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The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
by Emily Croy Barker
A disillusioned grad student finds herself transported to a magical world, but soon realizes it's not all she imagined.
Nora Fisher is an English teacher trying to earn her PhD in Literature when her boyfriend, Adam, breaks up with her. Nora must attend a wedding that weekend, but while she and her friends stay at a ... (Wikipedia)
The Aeronaut's Windlass
by Jim Butcher
Adventure in a world of airships and magical creatures, as a group of unlikely heroes fight for their lives.
Captain Grimm is an Albion privateer preying on Auroran airships when his vessel, the Predator is caught in an ambush and has its invaluable lift crystal damaged. Meanwhile, Bridget and Gwen (along ... (Wikipedia)
Just One Damned Thing After Another
by Jodi Taylor
A historian is accidentally sent back in time, embarking on a whirlwind adventure through history.
"History is just one damned thing after another." Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of St Mary's, a different kind of historical research is taking place. They don't do 'time-travel' - they ... (Goodreads)
The Hanging Tree
by Ben Aaronovitch
An adventure through the magical underworld of London, uncovering secrets and conspiracies.
The previous book's adventure in Herefordshire left the protagonist Peter Grant deeply involved in a relationship with Beverley Brook, the resourceful young woman who had saved him from captivity by ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Little Blue Envelope
by Maureen Johnson
Ginny receives a final envelope from her deceased aunt, leading her on a journey to find closure and love.
Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.
At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)
City of Bones / City of Ashes / City of Glass / City of Fallen Angels / City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare
A young girl discovers a world of demons and shadowhunters, and must navigate love, betrayal, and battles to save it.
The first five books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series, now available in a collectible hardcover boxed set. Enter the secret world of the Shadowhunters with this ... (Goodreads)
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
A coming-of-age story of a young man's journey to a magical world, learning to wield its power.
The, New York Times, bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on, SYFY,“,The Magicians, is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wake
by Amanda Hocking
A girl discovers she has the power to enter people's dreams and must use it to save her town from a dangerous entity.
Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to the Watersong. Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind ... (Goodreads)
The Force of Wind
by Elizabeth Hunter
A young woman discovers her magical powers and must navigate a world of elemental magic and political intrigue.
New 2012 paperback edition. How far would you go to protect the ones you love? What would you sacrifice to kill the one you hate? Join Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo as they travel to a hidden ... (Barnes & Noble)
Crewel
by Gennifer Albin
In a world where women have the power to weave time and matter, a young girl must navigate political intrigue and rebellion.
Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: She wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with ... (Goodreads)
Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare
A trilogy set in Victorian London, following Tessa Gray and the Shadowhunters as they battle demons and uncover secrets about their world.
All three books in the #1, New York Times, bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy are now together in one boxed set! Step back in time with the Shadowhunters with this eBook collection of the New York ... (Goodreads)
Origin
by Dan Brown
An exploration of secret societies and history, uncovering dark secrets of the past.
Edmond Kirsch, a billionaire philanthropist, computer scientist and futurist , as well as a strident atheist , attends a meeting in Catalonia ( Spain ) with Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Valdespino, ... (Wikipedia)
The Madness Underneath
by Maureen Johnson
After surviving a ghost attack, Rory returns to London and becomes entangled in a new mystery involving a secret society and a dangerous ghost.
After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to ... (Goodreads)
A Well-Tempered Heart
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
A woman travels to Burma to find her missing father and discovers love, loss, and the power of forgiveness.
The sequel to the international best-selling novel, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, , , Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father’s native country. Though she is a ... (Goodreads)
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
by Laurie Viera Rigler
A modern-day woman wakes up in the body of a Regency-era woman and must navigate the social norms and romantic entanglements of the time.
In this Jane Austen inspired comedy, love story, and exploration of identity and destiny, a modern LA girl wakes up as an Englishwoman in Austen's time. After nursing a broken engagement with Jane ... (Goodreads)
Glow
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Two teens on a spaceship destined for a new planet must navigate a dangerous journey while facing unexpected challenges and a growing attraction.
One of School Library Journal ’s Best Fiction Books of 2011 If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough ... (Goodreads)
Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
A graphic novel about a cop who is part dog, part man, and his adventures fighting crime and solving mysteries.
From worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey comes Dog Man, the canine cop who's part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a ... (Goodreads)
The Man of My Dreams
by Curtis Sittenfeld
Hannah Gavener navigates through her relationships with men, family, and herself in this coming-of-age novel.
Hannah Gavener is fourteen in the summer of 1991. In the magazines she reads, celebrities plan elaborate weddings; in Hannah’s own life, her parents’ marriage is crumbling. And somewhere in between ... (Goodreads)
This Same Earth
by Elizabeth Hunter
A tale of love and loss, as two people navigate their way through life's challenges and find solace in each other.
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B006HIR944 When the world as you knew it has changed forever, is there any way you can turn back? Beatrice De Novo thought she had left ... (Goodreads)
Breath of Fire
by Amanda Bouchet
A young woman with magical powers must navigate a dangerous world of politics and power struggles to save her family and kingdom.
AND SHE WILL BE THEIR QUEEN Cat Fisa's warlord captor-turned-lover may have crowned her with the symbols of the three realms, but war is far from over. She believes in what Griffin is trying to ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
A post-apocalyptic tale of a world struggling to rebuild after a devastating nuclear war.
After 20th century civilization was destroyed by a global nuclear war , known as the "Flame Deluge", there was a violent backlash against the culture of advanced knowledge and technology that had led ... (Wikipedia)
The Bridge
by Karen Kingsbury
A heartwarming story of two people who meet on a bridge and their lives become intertwined. They learn about love, forgiveness, and the power of faith.
Number one New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers an instant classic with this heartwarming Christmas story about a hundred-year flood, lost love, and the beauty of enduring ... (Goodreads)
Doll-baby
by Laura Lane McNeal
A young girl is taken in by a family of eccentric women in 1960s New Orleans, uncovering secrets and healing past wounds.
When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. ... (Goodreads)
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini
Interconnected stories of family and love, tracing the consequences of decisions made throughout life.
The novel opens in the year 1952. Saboor, an impoverished farmer from the fictional village of Shadbagh, decides to sell his three-year-old daughter Pari to a wealthy, childless couple in Kabul. ... (Wikipedia)
A Man of Some Repute
by Elizabeth Edmondson
A British spy mystery set in a post-WWII Europe. A man's death leads to uncovering secrets and conspiracies.
Truth is rarely pure and never simple… Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past. Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, ... (Goodreads)
Three Mages and a Margarita
by Annette Marie
Tori, a bartender, finds herself working for three dangerously handsome mages. Chaos ensues as she navigates the magical world.
Broke, almost homeless, and recently fired. Those are my official reasons for answering a wanted ad for a skeevy-looking bartender gig. It went downhill the moment they asked me to do a trial shift ... (Goodreads)
The Line
by J.D. Horn
A young woman discovers she is a witch and must navigate the dangerous politics of her coven while uncovering family secrets.
Savannah is considered a Southern treasure, a city of beauty with a rich, colorful past. Some might even call it magical…, To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. ... (Goodreads)
Pretty Baby
by Mary Kubica
Psychological thriller of a mysterious woman and her hidden past, and the family that takes her in.
“Thrilling and illuminating…[,Pretty Baby,] raises the ante on the genre and announces the welcome second coming of a talent well worth watching.” —,LA Times,Heidi Wood has always been a charitable ... (Barnes & Noble)
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
by Philip Pullman
Classic tales of magical heroes and heroines, reimagined in a modern setting.
Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household Tales. Now, at a veritable fairy-tale moment—witness the popular television shows Grimm and Once ... (Goodreads)
