en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 01:06:56 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 223141494 What if all those fairy tales you learned as a child were true, with a twist? Turns out, the land of Ever After also has a dark underbelly of evil that’s always trying to break out.We would need a hero with a little firepower.

This fairy godmother carries a Glock 42 as an added accessory with her wand. It also packs a punch. Her job is to cover part of the realm of Ever After and keep it safe.

But something’s gone wrong.

Get this complete series boxed set to join Charlotte on her search for answers in Cincinnati!

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Charlotte has been stranded in Cincinnati, Ohio. She’s not alone. Worse, she’s lost her handbook with all the spells.

An evil Prince bent on revenge, a Snow Queen with plans of her own, and a local detective trying to figure out what happened, are all on the same collision course. Where’s the Fairy Godmother Handbook? Find the book, control the end of this fairytale.

Will anyone ever live happily in Ever After? Or is Cincinnati the place where dreams can really come true?

Included in this boxed

Spells & Wishes & GunSpells, Wishes & QuestsSpells, Wishes, & TroubleSpells, Wishes, & DeathSpells, Wishes, & EnemiesSpells, Wishes, & DreamsSpells, Wishes, & RetributionSpells, Wishes, & the Long Way HomeScroll up and grab your copy to find out just what is going on in Cincinnati!]]> 1792 Martha Carr Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.89
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]]> 217387939 The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX.

Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak, they never expected to see each other again, but when terror enters Ruby’s life, Charlie Book is the only safe harbor she can believe in.

In his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book has been living aboard and studying the Christabel, a 19th century freighter that lies half-sunken in Gulf waters, just off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, a massive forest of mangrove trees has grown up through the deck of the ship, creating a startlingly beautiful enigma Book calls the Floating Forest, full of birds, crabs, and snakes. Though a powerful storm churns through the Gulf, Book intends to sleep on board as usual.

But when he arrives at the dock, preparing to motor out to the Christabel, he’s stunned to find Ruby there waiting for him. And Ruby’s not alone. With her are a mysterious, terrified woman named Johanna and an infant child. They need Book to hide them safely aboard the Christabel while they're on the run, only it isn’t the police who are after them. It’s the coven of witches Johanna has fled, stealing away the helpless infant for whom they had hideous plans…or so Johanna claims.

It’s lunacy. Book wants nothing to do with it. But after the way he and Ruby ended things, and the unspoken pain between them, he can’t refuse. Yet even as he brings them out to the ruined ship and its floating forest, back in Galveston there are shadowed figures out in the storm, sniffing the air like bloodhounds. And despite the worsening wind and rain, the night birds are flying, scouring the coastline as if searching for their prey.]]> 304 Christopher Golden 1250285917 Tammy 0 to-read 3.76 2025
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]]> 216541861 For a young caregiver in the Ozarks, an old house holds haunting memories in a ghostly novel about family secrets, sacrifice, and lost loves by the author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport.

In the summer of 1925, the winds of change are particularly chilling for a young woman whose life has suddenly become unbalanced.

Devastated by her mother’s death and a cruel, broken engagement, Sadie Halloran learns that her great-aunt Marguerite, a renowned artist now in the throes of dementia, needs a live-in companion. Grasping at newfound purpose, Sadie leaves her desolate Kansas City boardinghouse for Blackberry Grange, Marguerite’s once-grand mansion sitting precariously atop an Arkansas bluff. Though Marguerite is a fading shell of the vibrant woman Sadie remembers, Marguerite is feverishly compelled to paint eerie, hallucinatory portraits of old lovers—some cherished, some regretted, and some beastly. All of them haunting.

With each passing night, time itself seems to shift with the shadows at Blackberry Grange. As truth and delusion begin to blur, Sadie must uncover the secrets that hold Marguerite captive to her past before reality—and Marguerite’s life—slips away entirely.]]> 327 Paulette Kennedy 1662524145 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.18
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]]> 223061095 Half-Drow, full attitude.

Cheyenne Summerlin isn't your typical college student ��
she's a halfling with a heritage to hide and magical powers she's still figuring out how to control. But when supernatural threats emerge from the shadows, she'll have to step into the spotlight she's been avoiding.

With sharp wit, explosive magic, and a dash of rebellion, this series follows one woman's journey to embrace her true nature and fight back against those who would cage her.

The world can’t know Cheyenne’s a Drow halfling. Not yet. She barely has her powers under control, but time’s up.

The black-ops government group believe they can run her life... But Cheyenne has plans ofher own. 

Watch out magical evil doers �� Cheyenne’s about to crash your party.

Perfect for fans of urban fantasy who love their heroines snarky, their magic untamed, and their adventures non-stop. Enter a world where nothing is what it seems, and one halfling's attitude might be the only thing standing between our realm and magical chaos.

Get all 18 books in the series with this complete series boxed set!]]> 4612 Martha Carr Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.79
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]]> 209143195 CRACKING THE CODE

Buried around 340 AD, unearthed in 1945 and translated into English in 1959, this text has been studied, debated and analyzed by dozens of scholars and historians searching for clues about the meaning of these cryptic sayings of Jesus.

In The Quantum Sayings of Jesus, author Keith Giles offers a look at the text from the perspective of non-duality and divine oneness. If true, these sayings may unlock the key to solving humanity’s greatest challenges and reveal the startling truth that all of us are connected in surprising ways.]]> 369 Keith Giles Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.56
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]]> 158137276
Life’s a struggle for Rosemary Thorn and her teen daughter, Athena. But their regular troubles are turned upside down after Granny Thorn’s mysterious death. 

Despite her cousin's sinister manoeuvrings, Rosemary returns to Myrtlewood and the sprawling, dilapidated Thorn Manor. But there's more to the old house than meets the eye, as Rosemary and Athena soon find out �� in a whirlwind of magic, adventure, mystical creatures and endless cups of tea.

Life in Myrtlewood would be bliss if Rosemary could only clear her name in a certain murder investigation, solve the mystery and stay out of mortal peril �� for at least a little while! 

A small town with endless secrets, strange activities and a house with a mind of its own. 

If you love mystery, witches, magic and a big dose of humour, you’re going to love Myrtlewood Mysteries Book 1.]]> 314 Iris Beaglehole Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.96
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]]> 211226174 Now a new TV series on Reginald The Vampire! Death Has a Brand New Appetite...

When overweight treadmill salesman Reginald Baskin finally meets a co-worker who doesn't make fun of him, it's his own bad luck that tech guy Maurice turns out to be a two thousand-year-old vampire.

And when Maurice turns Reginald to save his life, it's just Reginald's further bad luck that he wakes to discover he's become the slowest, weakest, most out-of-shape vampire ever created �� doomed to "heal" to his corpulent self for all of eternity.

But as Reginald struggles with the downsides of being a fat vampire (too slow to catch people to feed on, mocked by those he tries to glamour, assaulted by his intended prey and left for undead), he discovers rare powers in himself that few vampires have �� and just in time, because the Vampire Council wants him destroyed as an inferior representative of their race.]]> 162 Johnny B. Truant Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.10 2012
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]]> 218656357 From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realm's forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures.

Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods ...

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it.

Or the banished.

Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring.

It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe.

If only he could.

Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything.

Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.]]> 690 Keri Lake Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.33 2024
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]]> 227783145 A town on trial. A judge with no choice. A verdict that will damn them all.

Alamosa should have been just another town. Just another case. But when Judge Stone sentences a corrupt man to die, something answers. The guilty walk free. The innocent go mad. The town burns.

As Stone hunts for the truth, he finds himself asking the one question no lawman ever Did he just pass judgment, or was he the one being judged?

The Book’s

What if justice isn’t about guilt or innocence—but about who has the power to decide?

The Book’s

Justice is a currency, and the world only trades in debt. Stone thought his role was to weigh right from wrong, but in Alamosa, he learns the verdicts aren’t handed down—they are taken.

And when justice is just another form of power, the most dangerous man is the one who refuses to play by its rules.In the rugged mining town of Alamosa, Judge Elias Stone dispenses the only law that holds weight—his own. A frontier judge feared and respected in equal measure, Stone has spent a lifetime balancing the scales of justice, often with a gun in his hand. But when a brutal massacre leaves the town in ashes and its people slaughtered, Stone finds himself standing in the wreckage of something far older and darker than greed. The official story blames the Ute Indians, but Stone knows better. With a bloody trail of deceit leading back to a man who calls himself Colonel Maddox, Stone sets out to uncover the truth. As he tracks a corrupt land grab entangled in supernatural forces, he realizes that justice isn’t just blind—it’s been twisted into something monstrous.

With the ghosts of Alamosa at his back and the weight of unfinished business pressing against his soul, Stone must navigate a world where history is rewritten by the victors and fate is nothing more than a rigged game. Alongside a deadly crew of outlaws, gun hands, and a woman who is both dead and not quite gone, he rides toward a reckoning that has been centuries in the making. Blood and Stone is a harrowing blend of Western grit and cosmic horror, where vengeance and justice blur, and the past refuses to stay buried.]]> 223 David Edward Tammy 0 currently-reading 0.0
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]]> 59487279 Paste Magazine Pick for Best New YA Books of August 2022

“An addictive, action-packed, scorcher of a read!�� ��#1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël

Some shadows protect you…others will kill you in this dazzling new fantasy series from award-winning author Abigail Owen.

Everything about my life is a lie. As a hidden twin princess, born second, I have only one purpose—to sacrifice my life for my sister if death comes for her. I’ve been living under the guise of a poor, obscure girl of no standing, slipping into the palace and into the role of the true princess when danger is present.

Now the queen is dead and the ageless King Eidolon has sent my sister a gift—an eerily familiar gift—and a proposal to wed. I don’t trust him, so I do what I was born to do and secretly take her place on the eve of the coronation. Which is why, when a figure made of shadow kidnaps the new queen, he gets me by mistake.

As I try to escape, all the lies start to unravel. And not just my lies. The Shadowraith who took me has secrets of his own. He struggles to contain the shadows he wields—other faces, identities that threaten my very life.

Winter is at the walls. Darkness is looming. And the only way to save my sister and our dominion is to kill Eidolon…and the Shadowraith who has stolen my heart.

The Dominions series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading
Book #1 The Liar’s Crown
Book #2 The Stolen Throne]]> 432 Abigail Owen 1649371586 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.05 2022
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]]> 216997496 Heathers meets The Stepford Wives in this creepy and frighteningly funny dark thriller about a woman who will do anything to find her missing sister. Even pretend to be one of them.

After her twin sister, Chiara, goes missing at a mom-fluencer weekend, Adrienne Shaw will find her no matter what it takes. They may have been on the outs, but no one comes for her sister and gets away with it.

It’s been a year, the authorities have no answers, and her brother-in-law is useless in the matter. It’s time for Adrienne to take the case into her own hands. Following in Chiara’s last footsteps, Adrienne goes undercover, infiltrating the same influencer retreat as the last thing she wants to an Instamommy.

The remote ranch in Northern California is certainly welcoming—in a cult-adjacent kind of way. A charismatic leader, communal crafts, fixed smiles—and a lot of dead eyes.

Going on gut instinct and chasing a wild theory—that Chiara came here and never left—Adrienne is determined to uncover the truth before the too-perfect-to-believe women figure out who Adrienne really a threat to be eliminated.]]> 271 Elizabeth Rose Quinn 1662524803 Tammy 0 3.50 2025
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]]> 203562673
Every hundred years, the gods toy with us mere mortals.
And we let them.

The gods of myth are alive and well.
Once every century, they select a new ruler in a cutthroat competition, pushing mortal players to the limit. But this year, Hades is done sitting on the sidelines. And he’s picking a champion no one expects—in this modern mythic romantasy, she’ll fight for her life��
for the god of Death.]]> 645 Abigail Owen 1649376588 Tammy 0 4.29 2024
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]]> 18898974
Tanyth must make her way across the ocean to continue her voyage to find the hermit of Lammas Wood. Storms and ice block her path, but her most serious enemy may be people she has never met.

As her power grows, she must come to grips with the changes within her even as she must answer the Zypheria's Call.]]> 356 Nathan Lowell Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.53 2012
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]]> 13064622 382 Nathan Lowell Tammy 0 4.39 2010
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]]> 211852827
THE BUSINESS TRIP is the gripping, page-turning debut from author Jessie Garcia.

Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship. After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man—the messages becoming stranger and more erratic.

And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women�� or what did they do to him?

Twist upon twist, layer upon layer, where nothing is as it seems, The Business Trip takes you on a descent into the depths of a mastermind manipulator. But who is playing who?]]> 341 Jessie Garcia 1250364426 Tammy 0 3.78 2025
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]]> 223261346 A coming interdimensional war. A race against time. A thrill ride like no other.

Multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert team up for the first time to deliver an explosive, high-stakes science-fiction thriller, one that will leave you breathless.

Deep in Antarctica, two researchers find an enigmatic black sphere suspended in the heart of a huge crater. Neither man is ever seen again.

Decades later, reality fractures. A Manhattan skyscraper vanishes into thin air. An airplane crashes in the Sahara Desert—its existence defying logic. Across the globe, breathtaking technology and mysterious artifacts appear, all leading to one chilling a parallel Earth is breaching the boundary between realities. And with every artifact that crosses over, the fabric of existence tears further apart.

Enter Dr. James Barron, a man haunted by his past who is thrust into a fight he didn’t choose. As secret organizations and shadowy forces battle to control the growing breach, Barron becomes humanity’s reluctant champion. Can he stop an invasion from a world bent on conquest? Or will the widening rift doom both Earths to annihilation?

The Rift is the electrifying first entry in a trilogy of epic science-fiction thrillers.

“Richards is an extraordinary writer,�� (Dean Koontz) who can “keep you turning the pages all night long,�� (Douglas Preston)

“Joshua T. Calvert has a gift for making nail-biting science fiction that you can’t put down. Get ready for some sleepless nights!�� (M.A. Rothman, USA Today bestselling author)]]> 330 Douglas E. Richards Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.17
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]]> 7280651 191 Ryū Murakami 039333841X Tammy 0 to-read 3.43 1997
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]]> 213067241 Sage Poe is having a hell of a week.Sage Poe is in for a wild ride when her small town's Halloween festival turns deadly. As a descendant of a well-known line of witches, Sage is no stranger to the supernatural. But when her childhood friend Tara is brutally murdered in the corn maze, Sage finds herself at the center of a dark mystery.

With her sisters Lovage and Angelica by her side, Sage must navigate the increasingly suspicious townspeople, an overwhelmed Sheriff, and the enigmatic Ezra Hawthorne, who may hold the key to unlocking the town's haunted past. As if that wasn't enough, Sage also has to deal with her Aunt Hecate's worsening magical dementia and the lurking shadows of an ancient cult.

Sage has to use all her wit and magical prowess to unravel the twisted web of secrets and lies threatening to tear Bone Gap apart. Can Sage catch the killer before it's too late, or will she be the next victim of the mayhem in the maize?

This book has a bit of an edge. So, only read it if you like to laugh at stuff you aren't really supposed to laugh at. You've been warned. This is the first book in the Wicked Witches of Bone Gap mystery series. This book does not contain a cliffhanger.]]> 287 Sara Bourgeois Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.18
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]]> 211785080 Meeting her future in-laws draws a young woman into a dark labyrinth in a novel of mounting psychological suspense by the author of My Favorite Terrible Thing.

Devon Ferrell and Richard Belmont are engaged, in love, and from two different worlds. Devon is as eager to please Richard’s elite parents as she is to leave the traumas of her childhood behind. After all, the Belmonts are her family now.

But being brought into the fold is unbalancing her. There are the piercing stares from Richard’s brother, the confounding whispers about Devon’s moods and health. It’s as if the Belmonts are looking for reasons to reject her, to fill her with self-doubt and put her on edge. It’s working. And no one seems to be on Devon’s side. Not even Richard.

Are the Belmonts right to be concerned about Devon? Or are they waging a psychological battle against her? The truth is getting darker. Because the mind games have just begun.]]> 292 Madeleine Henry 1662517467 Tammy 0 3.54 2025
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]]> 207610827 There’s power in a book��

They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood Home in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.

Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. Under the watchful eye of the stern Miss Wellwood, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament. There’s Rose, a hippie who insists she’s going to find a way to keep her baby and escape to a commune. And Zinnia, a budding musician who knows she’s going to go home and marry her baby’s father. And Holly, a wisp of a girl, barely fourteen, mute and pregnant by no-one-knows-who.

Everything the girls eat, every moment of their waking day, and everything they’re allowed to talk about is strictly controlled by adults who claim they know what’s best for them. Then Fern meets a librarian who gives her an occult book about witchcraft, and power is in the hands of the girls for the first time in their lives. But power can destroy as easily as it creates, and it’s never given freely. There’s always a price to be paid…and it’s usually paid in blood.

In Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, the author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group delivers another searing, completely original novel and further cements his status as a “horror master�� (NPR).]]> 492 Grady Hendrix Tammy 0 4.10 2025
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]]> 210832955 A costume designer’s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.

Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest movie stars. She knows how to keep their secrets—after all, none of their scandals can match her own.

Lena was once Elsie Gruner, the daughter of an Ohio dressmaker. Her gift for fashion design helped her win a coveted spot at an art academy in Rome. While in Italy, she became enthralled by the charismatic Julia, who drew her into a shadowy world of jazz clubs, code words, and mysterious deliveries. When one of Julia’s intrigues ended in murder, Elsie found herself in the middle of a bewildering sinister international plot. So she ran.

After fleeing to LA, Elsie became Lena—but she’s never stopped looking over her shoulder. Now, as her engagement to a screenwriter throws her into the spotlight, she’s terrified her façade won’t hold up. Will she figure out the truth about her past before everything falls apart?]]> 369 Megan Chance 1662515782 Tammy 0 4.03 2025
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]]> 203575540
Jacqueline Millender is a reclusive billionaire/women’s rights advocate, and thanks to a generous donation, she’s just become the director of the Inside being built on the bones of Manhattan. Her ideas are unorthodox, yet alluring—she's built a whole brand around rethinking the very concept of empowerment.

Shelby, a business major from a working-class family, is drawn to Jacqueline’s promises of power and impact. When she lands her dream job as Jacqueline’s personal assistant, she's instantly swept up into the glamourous world of corporatized feminism. Also drawn into Jacqueline's orbit is Olympia, who is finishing up medical school when Jacqueline recruits her to run the health department Inside. The more Olympia learns about the project, though, the more she realizes there's something much larger at play. As Ava, Olympia, and Shelby start to notice the cracks in Jacqueline's system, Jacqueline tightens her grip, becoming increasingly unhinged and dangerous in what she is willing to do—and who she is willing to sacrifice—to keep her dream alive.

At once a mesmerizing story of queer love, betrayal, and chosen family, and an unflinching indictment of cis, corporate feminism, Yours for the Taking holds a mirror to our own world, in all its beauty and horror.]]> 336 Gabrielle Korn Tammy 0 3.79 2023
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]]> 209813409 Welcome to Phantasma.

There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.

When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize��a single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart��

A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Caraval in this seductive fantasy adventure. With steamy romance, a sexy morally gray love interest, OCD rep and jaw-dropping twists, Phantasma is perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli and Carissa Broadbent.]]> 428 Kaylie Smith 1835251412 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.15 2024
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]]> 211290229 From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes the heartfelt story of a woman determined to reunite a lost ring with its owner, who ends up finding herself along the way.

Mira Salvi has the perfect life—a job she loves, a fiancé everyone adores, and the secure future she’s always imagined for herself. Really, she hasn’t a thing to complain about, not even when she has to go on her engagement trip to New York alone.

While playing tourist in the city, Mira chances upon a lost ring, and her social media post to locate its owner goes viral. With everyone trying to claim the ring, only one person seems to want to find its owner as badly as Mira journalist Krish Hale. Brooding and arrogant, he will do anything to get to write this story.

As Krish and Mira reluctantly join forces and jump into the adventure of tracing the ring back to where it belongs, Mira begins to wonder if she is in the right place in her own life. She had to have found this ring for a reason…right? Maybe, like the owner of the lost ring, her happy ending hasn’t been written yet either.]]> 314 Sonali Dev 1662524250 Tammy 0 4.24 2025
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> 217909620
In a society teetering on the brink of chaos, Carmen Northrop, a skilled engineer, and her proficient teammates emerge as the beacon of hope for humanity in the face of the alien threat. Their discovery of an ancient holographic bracelet, a gift from the Nephilim, unveils the aliens�� sinister plans.

Plagued by haunting dreams and visions, Carmen must summon her inner strength to prevent a calamity. Armed with newfound supernatural abilities, Carmen sets off on a dangerous mission.

The suspense and adventure of her quest to thwart the aliens and safeguard humanity from impending destruction will grip readers from beginning to end. Can she outsmart the invaders and prevent humankind’s downfall?

The Christian Sci-Fi Fantasy series is a riveting book filled with shocking twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. It presents a thrilling and unforeseeable storyline that will leave the reader gasping for more.

Don’t miss out on the thrilling and unpredictable Christian Sci-FI Fantasy Fiction series. Buy “Perfidy�� now and get ready to be immersed in a world of adventure.]]> 288 Ardith A. Price Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.42
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]]> 207298440 From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness becomes contagious and the teens caught in the conspiracy by the powers that be to bring back discontent.

An unprecedented condition is on the rise. It behaves like a virus, with the first symptom being a fever, but those who contract it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen utter contentment. Soon after infection, people find the stress, depression, greed, and other negative feelings that used to weigh them down are gone.

Almost everyone revels in this mass unburdening. But people in power—who depend on malcontents tuning into their broadcasts, prey on the insecure to sell their products, and convince people they need more, new, faster, better everything—know this new state of being is bad for business. Soon, campaigns start up convincing people that being happy all the time is dangerous. There’s even a vaccine developed to rid people of their inner peace and get them back to normal because, surely, without anger or jealousy as motivators, productivity will grind to a halt and the world will be thrown into chaos.

It’s nearly impossible to determine the truth when everyone with a platform is pushing their own agendas, and two teens from very different backgrounds who’ve had their lives upended in different ways by the virus find themselves enmeshed in the center of a dangerous power play. Can they reveal the truth?]]> 528 Neal Shusterman 1534432752 Tammy 0 to-read 3.70 2025
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]]> 219150800
Until a client decides she needs more time and makes a run for it in her loaner body. Too bad for the client, the last thing Frankie does before a loaner hits the showroom floor is microchip them for this very reason. Finding the runaway soul will be a piece of cake.

Or it would have been if she hadn’t bumped into Carter, who’s working a case that gets tangled up in Frankie’s repo. Missing women. Stolen cars. Alien abductions? The only way to get Frankie out of trouble is to help Carter uncover who’s behind it all. And pray the answer isn’t her client.]]> 337 Hailey Edwards Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.38 2025
author: Hailey Edwards
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.38
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]]> 210324598
When a spirit appears in her office, ready to sign a contract, she’s eager to please. Until she learns why he wants to hire her. He heard about her clients�� deaths, yes, but he also learned Frankie was instrumental in bringing their killer to justice.

The spirit’s human granddaughter has gone missing, and he wants Frankie to find her before it’s too late. Frankie’s no detective, but her schedule is wide open. The job is to save the girl, but with so many gods and monsters prowling the streets of Thunderbolt these days, she’ll be lucky if she can save herself.]]> 306 Hailey Edwards Tammy 0 4.40 2024
author: Hailey Edwards
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 19876626
The Der Spiegel number #1 blockbuster bestseller about an intelligent life force that takes over the oceans and exacts revenge on mankind!

Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge. In this riveting novel, full of twists, turns, and cliffhangers, a team of scientists discovers a strange, intelligent life force called the Yrr that takes form in marine animals in order to wreak havoc on man for his abuses. The Day After Tomorrow meets The Abyss in his gripping, scientifically realist, utterly imaginative thriller. With the compellingly creepy and vivid skill of this author to evoke story, character, and place, Frank Schatzing’s book are certain to find a home with fans of Michael Crichton.]]> 1104 Frank Schätzing 0061803952 Tammy 3 dystopian, post-apocalyptic 4.06 2004
author: Frank Schätzing
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2004
rating: 3
read at: 2023/01/06
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]]> 199239504
Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal. It’s fine. No worries. As long as she doesn’t get caught.

The whole not getting caught thing was going well until Samuel Harrow blew back into town wearing a Savannah Police Department uniform. He might be a witch, but he hates magic. He’s not a fan of Frankie either. Which explains why he’s her ex.

When Frankie’s less than legal side gigs result in dead vampires, she knows she’s in trouble. Big trouble. And that’s before Harrow offers to help. With him waving a Get Out of Jail Free card in her face, Frankie doesn’t have much choice but to accept.

But that doesn’t mean she has to forgive. She’ll certainly never forget him breaking her heart or turning her over to the police or... Yeah. They were doomed from the start. Something tells her this investigation will be too.]]> 266 Hailey Edwards Tammy 0 4.35 2024
author: Hailey Edwards
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 201872341 STAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT.

In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville’s daring foray into horror fiction, a mother takes desperate measures to protect her daughter in a sinister, blood-chilling highway pursuit across the Southwest.

On a snowy December night, single mother Rebecca Carter drives her van into a snowbank to avoid hitting an elk on a desolate mountain highway. She is at the end of her rope, out of money and food. Still, she refuses help from a man in a pickup truck—Rebecca’s adolescent daughter, Moonflower, is on the run from a grisly secret, and the last thing they can afford is to be remembered by anyone they meet.

Meanwhile, Special Agent Marc Donner of the FBI has spent the better part of two years hunting down a gruesome serial killer who drains victims of blood before severing their spinal cords, leaving a trail of bodies throughout the country. As Agent Donner’s investigation brings him closer and closer to where Rebecca and Moonflower are hiding out, in the foothills of Colorado, the life that Rebecca has fought so hard to hold together for her daughter becomes increasingly imperiled.  

In this deadly, high-stakes game of cat and mouse by the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winning author of The Ghosts of Belfast, nobody is safe and nothing is certain—not even the line between predator and prey.]]> 384 Stuart Neville 1641295422 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.76 2024
author: Stuart Neville
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.76
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]]> 165914668
Brady Hartsfield wants that rush again, but this time he’s going big, with an attack that would take down thousands—unless Hodges and two new unusual allies he picks up along the way can throw a wrench in Hartsfield’s diabolical plans.]]> 538 Stephen King Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.44 2014
author: Stephen King
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 210981261 I'm disguised as a boy...at a supernatural war academy.

But it isn't school, it's combat training.

And I didn't count on the three Kings who want to make my life a living hell. Seven foot tall, covered in tattoos, and angry at the world, they're like no men I've ever met before. Then, there are my male instructors...enemies from my past.

They all think I'm weak.
Pathetic. Powerless.

Just wait till they find out I'm secretly the rightful ruler to the seat of death–the missing Fae Queen.

I'm the daughter of a monster.
There's violence in my veins.

They keep trying to break me....but dictators are born from pain.

Welcome to my reign.]]> 444 Jasmine Mas Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.24 2023
author: Jasmine Mas
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2023
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]]> 210998528 Welcome to Serpentine City. The Mafia rule, and we're about to be indoctrinated.

Cobra's the heir to the throne, and he's been given an ultimatum.
Form a pack...or else.
Now, we're fighting for our lives and each other.

Will Jax, Xerxes, Ascher, and Cobra fall apart under the pressure?
Will Sadie be strong enough to handle what they want?
Will their tension crumble into hatred? Or build into love?

Between training and fighting for our lives, it's about to go down like never before.

We may have survived the Fae realm, but the real test has just begun. ]]> 476 Jasmine Mas Tammy 0 3.84 2022
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2022
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]]> 210998358
Jax, Cobra, and Ascher are now my teammates.
We're fighting for our lives. And our futures.
But nothing is at it seems, and for every secret we uncover, another unfolds.

Under the spiteful watch of Xerxes and the evil Fae Queen, it's not clear we're going to survive.
Can we work together? Or will we implode?

One things for sure, I'm about to uncover my destiny.

Power is in my veins.

This book 2 of a Trilogy. Psycho Shifters must be read prior to Psycho Fae.]]> 374 Jasmine Mas Tammy 0 3.92 2022
author: Jasmine Mas
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 210998178 Fight like a girl...or a shifter of lore.

After growing up with nothing, I've finally found my path to freedom: I'm a shifter, an elite soldier who transforms into a monster.

All I have to do is survive.

I didn't count on my three 6'5 roommates. Covered in tattoos, jeweled, and horned, these are like no men I've ever dealt with before.

They don't think I belong.
They don't think I'm strong enough for war.
They don't think I can fight.

I'm about to prove them wrong.

The only problem, can I survive them discovering the secrets of my past? In the battle for life and death, everyone is so much more than they seem.

Jax, Ascher, and Cobra are going to be devastated when they discover my truth...just wait until they see my shifted form.


This is a dark paranormal reverse harem bully romance. Not for the faint of heart �� this story is about three psycho alpha shifters and the girl who stands her ground.

�� Slow Burn
�� Heat level: High (spicy MMM + MMFM scenes)
�� Reverse Harem and a new take on the Omegaverse. Dark and bloody, yet also humorous, we love unhealthy coping mechanisms. Potential triggers.]]> 280 Jasmine Mas Tammy 0 3.78 2022
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.78
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rating: 0
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]]> 126918202 Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.

Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.

It isn’t easy when she’s the only one in the family who doesn’t quite fit in. Her twin brother, Benny, goes with the flow so much he’s practically dissolved, and her older sister, Nicole, is so used to everyone—including her blandly docile husband and two kids—falling in line that Anna often ends up in trouble for simply asking a question. Mom seizes every opportunity to question her life choices, and Dad, when not reminding everyone who paid for this vacation, just wants some peace and quiet.

The gorgeous, remote villa in tiny Monteperso seems like a perfect place to endure so much family togetherness, until things start going off the rails—the strange noises at night, the unsettling warnings from the local villagers, and the dark, violent past of the villa itself.

(Warning: May invoke feelings of irritation, dread, and despair that come with large family gatherings.)]]> 296 Jennifer Marie Thorne Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.84 2024
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.84
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]]> 218550582 Don’t miss the overnight viral sensation everyone is talking about! Blood of Hercules is the sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine Mas.

I’m just a girl. And it turns out, I’m Hercules.

I’m struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all. A shy-stammering foster child with nothing, I keep my head down, cover my scars, and focus on excelling in school. At least, I try to. Then it happens.

My blood test reveals I’m part of the powerful elite. I’m one of them. A Spartan.

Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, I undergo the most harrowing test of all time to see if I have what it takes to be an immortal. There’s just a few problems. Achilles and Patro are my scary mentors. Kharon, the ferryman of death, and Augustus, the son of war, are my terrifying professors. Also, I’m pretty sure either someone’s stalking me everywhere I go, or my sanity’s slipping––I have a bad feeling both are true.

I’m surrounded by Villains and they’re smothering me with their hate, obsession, and dark possessiveness. Too bad for them, they have no clue just who they’re messing with.

Perfect for readers who love:
�� "Who did this to you?"
�� Extreme Enemies to Lovers
�� Morally Gray Alpha Heros
�� Stories where the Villains get the girl
�� Greek Myths and War Academies]]> 498 Jasmine Mas Tammy 0 4.13 2024
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> 58736300 From bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth.

"Let me worship you," he said.
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.
She answered, "Yes."

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.

After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden.]]> 397 Scarlett St. Clair 0991132378 Tammy 0 4.07 2019
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 203138417
Evie Sage has never been happier to be the assistant to The Villain. Who would have thought that working for an outrageously handsome (shhh, bad for his brand) evil overlord would be so rewarding? Still, the business of being bad is demanding, the forces of good are annoyingly persistent, and said forbidding boss is somewhat�� er, out-of-evil-office.

But Rennedawn is in grave trouble, and all signs—Kingsley’s included—point to catastrophe. Something peculiar is happening with the kingdom’s magic, and it’s made The Villain’s manor vulnerable to their enemies�� including their nemesis, the king.

Now it’s time for Evie to face her greatest challenge: protecting The Villain’s lair, all of his nefarious works, and maybe (provided no one finds out) the entire kingdom. No pressure, Evie.

It’s time to step out of her comfort zone and learn new skills. Like treason. Dagger work. Conspiring with the enemy. It’s all so�� so�� delightfully fun.

But what happens when the assistant to The Villain is ready to become his apprentice?]]> 436 Hannah Nicole Maehrer 1649375530 Tammy 0 4.28 2024
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 44797223 #1 ​New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.

Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion—otherwise known as Crescent City—has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city—and Bryce’s world.

Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city’s most notorious nightclubs. But when the murderer attacks again, Bryce finds herself dragged into the investigation and paired with an infamous Fallen angel whose own brutal past haunts his every step.

Hunt Athalar, personal assassin for the Archangels, wants nothing to do with Bryce Quinlan, despite being ordered to protect her. She stands for everything he once rebelled against and seems more interested in partying than solving the murder, no matter how close to home it might hit. But Hunt soon realizes there’s far more to Bryce than meets the eye—and that he’s going to have to find a way to work with her if they want to solve this case.

As Bryce and Hunt race to untangle the mystery, they have no way of knowing the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the darkest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir��

With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.]]> 874 Sarah J. Maas Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.58 2020
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.58
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]]> 8722906 In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and published three dark fantasy novels under the pen name "Samuel M. Key." Now, beginning with Angel of Darkness and From a Whisper to a Scream and concluding with I'll Be Watching You, Orb presents them for the first time under de Lint's own name.Rachael Sorenson feared she would never escape her ex-husband's abuse. Then a passing stranger came to her rescue---a stranger who had watched her from afar.He was a photographer, and Rachael was his perfect subject. He lived only to make her happy---and eliminate those who didn't.Now he wants more than her beauty. She owes him her life---and he means to collect."[De Lint] is not only a skillful storyteller but also a chronicler of women's issues in this sensitive, if politically correct, thriller."--Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 356 Charles de Lint Tammy 0 4.11 1992
author: Charles de Lint
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> 211101775 From the creator of the Millennium Wolves series comes the heart-stopping sequel to Cloak of the Vampire, the epic romantasy set in a brutal world of bloodthirsty and power-hungry vampires.

Aileen Henderson didn’t choose to die. That choice was stolen from her, brutally, at the hands—and lips—of a monster. With a singular kiss, Lord Ragnor Rayne condemned the twenty-one-year-old to an eternity she never wanted. And a future she refuses to accept.

Despite the fury now coursing through her veins, Aileen fights the pull of attraction to Ragnor, a need with a will of its own. But now, she’s determined to make her way without the vampire lord’s help.

Carving out her new existence, Aileen finds allies, even family, among the ruthless and competitive vampire leagues. But untold dangers abound, and soon, Aileen encounters new and more evil monsters.

When ancient, all-powerful gods dredge up nightmares from her past, Aileen discovers she has an important role to play in this world. And if she can learn to control her powers and her desires, she may find a way to survive both her enemies and Ragnor Rayne.]]> 315 Sapir A. Englard 1662522282 Tammy 0 4.02
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name: Tammy
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]]> 203801352 In this magical tale of self-discovery from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, a young widow taps into the power that will change the world—if the man’s world she lives in doesn’t destroy her and her newfound friends first.

In the summer of 1880, the death of Beth Stanley’s husband puts her life’s work in jeopardy. The magic of Arcane Taxonomy dictates that every natural thing in the world, from weather to animals, can be labeled, and doing so grants the practitioner some of that subject’s unique power. But only men are permitted to train in this philosophy. Losing her husband means that Beth loses the name they put on her work—and any influence she might have wielded.

Brandon West and Anton Torrance are campaigning for their expedition to the South Pole, a mission that some believe could make a taxonomist all-powerful by tapping into the earth’s magnetic forces. Their late friend Harry Stanley’s knowledge and connections would have been instrumental, but when they attempt to take custody of his work, they find that it was never his at all.

Tied together by this secret and its implications, Beth, Bran, and Anton must find a way for Beth to use her talent for the good of the world, before she’s discovered by those who would lay claim to her rare potential—and her very freedom.]]> 391 Carrie Vaughn 1662519028 Tammy 0 4.14 2024
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 221997992
Sarah Morgan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Washington, DC. With a perfect case record and having made named partner before the age of thirty-five, her life is going exactly as she planned.

However, the same cannot be said for her husband, Adam, a failed author, who's grown to resent his wife's meteoric success as he feels it's come at the expense of their relationship.

For almost two years, Adam has kept his affair with Kelly Summers a secret, but everything changes when her body is discovered at the couple's lake house and Adam is arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sarah now finds herself facing her most challenging case yet when she vows to defend her husband--a man accused of murdering his mistress.

While Adam is certainly guilty of sleeping with Kelly, the question Is he guilty of killing her too?]]> 368 Jeneva Rose Tammy 0 4.22 2020
author: Jeneva Rose
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> 39030 464 Douglas Preston 0765354950 Tammy 4 horror-suspense, favorites 4.03 1997
author: Douglas Preston
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 211004018 From the New York Times bestselling author of Red Rabbit comes a supernatural horror where ghosts and ghouls are the least of a witch’s problems in historical New England.

Something wicked is going on in the village of Ascension. A mother wasting away from cancer is suddenly up and about. A boy trampled by a milk cart walks away from the accident. A hanged man can still speak, broken neck and all.

The dead are not dying.

When Rabbit and Sadie Grace accompany their friend Rose to Ascension to help take care of her ailing cousin, they immediately notice that their new house, Bethany Hall, is occupied by dozens of ghosts. And something is waiting for them in the attic.

The villagers of Ascension are unwelcoming and wary of their weird visitors. As the three women attempt to find out what’s happening in the town, they must be careful not to be found out. But a much larger―and more dangerous―force is galloping straight for them…]]> 352 Alex Grecian 1250874718 Tammy 0 to-read 3.96 2025
author: Alex Grecian
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2025
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]]> 207294741 A group of students encounter a supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “unforgettable and scary�� (Harlan Coben) Chasing the Boogeyman. 1983: Three students from a small college embark on a week-long road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another. But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?]]> 480 Richard Chizmar 1668009196 Tammy 0 to-read 3.75 2024
author: Richard Chizmar
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.75
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]]> 217420653 An epic and romantic debut adventure fantasy, where a necromancer trying to resurrect her sister gets embroiled in bigger, world-ending plans instead

It's been thousands of years since the gods lifted the continents into the air so humanity could thrive, chaining the lands down with their bones and turning them into Anchor.

Azul del Arroyo doesn't care about gods or Anchor; she cares about being responsible for her sister's death and getting her bones from the capital so she can bring her back to life. Again. But in her way stands the Emissary of the Lord Death, who will do anything in his power to stop her, because a necromancer like her shouldn’t exist—no matter how alluring.

As Azul and the Emissary's cat-and-mouse game leads them to the dangerous Court of Cienpuentes, their fate becomes entwined with a count who begrudgingly works for a child king, a faceless witch who transforms Anchor into dreams she can peddle, and a long-lost half-brother with a secret of his own. It's a time of enlightenment, of rapiers and scientific prowess, in a country where Anchor ceased to be something worth revering a long time ago, and people have forgotten the gods' sacrifice.

But the gods haven’t. Because the gods want their bones back, and they're not opposed to becoming players in their own game.

Swashbuckling, grand, and tragically romantic, Mistress of Bones is a can't-miss debut about love, about loss, and, of course, about death.]]> 336 Maria Z. Medina 1250888239 Tammy 0 to-read 3.59 2025
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]]> 197914183 When truth becomes a weapon, who shall wield it?

In the Grasp, a realm on the threshold of enlightenment, the dactyli guard the fading embers of their ancient brotherhood, dedicated to the pursuit of absolute truth. Lovelace and Gunnar are rangers, two of the orders' last who find themselves on the precipice of a changing world. When the order faces a fatal threat from within, Lovelace and Gunnar embark on a dangerous ranging, whereon they discover that more than the welfare of the order is at stake: a rogue dactyli named Alev amasses an army of those he calls the Burned Ones, mercenaries wielding elemental forces. Lovelace and Gunnar are forced to grapple with the unimaginable implications.

Meanwhile, the Grasp languishes under the oppressive rule of Osbert, who exploits the recent advent of the printing press to smoor the fires of budding enlightenment. A young woman named Kylene undertakes a journey to find her missing father, a prominent printer wanted for sedition. Her path leads her to the kapnobatai, a mysterious group of outcasts with whom Kylene takes up refuge and the mantle of her father’s fight for freedom.

In the mountains of Droch Fhortan, Lovelace and Gunnar encounter a feral young woman, Cora. Her mere existence uproots an age-old belief and puts to ground a new truth: magic can be awakened, magic can be taught. As their paths intertwine, a shared purpose emerges - to expose Osbert's tyranny, thwart Alev's dangerous plot, and rekindle the flame of enlightenment.

So begins the battle for the minds of the Graspish people, and a quest for the heart of magic itself.]]> 344 Maressa Voss 1803415177 Tammy 0 to-read 3.85
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]]> 205804189
A cop walked into a nursing home and unloaded his weapons on elderly and staff alike. A mass of school shootings. Prison riots of unprecedented brutality. Mind-boggling acts of violence in every state.

4 Days Ago the murders increased ten-fold. . .

3 Days Ago the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace. . .

2 Days Ago the killers began to mobilize. . .

Yesterday all the power went out. . .

Tonight they're reading the names of those to be killed on the Emergency Broadcast System. You are listening over the battery-powered radio on your kitchen table, and they've just read yours. Your name is Jack Colclough. You have a wife, a daughter, and a young son. You live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. People are coming to your house to kill you and your family. You don't know why, but you don't have time to think about that any more. You only have time to R - U - N!

©2012 Blake Crouch (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.]]> 336 Blake Crouch 059387479X Tammy 0 to-read 3.65 2011
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]]> 199056832
There's only one problem - she can't figure out how to access them.

Through a series of terrible decisions, Jessie realizes she must ask for help. Gargoyle help.

But she could've never predicted who answers her call - he's an excellent flier, incredibly patient, and a good trainer. He's also incredibly handsome. And interested.

Maybe flying isn't the only thing she needs help with. Maybe she needs help getting back on that saddle, too, emerging into the dating pool.

Except, the new gargoyle is also an alpha, just like Austin, and the town isn't big enough for two.

Turns out, flying is the least of her problems.]]> 468 K.F. Breene Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.42 2020
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]]> 160993353 A woman starting over. A new house with an unexpected twist. A cape wearing butler acting as the world's worst life coach.

"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes.

Do-over.

This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path.

Eager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills. I'll be taking care of a centuries old house that called to me when I was a kid. It's just temporary, I tell myself. It'll just be for a while.

That is, until I learn what the house really is, something I never could've imagined.

Thankfully forty isn't too old to start an adventure, because that's exactly what I do. A very dangerous adventure that will change my life forever. I have a chance to start again, and this time, I make the rules.]]> 316 K.F. Breene Tammy 0 4.27 2020
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]]> 201363289 From the author of The Millennium Wolves series comes the hauntingly romantic story of a young woman’s descent into a League of vampires, and the Lord who means to keep her there.

Aileen Henderson’s unassuming life conceals a dark past. Outside of work, she hides behind her larger-than-life best friend, Cassidy, whose constant need for attention suits Aileen—and her secrets—just fine.

Until the night Aileen dies.

Awakening to a new world of brutality, bloodlust, and betrayal, Aileen plots revenge against Ragnor Rayne, the monster who cursed her with the Imprint. The demon who turned her into a vampire. The man whose eyes haunt her dreams.

She is going to make this vampire Lord regret the day he kissed her with the curse of immortality and made her his. If she can survive the Auction, and resist temptations of the flesh…]]> 342 Sapir A. Englard 1662522258 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.19 2024
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]]> 128201408 The Witch’s Heart meets The Foxglove King in this debut novel about a woman who can bring people back from the dead, and the princess �� and only heir to the throne �� that she must protect, no matter the cost.

The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was ten years old��

Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects.

Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom’s throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess�� death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her side.

But Sullivain is no easy woman to be bound to, even as Hellevir begins to fall in love with her. With the threat of war looming, Hellevir must trade more and more of herself to keep the princess alive.

But Death will always take what he is owed.]]> 384 Marianne Gordon 0063248794 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.67 2023
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]]> 61213859
With the infection ravaging our mystical town and no antidote in sight, tensions between the Shadow Council members are at an all-time high.

When I start to find a place within the Shifter community, Caton shows signs that he may have been hasty in ending our marriage, but Lucinda turns the coven against me to ensure I can never return. The controversy with the Council initiates an argument with Ayesha, my mentor, and business partner, and I'm faced with losing my shop and the means to help the people of Ravenholde.

Do I turn my back on the town that raised me or risk losing the one thing in the world that's mine?]]> 189 Brenda Trim Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.52
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]]> 61213885
When my husband of twenty-five years leaves me to expedite his political agenda, and his new girlfriend ensures I have no place within the shadow council, I am starting over with a new business and no financial security.

With my occult shop starting to turn a profit and new friendships blooming, I don’t plan to let anybody stand in the way of my future, but when a member of the Council falls ill, they turn to the witch they so callously cast aside. Me.

If I help my ex, I am solidifying his seat of power, but if I don't, innocent people will die and the ancient power unleashed will destroy more than our mystical town.]]> 194 Brenda Trim Tammy 0 4.32
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]]> 8706539 356 Barbara Michaels Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.23 1983
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]]> 203607418 A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life.

Her husband surprises her with a birthday weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi.

Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity. But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever.

The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it’s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected.]]> 304 Rachel Harrison 0593642554 Tammy 0 3.59 2024
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]]> 148014040 Reigning queen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper is back with the first book in a spellbinding new series!

Riley Denton-Everett always felt like something was missing in her life—and her numerous odd jobs and short-lived relationships haven’t brought her any closer to finding it. Everything changes when she receives a mysterious message: You’re a Denton. You belong on Starfall Point. Once you’re here, I’ll tell you everything you need to know.

When Riley arrives on the island, she learns her aunt has left her a historic mansion brimming with haunted antiques. Turns out, that’s not the only thing she’s inherited. Riley also hails from a long line of witches whose magic is critical to protecting the living.

Edison Held, the town’s frustratingly hot librarian, is completely unaware of the ghosts in Riley’s ancestral home and is determined to convince her to open it up to the public. Riley starts to wonder if Edison’s knowledge of the island’s history can help her get a handle on her new powers—but can she trust him with her secrets? And can she trust herself with the simmering attraction brewing between them?]]> 303 Molly Harper 1728276802 Tammy 0 3.78 2023
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]]> 208920886 The fate of a cursed nation depends on a princess who must outwit a mortal enemy and outlast the trials of a death-defying ritual in a thrilling adventure by USA Today bestselling author Sariah Wilson.

Lia is the princess of Locris, a dying desert nation cursed centuries ago by an earth goddess—one still worshipped by the thriving and adversarial nation of Ilion. Every year, Ilion offers the goddess a sacrifice: two Locrian maidens forced to compete in a life-and-death race to reach her temple. In a millennium, no maiden has made it out of Ilion alive. This year, Lia is one of the hunted.

An education in battle gives her a fighting chance, but the challenges are greater than she feared: Lia’s beloved but untrained sister Quynh has been put in the path of danger. The winding streets of Ilion itself have been transformed into a labyrinthine maze of countless choices and dead ends. And if the risks weren’t significant enough, Lia is reluctantly drawn to the commandingly attractive Jason, an Ilionian sailor she loathes to trust and desires like no man before.

The tribute game is on. It’s up to Lia to lift the goddess’s curse, restore Locris to its former glory, and change the fate of every young woman destined to follow in her path.]]> 524 Sariah Wilson 1662525133 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.12 2024
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]]> 62710734 What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets, there’s nowhere to hide��

For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems they’re both running from. But something about the place feels wrong from day one. And why does Helen have a creeping feeling she’s seen this house before?

Her unease only deepens after renovations begin, when the builders find sinister dolls hidden in the walls. As Helen digs into the house’s past, she discovers that the previous owner was not only rumoured to be a witch; she was also imprisoned for a brutal triple murder thirty years earlier.

When a horrific accident almost ends in tragedy, Helen worries that the house’s secrets are to blame, and as events spiral out of control she discovers George has been lying to her. As the past returns to haunt them, the couple realise they are in terrible danger, and they can’t trust anyone—not even each other. Because Helen hasn’t been entirely honest with him either…]]> 310 Claire McGowan Tammy 0 4.10 2023
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]]> 18909680
When Cat first appeared at Sam’s door he couldn’t believe his eyes. He hadn’t seen her in ten years, but he’d never forgotten her. Not for a second. But before this night is through, Sam will enter a nightmare of blood and fear that he’ll never be able to forget—no matter how hard he tries.]]> 516 Richard Laymon 1477887024 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.96 1996
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]]> 59286738 An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.


One wet, windswept November morning, a field on a desolate farm gives up the dismembered bones of eleven women...

Their skeletons bear the marks of a meticulous butcher. The bodies date back to 1915. All were likely skinned alive.

But then a young woman goes missing, and her remains, the bones carefully stripped and arranged in an arcane patterns, are discovered on the same farm.

With the crimes of the past echoing in the present, D.S. Katie Maguire must solve a decades-old murder steeped in ancient legend... before this terrifying killer strikes again]]> 325 Graham Masterton Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.23 2003
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]]> 196834746 A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets.

Harry Adams loves horror movies, so it’s no coincidence that she accepted a job cleaning house for horror-movie director Javier Castillo. His forbidding gray-stone Chicago mansion, Bright Horses, is filled from top to bottom with terrifying props and costumes as well as glittering awards from his career making movies that thrilled audiences—until family tragedy and scandal forced him to vanish from the industry.

Javier values discretion, and Harry always tries to keep the house immaculate, her head down, and her job safe. Then she hears noises from behind a locked door, noises that sound remarkably like a human voice calling for help. Harry knows not asking questions is a vital part of keeping her job, but she soon discovers that the house may be home to secrets she can’t ignore.]]> 320 Christina Henry 0593638220 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.24 2024
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]]> 199396945
Raised in the wilderness by her late great-uncle, Vida is a young woman with an almost preternatural affinity for nature, especially for the wolves that also call the forested mountains home. Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortune teller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn’t cast such a dark shadow.

It’s where Jose Nochelobo, the love of Vida’s life and a cherished local hero, died in a tragic accident. That’s the official story, but Vida has reasons to doubt it. The truth can’t be contained for long. Nor can the hungry men of power in Kettleton who want something too: that Vida, like Jose, disappear forever. One by one they come for her, prepared to do anything to see their plans through to their evil end. Vida is no less prepared for them.

Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored.]]> 396 Dean Koontz 1662500505 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.32 2024
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]]> 48999196 For readers of Democracy in Chains and Dark Money, a revelatory investigation of the Religious Right's rise to political power.

For too long the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social movement preoccupied with a number of cultural issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. But in her deeply reported investigation, Katherine Stewart reveals a disturbing truth: America's Religious Right has evolved into a Christian nationalist movement. It seeks to gain political power and to impose its vision on all of society. It isn't fighting a culture war, it is waging a political war on the norms and institutions of American democracy.

Stewart shows that the real power of the movement lies in a dense network of think tanks, advocacy groups, and pastoral organizations, embedded in a rapidly expanding community of international alliances with likeminded, anti-democratic religious nationalists around the world, including Russia. She follows the money behind the movement and traces much of it to a group of super-wealthy, ultraconservative donors and family foundations. The Christian nationalist movement is far more organized and better funded than most people realize. It seeks to control all aspects of government and society. Its successes have been stunning, and its influence now extends to every aspect of American life, from the White House to state capitols, from our schools to our hospitals.

The Power Worshippers is a brilliantly reported book of warning and a wake-up call. Stewart's probing examination demands that Christian nationalism be taken seriously as a significant threat to the American republic and our democratic freedoms.]]> 348 Katherine Stewart 1635573459 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.34 2020
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]]> 216436719 A Warhammer 40,000 Drukhari Novel

Lelith Hesperax is the Queen of Knives �� the greatest of Commorragh's wyches, and the deadliest gladiator in the galaxy. Now she returns to the Dark City, to slice her way through tangled webs of deception...

READ IT BECAUSE

Follow the legendary grand succubus as she finds herself dragged back to Commorragh and enveloped once more within the twisted plots of Asdrubael Vect.

THE STORY

In the darkest corners of the webway lies the city of Commorragh. Home to the sadistic drukhari, millions are butchered upon its arenas�� sands to slake their terrible thirst for blood. The greatest of these butchers is Lelith Hesperax �� the Queen of Knives, and the deadliest gladiator in the galaxy.

Lelith abandoned the Dark City to walk alongside the nomadic death cultists of Ynnead, and in her absence from Commorragh, pretenders to her blood-soaked crown have arisen.

When a blade strikes at Lelith from the shadows, she is pulled back to Commorragh, and into the murderous games of the Living Muse himself �� Asdrubael Vect. As his schemes coil around her, the Queen of Knives finds herself ensnared once more in Vect’s terrible web, and this time, mere blades may not be enough to cut her free.

Written by Mike Brooks.]]> 198 Mike Brooks 1804077542 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.38
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]]> 7743143
THE SKULL RING

Dr. Pamela Forrest is determined to bring Julia's memories to the surface, hoping to heal Julia's panic disorder. The therapist keeps returning Julia to a night twenty-three years ago when Julia was four. A night of hooded figures, strange chants, pain, and blood. The night her father disappeared from the face of the earth.

But the line between the past and the present begins to blur when Julia finds a silver skull ring that bears the name "Judas Stone." Someone is leaving strange messages inside her house, even though the door is locked. The handyman, who has a key, spends a lot of time in the woods behind her house. Her boyfriend Mitchell becomes distant and violent. And the cop who investigated her father's disappearance has followed her to the small Appalachian town of Elkwood.

Now she has a head full of memories, but she doesn't know which are real and which are the creations of Dr. Forrest. The shadows of Julia's panic are growing larger and darker. But succumbing to madness seems safer than heeding the whispers that claim ownership of her body and soul.

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Revised November 2010. DRM-free. A romantic psychological thriller from the bestselling Kindle author of LIQUID FEAR, DISINTEGRATION, CRIME BEAT, THE RED CHURCH, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, and DRUMMER BOY. Visit Scott Nicholson's blog at Author Central on Amazon.

Excerpt bonus material
BENEATH by from Jeremy Robinson
33 A.D. by David McAfee
TORMENT by Jeremy Bishop.
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"A wonderful storyteller."-Sharyn McCrumb, author of The Ballad novels

"Always surprises and always entertains."--Jonathan Maberry, The Dragon Factory

"The Skull Ring creates unforgettable settings and characters. Nicholson weaves together fear and hope, cloaking his readers in palpable suspense."--Eric Wilson, NY Times best-selling Christian suspense novelist

"Scott Nicholson is a terrific writer. Like Stephen King, he has an eye and ear for the rhythms of rural America, and like King he knows how to summon serious scares. My advice? Buy everything he writes. This guy's the real deal.."--Bentley Little, His Father's Son

"Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off."--J.A. Konrath, author of Shaken

"A chilling, suspense-filled psychological thriller." --Vicki Tyley, Thin Blood]]> 429 Scott Nicholson 1907190910 Tammy 0 to-read, horror-suspense 3.53 2010
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]]> 9647462
Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon, Merrick Chambers. They have been dispatched to the isolated village of Ulrich to aide the Priory with a surge of violent geist activity. With them is Raed Rossin, Pretender to the throne that Sorcha is sworn to protect, and bearer of a terrible curse.

But what greets them in the strange settlement is something far more predatory and more horrifying than any mere haunting. And as she uncovers a tradition of twisted rituals passed down through the dark reaches of history, Sorcha will be forced to reconsider everything she thinks she knows.

And if she makes it out of Ulrich alive, what in Hell is she returning to?]]> 306 Philippa Ballantine 1101444533 Tammy 0 to-read 3.60 2010
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]]> 18880997 ]]> 359 Scott Nicholson 1907190945 Tammy 0 to-read 3.68 2000
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]]> 196401773 Mother, wife, private investigator—vampire!

The first fifteen books in the #1 bestselling “Vampire for Hire�� series of paranormal mysteries! Fifteen epic novels in one massive collection! (Plus one bonus novella.)

MOON DANCE (Book 1)
VAMPIRE MOON (Book 2)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Book 3)
MOON CHILD (Book 4)
CHRISTMAS MOON (Book 4.5)
VAMPIRE DAWN (Book 5)
VAMPIRE GAMES (Book 6)
MOON ISLAND (Book 7)
MOON RIVER (Book 8)
VAMPIRE SUN (Book 9)
MOON DRAGON (Book 10)
MOON SHADOW (Book 11)
VAMPIRE FIRE (Book 12)
MIDNIGHT MOON (Book 13)
MOON ANGEL (Book 14)
VAMPIRE SIRE (Book 15)]]> 1831 J.R. Rain Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.59
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]]> 218249073 Meet Mickey San Diego’s newest werewolf private investigator.

In a city where shifters—werewolves, bears, cougars, and more—live in secret, Mickey Friday is trying to carve out her niche. Street-smart but still building her reputation, most of her cases involve tracking down cheating spouses and solving petty mysteries. That changes when Mrs. Laine, a wealthy werewolf, hires her to recover stolen heirlooms. The catch? The suspects are bear shifters, and Mrs. Laine doesn’t want the police involved.

As Mickey digs into the case, her love life takes a surprising twist with the arrival of a charming cougar shifter. But when her investigation leads her straight into the dangerous world of shifter politics—and a young werewolf turns up dead on her doorstep—Mickey realizes she’s stepped into something far more dangerous than she bargained for.

With tensions rising and predators closing in, Mickey must navigate a maze of secrets, alliances, and betrayals, where every move could be her last.

Wolf City is the start of a thrilling new series packed with mystery, danger, and a touch of romance.

Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE today! ]]> 179 J.R. Rain Tammy 0 4.42
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]]> 20951394
Eleven years ago, David's secret second family went missing. When his two lost children are finally found, he learns they suffered years of unthinkable abuse. Ready to make things right, David brings the kids home even though it could mean losing the wife he can’t imagine living without.

Keeping his life together becomes harder when the new children claim to be dark wizards. David believes they use this fantasy to cope with their trauma. Until, David's wife admits a secret of her own—she is a dark wizard too, as is David, and all of their children.

Now, David must parent two hurting children from a dark world he doesn’t understand and keep his family from falling apart. All while dealing with the realization that everyone he loves, including himself, may be evil.]]> 274 Sharon Bayliss Tammy 0 to-be-shelved 3.67 2014
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]]> 213387439 The Ancient Code comes a new thriller for all fans of Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, and mystery adventures.

When Sarah Wilderman is forced into an internship for the digital archive project DORESPRE in Seville to redeem herself after cheating on her exams, she expects it to be a slow summer. Then priests start getting burned alive and to stop the killer Sarah and her new boss Patrick Bauer must solve a century-old mystery. But the deeper they dive into the secrets of the Spanish Inquisition and the Vatican itself, the more they realize the danger they are in. Because the killer will do whatever it takes to keep the secrets hidden.

DaVinci Code meets Silence of the Lambs.]]> 447 T.S. Falk Tammy 0 4.45
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]]> 75256818 The Underland -- and disappeared.

Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it’s best to let the uncanny house—and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling—go to rot. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she’s never a home.

As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.

If Opal wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it.

A grim and gothic new tale from New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can't stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.]]> 312 Alix E. Harrow 1250799074 Tammy 0 3.95 2023
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]]> 6650931
Set in contemporary Moscow, where shape shifters, vampires, and street-sorcerers linger in the shadows, Night Watch is the first book of the hyper-imaginative fantasy pentalogy from best-selling Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko.

This epic saga chronicles the eternal war of the “Others,�� an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who must swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. The agents of the Dark �� the Night Watch �� oversee nocturnal activity, while the agents of the Light keep watch over the day. For a thousand years both sides have maintained a precarious balance of power, but an ancient prophecy has decreed that a supreme Other will one day emerge, threatening to tip the scales. Now, that day has arrived. When a mid-level Night Watch agent named Anton stumbles upon a cursed young woman �� an uninitiated Other with magnificent potential �� both sides prepare for a battle that could lay waste to the entire city, possible the world. With language that throbs like darkly humorous hard-rock lyrics about blood and power, freedom and responsibility, Night Watch is a chilling, cutting-edge thriller, a pulse-pounding ride of fusion fiction that will leave you breathless for the next instalment.]]> 364 Sergei Lukyanenko 1401394604 Tammy 0 to-read 3.89 1998
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]]> 62726715 Two girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes—decades of secrets yet to be unearthed.

Summer 1980: With no fear of a local superstition, three girls go into a Minnesota wood. Only one comes out. Dead silent. Memory gone. No trace of her friends. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation.

Summer 2022: Cold case detective Van Reed and forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck are assigned a disturbing homicide—a woman buried alive, clutching a heart charm necklace belonging to one of the vanished girls. Van follows her gut. Harry trusts in facts. Their common ground is the need to catch a killer before he kills again. They have something else in common: each has ties to the original case in ways they’re reluctant to share.

As Van and Harry connect the crimes of the past and the present, Van struggles with memories of her own nightmarish childhood—and the fear that uncovering the truth of the Taken Ones will lead her down a path from which she, too, may never return.]]> 339 Jess Lourey 1662507607 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.23 2023
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]]> 126058992 A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this binge-worthy thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.

Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.

At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there’s more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.]]> 406 Lisa Unger Tammy 0 3.92 2024
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]]> 54182159 The Latest Aviation Thriller From New York Times Bestselling Author John Nance!

On takeoff from Denver during a winter blizzard, an airliner piloted by veteran Captain Marty Mitchell overruns a commuter plane from behind. Bizarrely, the fuselage of the smaller aircraft is tenuously wedged onto the huge right wing of his Boeing 757, leading Mitchell to an impossible life-or-death choice.

Mitchell’s decision will land the former military pilot in the cross-hairs of a viciously ambitious district attorney determined to send him to prison for doing his job. Despondent and deeply wounded by what he sees as betrayal by the system, Mitchell at first refuses to defend himself or even assist the corporate lawyer forced against her will to represent him.

Pitted against the prosecutorial prowess of flamboyant Denver DA Grant Richardson, who is using Mitchell’s case to audition for a presidential appointment as a U.S. attorney, is young defense attorney Judith Winston. Her lack of experience in criminal cases could mean the end of Mitchell’s freedom, if he doesn’t end his own life first. However, a rising level of gritty determination even her law partners have never witnessed before, propels Winston to lay it all on the table to save Mitchell and expose Richardson as a fraud.

16 SOULS takes the reader for a wild ride in a heart-stopping aviation and legal thriller propelled by irresistible characters, an agonizingly possible airborne dilemma, and a desperate refusal both in the air and in the courtroom to give up in the face of devastating odds.

"In the air, or in a courtroom, nobody writes a better thriller than John J. Nance."--New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson
]]> 292 John J. Nance 1947290126 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.52 2017
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]]> 216060892 GET *FOUR* HEART-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.

Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Alex Michaelides, Jason Rekulak, Helen Fields, Karin Slaughter, Steena Holmes, T.J. Brearton and Anya Mora.

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Jon Riggs wakes up in a hospital bed alone with no memory. He doesn’t remember his own name or why he can no longer use his legs. Fitted with a back brace, Jon can’t move. There are eerie noises and strange people walking the halls and Jon faces a terrifying reality �� he can’t escape . . .

BOOK 2: THE VISITOR
As far as Rebecca knows, she is the only relative visiting mother on the dementia ward. So, who’s the mysterious man she sees leaving her mother’s bedside one day? And how does he know their family stories? He claims to be a lonely old widow visiting the elderly patients out of goodwill, but Rebecca fears his motives are much more sinister . . .

BOOK 3: THE PATHOLOGIST
As a lab assistant in the police morgue, Tate Long is used to the sight of dead bodies, but this latest victim is someone he knows �� his ex. For reasons he can’t explain he doesn’t let the authorities know who she is. Her body remains anonymous. But when he finally finds the courage to tell his manager, he discovers her body is gone. Who’s taken her, and why?

BOOK 4: THE DENTIST
Cassie Went’s husband is in prison for the murder of a young woman. He claims he was framed and thinks their family dentist is guilty. Cassie secretly films what she thinks is a routine extraction. But what she ends up filming shocks her to the very core and sets off a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Will she be another victim of the dentist?

ENJOY ALL *FOUR* OF THESE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLERS IN THIS SUPERB-VALUE PACKAGE.]]> 406 Scott Griffin Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.80
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]]> 216085323 No one ever escapes from this town.

Newlyweds Lisa and John’s summer drive through the Oregonian wilderness takes a chilling turn when an unexpected blizzard traps their car. Desperate for refuge, they find hope in a sign: WELCOME TO ____. Bundling up, they trek through the storm and find that, within the town, the blizzard ceases, though it rages just beyond the town's limits.

The streets are eerily quiet, lined with lifelike ice statues. Lisa and John soon realize they are being watched by the wary townsfolk, who reveal a haunting truth: this town is a prison, and the storm is a trap. As night falls, a deadly entity stalks the streets, claiming victims and leaving ice statues in its wake.

Trapped in this perpetual winter nightmare, Lisa and John must unravel the town's dark secrets to survive—or become the next frozen monument.]]> 404 Boris Bacic Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.19 2024
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]]> 56791359 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B08T6XN4FP.

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.

Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.]]> 384 Ali Hazelwood Tammy 0 4.27 2021
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]]> 58245333
A dream comes true for Maddy as she takes part in a novel television experiment in which eight strangers must survive on a deserted Scottish island for a year with minimal equipment and incommunicado.

18 months later, Maddy's dream has turned into a nightmare. The authorities pick up the young woman in a fishing village on the mainland. Desperate, she reports how the boat that was supposed to pick up the participants after a year did not come. And how in the following weeks one after the other died, not from hunger or disease, but from human hands. But what is Maddy hiding? And how did she manage to get off the island alive?]]> 400 Sarah Goodwin Tammy 0 4.23 2021
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> 213684886 When the world’s technology suddenly goes dark, one woman’s past holds the key to salvation

Excitement over an ancient Bible manuscript unearthed in France quickly fades as the world’s electronic information starts to disappear soon after its discovery. Data on every computer and device on Earth simply vanishes, bringing civilization to its knees.

In the US, linguist Helen Cherbourne studies a portion of the manuscript sent across the Atlantic just before the planes stopped flying and is stunned to find enigmatic markings that have no place in an ancient Bible.

Aided by a charming computer scientist she does not fully trust, she makes a series of discoveries that shatter her understanding of history and convince her the manuscript’s exotic symbols are connected to whatever strange phenomenon is obliterating the world’s information.

With time running out, she makes the most shocking discovery of all…preventing humanity’s descent into barbarism lies not in restoring its ruined technology, but in solving the mystery locked in her own hazy memories . . .

Entropy is a mind-bending technothriller with the originality of Dark Matter, the big ideas of The Three-Body Problem, and the jaw-dropping twists of Dan Brown’s classic series.]]> 295 L.P. Randazz Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.91
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]]> 61265308 A sanity-twisting thriller about a traumatized woman and the terrifying place she might never escape.


“Koontz is brilliant.�� –Chicago Sun-Times

Susan Thornton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal death in a college hazing. And in the four years that followed, the four young men who participated in that grim fraternity ritual also died violently—or so she thought.

Twelve years later, Susan wakes in a hospital bed. Apparently involved in a fatal accident, she can’t remember who she is or why she is there. All she knows is that her life is unfolding into a menacing nightmare—and that the faces that surround her, are those of the four men involved in that murder years ago.

Have the dead come back to life? Or has Susan plunged into the abyss of madness? With the help of her neuro-surgeon, she desperately clings to her sanity while fighting to uncover who—or what—could be coming for her.]]> 331 Dean Koontz Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.05 1982
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]]> 112985714
Mary Fawcett refines the healing recipes she’s inherited from generations of Fawcett women before her—an uncanny and moral calling to empathize with the sick. When witchfinder Matthew Hopkins arrives in her small village, stoking the fires of hate, he sees not healing but the devil at work. Mary’s benevolent skills have now cast her and her young brother under suspicion of witchery.

Soon, the husband of one of Mary’s patients is found murdered, his body carved with strange symbols. For Hopkins, it’s further evidence of dark arts. When the whispering village turns against her, Mary dares to trust a stranger: an enigmatic alchemist, scarred body and soul, who knows the dead man’s secrets.

As Hopkins’s fervor escalates, Mary must outsmart the devil himself to save her life and the lives of those she loves. Unfolding the true potential of her gifts could make Mary a more empowered adversary than a witchfinder ever feared.]]> 282 Jennifer Sherman Roberts 1662511752 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.78 2023
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]]> 43243549 The Prey of Gods and Temper returns with a dazzling stand-alone novel, set in deep space, in which the fate of humanity rests on the slender shoulders of an idealistic and untested young woman—a blend of science fiction, dark humor, and magical realism that will appeal to fans of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor.

Earth is a distant memory. Habitable extrasolar planets are still out of reach. For generations, humanity has been clinging to survival by establishing colonies within enormous vacuum-breathing space beasts and mining their resources to the point of depletion.

Rash, dreamy, and unconventional, Seske Kaleigh should be preparing for her future role as clan leader, but her people have just culled their latest beast, and she’s eager to find the cause of the violent tremors plaguing their new home. Defying social barriers, Seske teams up with her best friend, a beast worker, and ventures into restricted areas for answers to end the mounting fear and rumors. Instead, they discover grim truths about the price of life in the void.

Then, Seske is unexpectedly thrust into the role of clan matriarch, responsible for thousands of lives in a harsh universe where a single mistake can be fatal. Her claim to the throne is challenged by a rival determined to overthrow her and take control—her intelligent, cunning, and confident sister.

Seske may not be a born leader like her sister, yet her unorthodox outlook and incorruptible idealism may be what the clan needs to save themselves and their world.]]> 336 Nicky Drayden 0062867741 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.83 2019
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]]> 39338942 An “impressive�� tale of psychic power, Native American mysticism, and an ancient evil in Alabama, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song (Associated Press).   Born and raised in rural Alabama, Billy Creekmore was destined to be a psychic. His mother, a Choctaw Indian schooled in her tribe’s ancient mysticism, understands the permeable barrier between life and death—and can cross it. She taught the power to Billy and now he helps the dead rest in peace.   Wayne Falconer, son of one of the most fervent tent evangelists in the South, travels the country serving his father’s healing ministry. Using his unique powers to cure the flock, Little Wayne is on his way to becoming one of the popular and successful miracle workers in the country. He helps the living survive.   Billy and Wayne share more than a gift. They share a dream—and a common enemy. They are on separate journeys, mystery walks that will lead them toward a crossroad where the evil of their dreams has taken shape. One of them will reject the dark. The other will be consumed by it. But neither imagined just how monstrous and far-reaching the dark was, or that mankind’s fate would rest in their hands during an epic showdown of good versus evil.   From the author of Gone South, Boy’s Life, and the Matthew Corbett series, a master of suspense who has won the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards, Mystery Walk offers “creepy, subtle touches throughout [and] splendid Southern-town atmosphere�� (Kirkus Reviews).]]> 436 Robert McCammon Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.17 1983
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]]> 202645063 As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.

With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernable motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider.

Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider’s web of intrigue is more sinister—and goes far deeper—than anyone could possibly anticipate.]]> 434 Jeffery Deaver 1662518706 Tammy 0 4.26 2024
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]]> 25227215 Fires rage everywhere, but there is no sign of Smoke.

Sidney thinks she’s getting the hang of things, only to find herself at odds once again with her annoying and unappreciative supervisor, Cyrus Tweel. To make matters worse, there’s been no talk about the Black Slate or the whereabouts of Smoke, leaving her in the dark and feeling more isolated than ever. During a stakeout with Cyrus, strange things emerge. Black Suns and oddly familiar children show up. The Drake’s fingerprints seem to be on everything she’s involved with. 

When Sidney begins to fret her new duties and doubt her peers, Smoke shows up in a suit looking as gorgeous as ever. While Sid is initially captivated, it’s not long before they butt heads over the next Black Slate assignment, a mysterious woman called Night Bird. 

Timing is everything, but family troubles emerge a day before Christmas Eve when Sidney’s sister, Allison, goes missing and a mysterious stranger shows up at her parents�� home. Reluctantly, she agrees to take Smoke to her parents, but on the way, a semi-truck owned by Drake runs them off the road, totalling the Interceptor. 

Will Sid and Smoke get closer, or will the wicked powers that be force them apart?

If you like Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, Monster Hunter International, and shows such as the X Files and Supernatural's suspenseful action and humor, then this dynamic pair is just for you! 

Scroll Up And Grab Your Copy Today!

★★★★★��"Think Mulder and Scully but with more personality and better action."  -Annie S.

★★★★★��"I felt so sorry for poor Smoke after each of the supernatural encounters—you will see what I mean by how the FBI treats people who help them."

- Sheila LS

★★★★★��"a lot of humor and suspense - and over it all is the threat of something more sinister than the monsters."  - Birgit Hoener]]> 201 Craig Halloran Tammy 0 3.96 2015
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]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]> 163 Kresley Cole Tammy 0 to-read, 1st-in-series 4.04 2006
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> 10432308 428 Pauline Baird Jones Tammy 0 to-read 4.00 1998
author: Pauline Baird Jones
name: Tammy
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]]> 213066340 Meeting the family is scary. Surviving them is a nightmare.

Connie can’t deny she’s nervous about meeting her boyfriend’s family. Spending the weekend at their ritzy woodland summer home, Evan’s already given her fair warning: that his parents are cold, snobbish, and especially unpleasant toward those outside their usual social circles.

So when Evan’s mother warmly greets them with open arms, Connie is as confused as he is. Evan’s parents are nothing like he described. They’re so friendly, in fact, Evan himself can hardly believe they’re real.

Then, while helping Evan’s mother with dinner preparations, Connie overhears strange noises coming from the basement—what almost sounds like voices calling out for help.

Connie doesn't realize that once the door is opened, it can’t be closed. Or that once she descends those rickety steps into the darkness below... she may never see the light of day again.

From horror author Abe Moss comes a relentlessly fast-paced supernatural nightmare that will leave you gripping the pages long into the night, and afraid to turn out the lights long after you're done. ]]> 305 Abe Moss Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.70 2024
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]]> 42038646 In a sequel to indie phenom Peter Cawdron’s Retrograde, Reentry applies realistic technology to examine not just interstellar exploration, but the dangerous potential of Artificial Intelligence. For fans of hard science fiction by authors such as Andy Weir, Gregory Benford, and Philip K. Dick

After almost dying on Mars, astronaut Liz Anderson returns to Earth, but not to a hero’s welcome. America is in turmoil. The war is over, but the insurgency has just begun. So while life on Mars may have been deadly, at least up there she knew who the enemy was. Along with her, Liz has brought the remnants of the artificial intelligence that waged war on two planets. Buried somewhere deep within the cold electronic circuits lies the last vestiges of her dead partner Jianyu. Liz is torn, unsure whether he’s somehow still alive in electronic form or just a ploy by an adversary that will go to any length to win. Heartbroken and treated with suspicion, she finds herself caught up in the guerrilla war being waged on Earth, wondering if the AI threat is truly gone, or if it has only just begun.]]> 304 Peter Cawdron 1328592375 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.37 2019
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> 34468620
Mankind has long dreamed of reaching out to live on other planets, and with the establishment of the Mars Endeavour colony, that dream has become reality. The fledgling colony consists of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff, and engineers. Buried deep underground, they’re protected from the harsh radiation that sterilizes the surface of the planet. The colony is prepared for every eventuality except one—what happens when disaster strikes Earth?]]> 256 Peter Cawdron 1328834522 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.01 2016
author: Peter Cawdron
name: Tammy
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]]> 56985443 A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family.

Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena Knight has plenty of motives to kill. Now an elite assassin for a powerful business syndicate called the Tribe, she gets plenty of chances.

But while on assignment in Miami, Nena ends up saving a life, not taking one. She emerges from the experience a changed woman, finally hopeful for a life beyond rage and revenge. Tasked with killing a man she’s come to respect, Nena struggles to reconcile her loyalty to the Tribe with her new purpose.

Meanwhile, she learns a new Tribe council member is the same man who razed her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. Nena can’t resist the temptation of vengeance—and she doesn’t want to. Before she can reclaim her life, she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take him down and end the cycle of bloodshed for good.]]> 389 Yasmin Angoe 1542029961 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.32 2021
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]]> 18908850
What I didn't know then was that he was autistic.

When that realisation came, so did the beginning of my mission to understand my son, and to understand autism. This book chronicles that search for understanding and answers. It documents one parent’s attempts to come to terms with, and accept, his child. It is raw and real, sometimes confused and frightened but also, I’d like to think, written with warmth and love and an ability to smile through difficult times.

This book is for anyone starting out on a pathway with their child that they did not expect. It’s also for people who, like me, are a little further down that road but still learning, still asking questions and still getting it wrong sometimes. You are not alone.]]> 387 B's Dad Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.24 2013
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.24
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]]> 200035241 Two strangers search for the truth behind bizarre occurrences no one else dares to discuss—only to discover that they’re connected by secrets that could destroy them both. A thrilling and twisty novel by the acclaimed author of the Mindy’s Book Studio pick I’ll Stop the World.

When sixteen-year-old Angie Stewart starts hearing a mysterious voice in her house, she’s thrilled at the possibility of a ghost. Finally, something interesting is happening in her boring hometown of East Henderson, Pennsylvania. But why is she the only one who can hear it? And what does it want from her?

Meanwhile, first-year teacher Madelyn Zhao just got the keys to her new home, which is located close to her job, within walking distance of a dog park—and, most importantly, in the town where her cousin went missing several years ago. No one in East Henderson wants to talk about what happened, but Madelyn is determined to find answers.

As the two strangers search for clues, their investigations begin to point toward the same dark place. But by the time they realize that the truth could be deadly, it’s too late to turn back. And someone out there will stop at nothing to make sure their secrets stay buried.]]> 381 Lauren Thoman 166251770X Tammy 0 3.71 2024
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]]> 6072954 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.�� —from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs

Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.�� It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself—and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own. It’s a strange, sly, indelible account—sometimes alien yet always deeply human.]]> 306 John Elder Robison 0307405729 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.10 2007
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