bestselling author Dorothy Eden, a woman falls in love with the nobleman who rescues her from a life on the streets . . . only to find herself in deadly danger at his haunted country estate Orphaned and cast adrift in the world, young sisters Bella and Lally McBride travel to London-only to fall victim to criminals who traffic in human flesh. Rescued by an aristocratic stranger, Bella soon finds herself...
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"A love letter to comic books, featuring characters based on the actual creators, their work and how they were affected by the repercussions of overregulation." – Newcity Chicago 1950s America. As a Congressional investigation probes the perceived connection between comic books and juvenile delinquency, the lives of three fascinating individuals become entangled in the inquiry: William Gaines, the visionary behind horror comics; Matt Baker, a closeted...
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The occult is but a breath to him. His darkness goes much deeper. For centuries Devon has hidden among us. He is "The Beast", the Black Dragon, the Blood-lusting one who is to come, the one who already is and the one who has been. For centuries, Devon has had many names. He is the blood-lusting devil who will bring war upon humanity and his own kind. Devon is the King of all Vampyres with an obsession for the porcelain skinned tempest. She is the...
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Efrem is older, brutal, and the most dangerous man in New York. And he's the man I want. My family's expectations are clear. With the election for governor of New York looming and my father's political aspirations shining brighter than ever, all eyes are also on me, his daughter.There are rules in our world. Conventions. Things that a girl like me just doesn't do–like falling for six-foot-three inches of handsome, ruthless Bratva muscle.Efrem is...
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Featuring tales collected from 'A Chorus of Chaos' and 'The Deathless Gods', 'Which Only the Dead Can Know' showcases Christopher Joyce's complete horror works.This omnibus edition includes tales of human depravity, supernatural phenomena, and legends of dark and deadly gods from the farthest reaches of the cosmos.
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