Lara's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:36:27 -0700 60 Lara's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Lightcrest Contract (Lightcrest Pack #1)]]> 201049720
The Lightcrest Pack depended on Gray-Foster Shipping to keep the flow of luxury goods coming into the city. But I had no idea how to manage any of that, and my father’s business contacts won’t speak with an omega�

With no Pack ties to protect me, and no Alpha to speak to me—I was lost.

When Skye Lightcrest, the alpha CEO of Lightcrest Holdings and the head of the Pack has an offer for me—an offer I can’t refuse. An offer that will bind me to the Pack in more ways than I want to admit.

There are other things I don’t want to admit—like the way I crave Skye’s touch, and how I dream about how she’ll claim me. But I have a legacy to protect; and no matter how much I want to give in, I won’t let anything break me.]]>
82 Luna Lawson Lara 3 3.68 The Lightcrest Contract (Lightcrest Pack #1)
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<![CDATA[Bound to Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #3)]]> 223278504 Drawn by her scent, bounded by fate—nothing will keep them apart.

Selen Rawlyn has a lot riding on her shoulders. As the Beta of the Brown Claw Clan, she agreed to mate with one of the daughters of a prominent clan to solidify an allegiance. She had been unsuccessful in finding her one true mate, so she would settle for one of convenience in order to help strengthen her clan.



Only the three women who were presented to her didn’t interest her bear.

The scent of another did.

Rose Bell was the daughter of a powerful alpha. She wasn’t considered a prized possession like her sisters, so she hid in the shadows, content with not being noticed. From the moment she saw Selen, she knew they’d belong together.

But she would have to resist.

A steel-clad contract stated the beta must choose a daughter, but it didn’t include her as an option.

Selen refused to lose her mate. She would stop at nothing to claim Rose–even if that meant breaking a deal and creating a new enemy.

If you love steamy, small town sapphic paranormal romance with a possessive bear shifter, then you will enjoy Bound to Her Bear. This story was intended for mature readers only.]]>
128 Ariel Marie Lara 5 4.44 Bound to Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #3)
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<![CDATA[Claimed by Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #2)]]> 130775602 A grizzly bear who desired one thing she hadn't yet found in life. One scent changed everything.



Pola Prime was a shifter who wanted to find her fated mate. Watching her sister claim hers left Pola feeling a little jealous. She kept hope alive that she would be next. There was a woman out there for her. She just had to find her.



A night on the town revealed a wonderful surprise.



Her mate.



Shekita Harper wanted to avoid relationships and just have a little fun. Thanks to her ex, she had a fear of possessive women. She was her own person and didn’t want to belong to anyone.



But then she met Pola, a bear shifter who was beautiful and funny and wanted to claim her.



Pola didn’t want to risk losing Shekita, so she would give her time. She’d woo her mate and get her to love her.



Pola hoped she was enough for Shekita to forget her past and move toward a future with her.



If you love steamy, sapphic paranormal romance with a possessive bear shifter and her beautiful human mate, then you will enjoy Claimed by Her Bear. This story was intended for mature readers only.



**Please note, Claimed by Her Bear was featured in the Flirting With Darkness anthology. It has now been released on its own. ]]>
125 Ariel Marie 1956602712 Lara 5 4.26 Claimed by Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #2)
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Canção dos Ossos 206013246 Da incrível imaginação de Giu Domingues, um dos maiores nomes da fantasia nacional, Canção dos Ossos é um romance gótico e sáfico, em que a magia sai das melodias para viver entre as palavras. Feche os olhos e deixe a música te guiar.

Ser uma soprano do Conservatório de Vermília é um privilégio. Por meio do canto, é possível criar magia e, talvez, até sonhar com um futuro promissor. E ninguém sabe disso melhor do que Elena Bordula. Ser uma das Prodígios é a única chance ao seu alcance para fugir da sombra dos crimes cometidos pela mãe, que arruinaram o nome da família.

No entanto, Elena se encontra em uma destacar-se perante às outras Prodígios pode colocar em risco o relacionamento entre ela e suas melhores amigas, Margot e Cecília. Um laço que antes parecia ser tão sólido quanto as paredes do Conservatório subitamente ameaça desmoronar a qualquer instante. Mas subir na hierarquia da Orquestra é a chance de Elena provar que é muito mais do que um sobrenome manchado por sangue.

A ambição tem um preço, e Elena se sente mais solitária do que nunca... mas ela estará mesmo sozinha? Das sombras da ópera surge uma figura enigmática, provocando inspiração e mistério. Quem é a voz no espelho? Estará Elena sucumbindo à maldição que leva sopranos a enlouquecerem?]]>
448 Giulianna Domingues 6559814939 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.82 2024 Canção dos Ossos
author: Giulianna Domingues
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<![CDATA[A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1)]]> 40969531
Ophelia lives on Anima, an ark where objects have souls. Beneath her worn scarf and thick glasses, the young girl hides the ability to read and communicate with the souls of objects, and the power to travel through mirrors. Her peaceful existence on the Ark of Anima is disrupted when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, from the powerful Dragon clan. Ophelia must leave her family and follow her fiancée to the floating capital on the distant Ark of the Pole. Why has she been chosen? Why must she hide her true identity? Though she doesn’t know it yet, she has become a pawn in a deadly plot.]]>
446 Christelle Dabos 1787701425 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.90 2013 A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1)
author: Christelle Dabos
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average rating: 3.90
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<![CDATA[A Morte entrou num bar naquela noite]]> 189906989
''A Morte entrou num bar naquela noite'' Ă© um conto que se passa no nordeste cearense, trazendo a figura humanizada da misteriosa ceifadora, expondo os medos, incertezas e segredos que a feiticeira das almas carrega.

Uma mescla de fantasia, sobrenatural, mistério e uma pitada de terror.]]>
32 Gabriel Baalbu Lara 0 3.29 A Morte entrou num bar naquela noite
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<![CDATA[A Confeitaria Encantada de Naná Noel (Portuguese Edition)]]> 222658747 Larissa Siriani Lara 5 4.29 A Confeitaria Encantada de Naná Noel (Portuguese Edition)
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What You Will 223440016 370 Rachael Lippincott Lara 0 to-read 5.00 2026 What You Will
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That's Not My Name 123429195
Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says.

When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it's too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.]]>
297 Megan Lally 1728270111 Lara 0 to-read 4.05 2023 That's Not My Name
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Cama de gelo 54377316 51 Linda Cipriano Lara 0 3.13 2020 Cama de gelo
author: Linda Cipriano
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average rating: 3.13
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<![CDATA[O Último Dia Do Ano: Um conto sáfico (Portuguese Edition)]]> 223062337 não previa que uma notícia poderia mudar o rumo de sua decisão.

Um conto FRIENDS TO LOVERS sáfico de ano novo.]]>
35 Carol Cara Lara 5 5.00 O Último Dia Do Ano: Um conto sáfico (Portuguese Edition)
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<![CDATA[The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)]]> 272773
ROBOT AL was intended for shipment to a mining outfit on the moon. Instead, he's loose in the mountains of Virginia...building from scraps of junk his very own, very dangerous disintegrator.

ROBOT LENNY answers workaday questions in babytalk. So why is Dr Susan Calvin, the world's top robopsychologist, fascinated by this messed up specimen of an industrial robot?]]>
224 Isaac Asimov 0586025944 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.10 1964 The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2)
author: Isaac Asimov
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average rating: 4.10
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<![CDATA[Everything is Fine Volume One: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel]]> 61796737
The mystery continues as the couple, despite being as “fine� as they can be, reckon with heavy surveillance by outside cameras, and question their every decision. While both emotionally repressed and eerily disconnected, Sam and Maggie are one wrong move away from something much more sinister.

Their neighbor, Charlie, catches on to this strange and manipulative force and attempts to escape from the watchful eyes of those in power, starting Sam and Maggie on a path of resistance. But rebels are heavily punished in this society, and deemed “red-statusâ€� â€� swiftly erased from memory. What happens when everything ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t fine?

This volume collects episodes 1�16 of the WEBTOON comic Everything Is Fine.]]>
272 Mike Birchall 199025991X Lara 5 4.14 Everything is Fine Volume One: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel
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<![CDATA[Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction]]> 61885102
Who committed the ghastly deed?
What weapon was used to dispatch the victim?
Where did the calculated demise occur?

Join Deductive Logico and investigate murders most foul in Volume 1 . The first of their kind, these humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why. Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Together, you’ll uncover a buried secret beneath all of the murders and a message that can only be decrypted when you’ve solved them all.

Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps, and brimming with wit and intrigue , Volume 1 is the must-have detective casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.]]>
380 G.T. Karber 1250892317 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.39 2023 Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction
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average rating: 4.39
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<![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 17849112 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

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320 Susan Ee 1477867287 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.09 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
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average rating: 4.09
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<![CDATA[Oceano em seus olhos: uma releitura sáfica do Titanic (Portuguese Edition)]]> 220254179 Virginia West, uma passageira da primeira classe, é uma escritora que carrega nos olhos o peso de suas histórias e nas mãos o futuro de seu próximo livro.
Sophie Taylor é uma misteriosa artista e operária que embarca na terceira classe disfarçada em trajes masculinos.
O que era para ser uma simples travessia torna-se um encontro transformador, em que as diferenças entre elas - sociais, culturais e econômicas - não apenas as desafiam, mas também as aproximam de uma forma que ambas jamais imaginaram.
Em meio ao caos do naufrágio, Virginia e Sophie descobrem que o amor pode ser capaz de salvá-las de modo surpreendente, mas será esse amor suficiente para resistir à tragédia e aos eventos tempestuosos da vida?

Oceano em seus olhos é uma história sobre destino, perdas, superação e a força renovadora do amor - profundo como o oceano, poderoso como a esperança.]]>
278 Cristinne Ceccon Lara 5 3.88 Oceano em seus olhos: uma releitura sáfica do Titanic (Portuguese Edition)
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<![CDATA[Half Wild (The Half Bad Trilogy, #2)]]> 20814989 "You will have a powerful Gift, but it’s how you use it that will show you to be good or bad."

In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, seventeen-year-old Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most powerful and violent witch. Nathan is hunted from all sides: nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted. Now, Nathan has come into his own unique magical Gift, and he's on the run--but the Hunters are close behind, and they will stop at nothing until they have captured Nathan and destroyed his father.]]>
432 Sally Green 0670017132 Lara 4 3.98 2015 Half Wild (The Half Bad Trilogy, #2)
author: Sally Green
name: Lara
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Born of Blood and Magic : A Sapphic Urban Fantasy (The Lightless Series Book 1)]]> 204436790
Violet “Vy� Finch is a vampire cursed, for the very blood she needs is poison to her. Suffering unquenchable hunger and shunned for being of mixed lineage, Vy searches desperately for her mother who disappeared over a decade ago—the one person who may be able to heal her. Unfortunately, a great sorceress prophesies that Vy will only get what she wants if Petra Malkovitch willingly works with her to find a magical relic with the power to change everything.

Petra Malkovitch is an assassin. A member of the Order of Light—a shadowy organization that hunts supernatural creatures for profit—she wants only to kill the vampire who took away the last of her family. When Petra's attempt on Vy's life is thwarted, she is shocked when her greatest enemy tells her that they can rewrite their pasts if they team up.

But is a common goal enough to bring them together, or will betrayal happen at the earliest opportunity?

Blending the adventure and magic of Patricia Briggs� Mercy Thompson books, the wit and enchantment of Ilona Andrews� Magic Bites series, and the soul-stirring romance of Laurell K. Hamilton’s Guilty Pleasures novels, Born of Blood and Magic is a thrilling, fun, sexy, urban fantasy unlike anything you’ve ever read before. Tap the link, get your copy, and discover what only lives in hearts Born of Blood and Magic!]]>
372 M.C. Hutson 1738253821 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.04 2024 Born of Blood and Magic : A Sapphic Urban Fantasy (The Lightless Series Book 1)
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average rating: 4.04
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Bleeding Hearts 55871229
It's hard to hold down a functioning relationship at the best of times - but it's harder still when one half of the couple is on the wrong side of dead, and the other's just discovered they possess powers that are definitely not of natural origin.

To be together at all, Angela and Chloe have had to overcome almost impossible odds, but their final obstacle might be insurmountable.

In the last ten months, they've searched high and low for a cure to Angela's biting problem, and if they don't find one soon, the chances grow higher and higher that Chloe might die.

Is there a solution, or is the divide between the living and the dead too wide for them to cross?]]>
400 Ry Herman 1529406315 Lara 0 to-read 4.24 Bleeding Hearts
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Love Bites 51974834
In 1998, Angela was a smart, gothy astronomy student ­- until her then-girlfriend accidentally turned her into a vampire. A year later, she divides her time between her post-graduate degree (working on it in a dark, basement room, and only at night) and controlling her need for human blood.

Then she meets lonely but wryly humorous slush-pile reader Chloe, who's battling demons of her own. Chloe's anxiety and depression can make it hard for her to leave the house, while memories of her ex haunt her at night.

As sparks fly and romance blooms, Angela and Chloe struggle to hide their difficulties from each other - but sometimes the only way out is to let someone else in.]]>
384 Ry Herman Lara 0 to-read 3.88 2020 Love Bites
author: Ry Herman
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average rating: 3.88
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<![CDATA[Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)]]> 61087733
Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar in Portland and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life (vomit and crying are regretfully involved). To get her mind off everything and overcome her writer's block, Iris tries out for a local play, but comes face-to-face with Stefania—or, Stevie, her real name. When Stevie desperately asks Iris to play along as her girlfriend, Iris is shocked, but goes along with it because maybe this fake relationship will actually get her creative juices flowing and she can get her book written. As the two women play the part of a couple, they turn into a constant state of hot-and-bothered and soon it just comes down to who will make the real first move…]]>
400 Ashley Herring Blake 0593550587 Lara 5 4.11 2023 Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)
author: Ashley Herring Blake
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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The Only One Left 62703226 At seventeen, Lenora Hope
Hung her sister with a rope


Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred.

Stabbed her father with a knife
Took her mother’s happy life


It’s now 1983, and home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope’s End to care for Lenora after her previous nurse fled in the middle of the night. In her seventies and confined to a wheelchair, Lenora was rendered mute by a series of strokes and can only communicate with Kit by tapping out sentences on an old typewriter. One night, Lenora uses it to make a tantalizing offer�I want to tell you everything.

“It wasn’t me,� Lenora said
But she’s the only one not dead


As Kit helps Lenora write about the events leading to the Hope family massacre, it becomes clear there’s more to the tale than people know. But when new details about her predecessor’s departure come to light, Kit starts to suspect Lenora might not be telling the complete truth—and that the seemingly harmless woman in her care could be far more dangerous than she first thought.]]>
383 Riley Sager 0593183223 Lara 0 to-read 4.12 2023 The Only One Left
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average rating: 4.12
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<![CDATA[Two for Joy (The Magpie Society, #2)]]> 56871462 352 Zoe Sugg 0241402492 Lara 0 to-read 3.83 2021 Two for Joy (The Magpie Society, #2)
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average rating: 3.83
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<![CDATA[A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)]]> 75302266 Angharad—Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys him—is the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddin’s family announces a contest to redesign the late author’s estate, Effy feels certain it’s her destiny.

But musty, decrepit Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task, and its residents are far from welcoming. Including Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar determined to expose Myrddin as a fraud. As the two rivals piece together clues about Myrddin’s legacy, dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspire against them—and the truth may bring them both to ruin.]]>
378 Ava Reid 0063211505 Lara 0 to-read 3.73 2023 A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)
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<![CDATA[How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins #1)]]> 61833058 Meet Kitty Collins.

FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER.

He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone.

I hadn’t intended to kill him of course. But I wasn’t displeased when I did and, despite the mess I made, I appeared to get away with it.

That’s where my addiction started�

I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it.

A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel!]]>
384 Katy Brent 0008600481 Lara 0 to-read 3.66 2023 How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins #1)
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<![CDATA[One for Sorrow (The Magpie Society, #1)]]> 50999508
Illumen Hall is an elite boarding school. Tragedy strikes when the body of a student is discovered at their exclusive summer party - on her back is an elaborate tattoo of a magpie.

When new girl Audrey arrives the following term, running from her own secrets back home in America, she is thrown into solving the case. Despite her best efforts to avoid any drama, her new roommate Ivy was close to the murdered girl, and the two of them can't help but get pulled in.

The two can't stand each other, but as they are drawn deeper into the mystery of this strange and terrible murder, they will discover that something dangerous is at the heart of their superficially perfect school.

Welcome to The Magpie Society.

One for Sorrow will be told via the alternating first person perspectives of the lead characters Audrey - written by Amy - and Ivy - written by Zoe - with the narrative being jointly plotted by both authors.]]>
329 Zoe Sugg 0241402344 Lara 0 to-read 3.72 2020 One for Sorrow (The Magpie Society, #1)
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average rating: 3.72
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<![CDATA[Someone You Can Build a Nest In]]> 182506390 Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell

Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.

Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth.

However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don’t think about love that way.

Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she’s in the area: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?

Eating her girlfriend ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t an option. Shesheshen didn’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As the hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, Shesheshen must unearth the truth quickly, or soon both of their lives will be at risk.

And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.]]>
310 John Wiswell 0756418852 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.98 2024 Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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average rating: 3.98
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<![CDATA[Broken Beyond Repair (South Downs Romance #1)]]> 186308485 GOLDIE WINNER 2023: THE ANN BANNON POPULAR CHOICE BRONZE AWARD
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: ROMANCE
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: COVER DESIGN
WINNER OF THE QUEER INDIE AWARDS 2022: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
GOLDIE FINALIST 2023: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE LONG NOVEL

An age gap, celebrity ice queen romance that will pull at the heart strings � even the icy ones!

Sydney MacKenzie, personal assistant to the rich and famous, is looking forward to a well-earned break to go travelling in her beloved VW camper van, Gertie � that is, until Gertie cries off sick. When her boss calls in a favour, one that will pay Sydney handsomely and put Gertie back on the road, she can’t refuse.

Internationally renowned actress Beatrice Russell � adored by her fans and despised by those that know her � is splashed across the tabloids, all thanks to her broken leg. She limps back to her palatial English country estate to convalesce for the summer, where she finds herself in need of yet another new assistant.

Enter Sydney, who doesn’t take kindly to the star’s demands, attitude, or clicking fingers � much less her body’s own attraction to the gorgeous diva. If not for that, and Gertie’s worn-out engine, she would leave tomorrow. Or so she tells herself.

As the summer heats up, the ice queen begins to thaw, and Sydney glimpses the tormented woman beneath the celebrity bravado, drawing her ever closer to the enigmatic actress � sometimes too close.

Can Sydney reach the real Beatrice and help heal her wounds before the summer ends and she returns to filming in the States, or is the celebrity broken beyond repair?]]>
312 Emily Banting Lara 5 4.19 2022 Broken Beyond Repair (South Downs Romance #1)
author: Emily Banting
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average rating: 4.19
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Behind Her Eyes 28965131 Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough's Behind Her Eyes?

Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone.

When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.

And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend, but she also just happens to be married to David. David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife, but then why is David so controlling, and why is Adele so scared of him?

As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong, but Louise can’t guess how wrong―and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets.]]>
307 Sarah Pinborough 125011117X Lara 5 3.79 2017 Behind Her Eyes
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Lucy Undying 203608430 In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love.

Her name was written in the pages of someone else's story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula's first victims.

But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire, and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula's clutches--and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants.

Her undead life takes an unexpected turn when, in twenty-first-century London, she meets another woman who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris’s family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they’ll do anything to stay in power.

Lucy has long believed she would never love again. But she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris, while Iris is mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by forces from without. Iris's mother won't let go of her without a fight, and Lucy's past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl again.

Lucy Westenra has been a tragically murdered teen, a lonesome adventurer, and a fearsome hunter, but happiness always eluded her. Can she find the strength to destroy Dracula once and for all, or will her heart once again be her undoing?]]>
464 Kiersten White 0593724402 Lara 0 to-read 3.71 2024 Lucy Undying
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Your Lonely Nights Are Over 70585042
Dearie and Cole are inseparable, unlikeable, and (in bad luck for them) totally unbelievable.

From the day they met, Dearie and Cole have been two against the world. But whenever something bad happens at Stone Grove High School, they get blamed. Why? They’re beautiful, flirtatious, dangerously clever queen bees, and they’re always ready to call out their fellow students. But they’ve never faced a bigger threat than surviving senior year, when Mr. Sandman, a famous, never-caught serial killer emerges from a long retirement—and his hunting ground is their school Queer Club.

As evidence and bodies begin piling up and suspicion points at Dearie and Cole, they will need to do whatever it takes to unmask the real killer before they and the rest of Queer Club are taken down. But they’re not getting away from the killer without a fight.

Along the way, they must confront dark truths hidden beneath the surface of their small desert community. When the world is stacked against them and every flop they know is a suspect, can Dearie and Cole stop Mr. Sandman’s rampage? Or will their lonely nights soon be over . . .]]>
416 Adam Sass 0593526589 Lara 0 to-read 4.02 2023 Your Lonely Nights Are Over
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The Shining Girls 16131077 The girl who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist.

"The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own."

Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future.

Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens onto other times.

At the urging of the House, Harper inserts himself into the lives of the shining girls, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. He's the ultimate hunter, vanishing into another time after each murder, untraceable—until one of his victims survives.

Determined to bring her would-be killer to justice, Kirby joins the Chicago Sun-Times to work with the ex-homicide reporter Dan Velasquez, who covered her case. Soon Kirby finds herself closing in on the impossible truth. . . .

The Shining Girls is a masterful twist on the serial killer tale: a violent quantum leap featuring a memorable and appealing heroine in pursuit of a deadly criminal.]]>
368 Lauren Beukes 0316216852 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.53 2013 The Shining Girls
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<![CDATA[The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives]]> 25105 256 Neil Gaiman 1563891379 Lara 5 4.55 1993 The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Lara
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight]]> 62039227 At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?

This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.

Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl� at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business.

But the last weekend of the season, Charity's co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity's role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they'll need figure out what this killer is after. Is there is more to the story of Mirror Lake and its dangerous past than Charity ever suspected?]]>
230 Kalynn Bayron 1547611545 Lara 4 3.56 2023 You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
author: Kalynn Bayron
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average rating: 3.56
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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Reading this made me feel like I was really watching a slasher movie, the same tense and mysterious atmosphere, something a enjoyed very much. The characters were likable and the plot was consistent, some of the plot twists were a little predictable, but the way I see it, that means the story made sense. And I really really liked the epilogue.
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The Paradox Hotel 58175765 An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake.

January Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder.

Not that running security at the Paradox was ever really easy. Nothing’s simple at a hotel where the ultra-wealthy tourists arrive costumed for a dozen different time periods, all eagerly waiting to catch their “flights� to the past.

Or where proximity to the timeport makes the clocks run backward on occasion—and, rumor has it, allows ghosts to stroll the halls.

None of that compares to the corpse in room 526. The one that seems to be both there and not there. The one that somehow only January can see.

On top of that, some very important new guests have just checked in. Because the U.S. government is about to privatize time-travel technology—and the world’s most powerful people are on hand to stake their claims.

January is sure the timing ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t a coincidence. Neither are those “accidentsâ€� that start stalking their bidders.

There’s a reason January can glimpse what others can’t. A reason why she’s the only one who can catch a killer who’s operating invisibly and in plain sight, all at once.

But her ability is also destroying her grip on reality—and as her past, present, and future collide, she finds herself confronting not just the hotel’s dark secrets but her own.]]>
336 Rob Hart 1984820648 Lara 0 to-read 3.48 2022 The Paradox Hotel
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<![CDATA[The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)]]> 861326 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry.
And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better...
—Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814

But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry—he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams...

Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...]]>
480 Julia Quinn Lara 0 3.98 2000 The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
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<![CDATA[The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)]]> 110391 Librarian note: See alternate cover editions here and here.

The Duke and I is a romance set in the Regency era.

In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable� but not too amiable.

Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.

Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar.

The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule...]]>
384 Julia Quinn 0380800829 Lara 0 3.80 2000 The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Dragon Shifter's Mate: a Lesbian Fantasy Romance]]> 213115790 From indie author Eel Lovesick comes a spicy Sapphic Fantasy standalone about magic and dragons.

All SĂ©arlait wants is a single fantastical memory to get her through the mundane life of a peasant. As the breadwinner for five little sisters and an unsupportive mother who would rather see her alone than with another woman, SĂ©arlait can only hope for one glimpse of the mysterious dragon-shifters...

Koivulotta has a problem that can only be solved with blood. After returning to her homeland for mating season and discovering a lack of sapphic females, she has to shift into her seldom used humen form to escape her mating instincts. Only the blood of a humen allows her to shift.

When a peasant woman stumbles onto the scene wanting to see a dragon up close, Koi leaps at the chance to taste her� until a former suitor comes back to curse her precious morsel.]]>
136 Eel Lovesick Lara 0 to-read 3.58 The Dragon Shifter's Mate: a Lesbian Fantasy Romance
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<![CDATA[Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2)]]> 167006698
The program is a who’s who of crime writing royalty:

the debut writer (me!)

the forensic science writer

the blockbuster writer

the legal thriller writer

the literary writer

the psychological suspense writer


But when one of us is murdered, the remaining authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime.

Of course, we should also know how to commit one.

How can you find a killer when all the suspects know how to get away with murder?]]>
320 Benjamin Stevenson 006327907X Lara 0 currently-reading 3.82 2023 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2)
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Dating Sarah Cooper 30339280 But when a misunderstanding leads to the two of them being mistaken for a couple and Sarah uses the situation to her advantage, Katie finds herself on a roller coaster ride of ambiguous sexuality and confusing feelings. How far will Sarah go to keep up the charade, and why does kissing her make Katie feel more alive than kissing her ex-boyfriend Austin ever did? And how will their new circle of gay friends react when the truth comes out?]]> 268 Siera Maley Lara 0 to-read 3.97 2014 Dating Sarah Cooper
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Renegades (Renegades, #1) 28421168 Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.

The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies � humans with extraordinary abilities � who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew.

Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice � and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.]]>
552 Marissa Meyer 1250044669 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.12 2017 Renegades (Renegades, #1)
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<![CDATA[How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5)]]> 53439886
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king, Cardan, his tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective.

This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.]]>
200 Holly Black Lara 5 4.15 2020 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5)
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average rating: 4.15
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<![CDATA[Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)]]> 113436 An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780375826696 can be found here.

One boy...
One dragon...
A world of adventure.

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.

Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.]]>
503 Christopher Paolini 0375826696 Lara 4 3.96 2002 Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
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<![CDATA[The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)]]> 561456
But when you're the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster.

Oh, and guess what? The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive...]]>
352 Rick Riordan Lara 4 4.37 2007 The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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average rating: 4.37
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)]]> 58800142 An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care.

For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career—her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation that will be broadcasted on a popular home improvement show, Innside America, Astrid knows this is the answer to everything that is wrong with her life. It’ll be the perfect distraction from her failed love life, and her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her nod of approval.

However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru’s granddaughter and lead carpenter for the inn’s renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. Jordan is determined to preserve the history of her family’s inn, particularly as the rest of her life is in shambles. When that determination turns into a little light sabotage, ruffling Astrid’s perfect little feathers, the showrunners ask them to play up the tension. But somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other turns into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means. Is she going to pursue the life that she’s expected to lead, or the one she wants?]]>
400 Ashley Herring Blake Lara 5 4.04 2022 Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
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Paradise Lost 15997 Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.

Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.]]>
453 John Milton 0140424393 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.83 1667 Paradise Lost
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<![CDATA[A Little Light Mischief (The Turners, #3.5)]]> 43386064 A seductive thief

Lady’s maid Molly Wilkins is done with thieving—and cheating and stabbing and all the rest of it. She’s determined to keep her hands to herself, so she really shouldn’t be tempted to seduce her employer’s prim and proper companion, Alice. But how can she resist when Alice can’t seem to keep her eyes off Molly?

Finds her own heart

For the first time in her life, Alice Stapleton has absolutely nothing to do. The only thing that seems to occupy her thoughts is a lady’s maid with a sharp tongue and a beautiful mouth. Her determination to know Molly’s secrets has her behaving in ways she never imagined as she begins to fall for the impertinent woman.

Has been stolen

When an unwelcome specter from Alice’s past shows up unexpectedly at a house party, Molly volunteers to help the only way she knows how: with a little bit of mischief.]]>
144 Cat Sebastian 0062951033 Lara 5 3.64 2019 A Little Light Mischief (The Turners, #3.5)
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Vengeful (Villains, #2) 26856502 A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions�#1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.

But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other.

With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity--and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.]]>
462 Victoria E. Schwab Lara 4 4.13 2018 Vengeful (Villains, #2)
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average rating: 4.13
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<![CDATA[My Roommate Is a Vampire (My Vampires, #1)]]> 60041932 True love is at stake in this charming, debut romantic comedy.

Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it’s a tough way to make a living. On the brink of eviction, she’s desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. Cassie knows there has to be a catch—only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price.

Of course, her new roommate Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is far from normal. He sleeps all day, is out at night on business, and talks like he walked out of a regency romance novel. He also leaves Cassie heart-melting notes around the apartment, cares about her art, and asks about her day. And he doesn’t look half bad shirtless, on the rare occasions they’re both home and awake. But when Cassie finds bags of blood in the fridge that definitely weren’t there earlier, Frederick has to come clean...

Cassie’s sexy new roommate is a vampire. And he has a proposition for her.]]>
341 Jenna Levine 0593548914 Lara 0 to-read 3.46 2023 My Roommate Is a Vampire (My Vampires, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2)]]> 52448445 A charming historical fantasy with a tender love story at its core, from the author of Unnatural Magic.

Hard-drinking petty thief Dellaria Wells is down on her luck in the city of Leiscourt—again. Then she sees a want ad for a female bodyguard, and she fast-talks her way into the high-paying job. Along with a team of other women, she’s meant to protect a rich young lady from mysterious assassins.

At first Delly thinks the danger is exaggerated, but a series of attacks shows there’s much to fear. Then she begins to fall for Winn, one of the other bodyguards, and the women team up against a mysterious, magical foe who seems to have allies everywhere.]]>
371 C.M. Waggoner 198480586X Lara 0 to-read 3.69 2021 The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2)
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The Shadowhunter's Codex 13568619
Now in its twenty-seventh edition, the Codex covers it all: the history and the laws of our world; how to identify, interact with, and if necessary, kill that world’s many colorful denizens; which end of the stele is the end you write with. No more will your attempt to fight off rogue vampires and warlocks be slowed by the need to answer endless questions from your new recruits: What is a Pyxis? Why don’t we use guns? If I can’t see a warlock’s mark, is there a polite way to ask him where it is? Where do we get all our holy water? Geography, History, Magic, and Zoology textbook all rolled into one, the Codex is here to help new Shadowhunters navigate the beautiful, often brutal world that we inhabit.

Do not let it be said that the Clave is outdated or, as the younger Shadowhunters say, “uncool�: this new edition of the Codex will be available not only in the usual magically-sealed demonskin binding, but also in a smart, modern edition using all of today’s most exciting printing techniques, including such new features as a sturdy clothbound cover, a protective dust jacket, and information about title, author, publisher, and so on conveniently available right on the cover. You’ll be pleased to know that it fits neatly into most satchels, and unlike previous editions, it rarely sets off alarm wards.

The old woodcuts and engravings have been replaced as well: instead, you’ll find lavish modern illustrations by some of the brightest luminaries of the fantastic. Creatures, weapons, people, and places have been carefully and accurately rendered by the likes of Rebecca Guay, Charles Vess, Jim Nelson, Theo Black, Elisabeth Alba, and Cassandra Jean. Chapters are beautifully introduced by the drawings of Michael Kaluta, and along with our condensation of the classic 2,450-page tome, A History of the Nephilim, you will find a selection of the best of the lovely illustrations of that volume by John Dollar.

This edition of the Codex will be available in Institute libraries and what mundanes sometimes call “book stores� in October 2013.]]>
274 Cassandra Clare Lara 5 3.92 2013 The Shadowhunter's Codex
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Lara
average rating: 3.92
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rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy]]> 28954137 City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, and Simon ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t sure who he is anymore. He knows he was friends with Clary, and that he convinced the total goddess Isabelle Lightwood to go out with him…but he doesn’t know how. And when Clary and Isabelle look at him, expecting him to be a man he doesn’t remember…Simon can’t take it.

So when the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this new world of demon-hunting, determined to find himself again. His new self. Whomever this new Simon might be.

But the Academy is a Shadowhunter institution, which means it has some problems. Like the fact that non-Shadowhunter students have to live in the basement. And that differences—like being a former vampire—are greatly looked down upon. At least Simon is trained in weaponry—even if it’s only from hours of playing D&D.

Join Simon on his journey to become a Shadowhunter, and learn about the Academy’s illustrious history along the way, through guest lecturers such as Jace Herondale, Tessa Gray, and Magnus Bane. These ten short stories give an epilogue to the Mortal Instruments series and provide glimpses of what’s in store in the Dark Artifices.]]>
655 Cassandra Clare 1481443259 Lara 5 4.30 2016 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
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As 220 Mortes de Laura Lins 55840753 53 Rafael Weschenfelder Lara 5 3.98 2020 As 220 Mortes de Laura Lins
author: Rafael Weschenfelder
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Sofi and the Bone Song 58437788
Music runs in Sofi’s blood.

Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art.

Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit her father’s title. But on the day of the auditions, she is presented with unexpected competition in the form of Lara, a girl who has never before played the lute. Yet somehow, to Sofi’s horror, Lara puts on a performance that thoroughly enchants the judges.

Almost like magic.

The same day Lara wins the title of Musik, Sofi’s father dies, and a grieving Sofi sets out to prove Lara is using illegal magic in her performances. But the more time she spends with Lara, the more Sofi begins to doubt everything she knows about her family, her music, and the girl she thought was her enemy.

As Sofi works to reclaim her rightful place as a Musik, she is forced to face the dark secrets of her past and the magic she was trained to avoid—all while trying not to fall for the girl who stole her future.]]>
416 Adrienne Tooley 1534484361 Lara 0 to-read 4.03 2022 Sofi and the Bone Song
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<![CDATA[The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)]]> 43822820 here.

Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.

She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them.

Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone.

The can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.]]>
352 Lisa Jewell 1501190105 Lara 0 currently-reading 3.93 2019 The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
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All the Dead Lie Down 59746346 The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s contemporary YA gothic romance about a dark family lineage, the ghosts of grief, and the lines we’ll cross for love.

The Sleeping House was very much awake . . .

Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising invitation from Alice Lovelace—an acclaimed horror writer and childhood friend of Marin’s mother. Alice offers her a nanny position at Lovelace House, the family’s coastal Maine estate.

Marin accepts and soon finds herself minding Alice’s peculiar girls. Thea buries her dolls one by one, hosting a series of funerals, while Wren does everything in her power to drive Marin away. Then Alice’s eldest daughter returns home unexpectedly. Evie Hallowell is every bit as strange as her younger sisters, and yet Marin is quickly drawn in by Evie’s compelling behavior and ethereal grace.

But as Marin settles in, she can’t escape the anxiety that follows her like a shadow. Dead birds appear in Marin’s room. The children’s pranks escalate. Something dangerous lurks in the woods, leaving mutilated animals in its wake. All is not well at Lovelace House, and Marin must unravel its secrets before they consume her.]]>
368 Kyrie McCauley 0063242982 Lara 0 to-read 3.77 2023 All the Dead Lie Down
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Cycle of the Werewolf 550844
Now scenes of unbelieving horror come each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure.

When the moon grows fat, a paralyzing fear sweeps through Tarker Mills. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated... Cycle of the Werewolf.]]>
128 Stephen King 0451822196 Lara 4 to-read 3.69 1983 Cycle of the Werewolf
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<![CDATA[Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot, #30; Miss Marple, #2.2)]]> 359251
The famous story opens with a blinding snowstorm trapping a small group of owners and guests in an isolated estate, recently re-purposed as a country inn. Although not aware of it, they are also trapped by a homicidal maniac! Out of this deceptively simple set-up, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers which, in turn, provided the basis for "The Mousetrap," the longest-running play in history.

The book includes this classic and eight more deliciously clever gems (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Harley Quin). The inimitable Christie at her inventive best - proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time." The New York Times

The collection includes: 1. Three Blind Mice; 2. Strange Jest; 3. The Tape-Measure Murder; 4. The Case of the Perfect Maid; 5. The Case of the Caretaker; 6. The Third Floor Flat; 7. The Adventure of Johnny Waverly; 8. Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds; and 9. The Love Detectives.

Of the nine, the 1st is an Agatha Christie standalone - not part of any series. Following that are Miss Marple in #2, #3, #4, and #5; Hercule Poirot in #6, #7, and #8, and the intriguing Mr. Harley Quin in #9.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection as a whole: "Three Blind Mice and Other Stories." Entries for each of the individual short stories, including the title story, can be found elsewhere on Ĺ·±¦ÓéŔÖ.]]>
288 Agatha Christie Lara 3 3.88 1950 Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot, #30; Miss Marple, #2.2)
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<![CDATA[The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)]]> 62226126
An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing.

As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home.

With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?]]>
421 Richard Osman 0241512441 Lara 5 4.44 2023 The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
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<![CDATA[Marcadas em Tinta e Areia: Extra de Marcadas em Mármore (Portuguese Edition)]]> 194031999
Aylisha e Zaya alcançaram o seu “Felizes para Sempre� quando foram transportadas para um novo mundo pela lâmpada mágica e nada poderia estragar a felicidade e o amor cultivado em seus corações, nem mesmo as dificuldades encontradas em seu novo lar.
Com o mesmo amor que as levou até ali, as duas vão explorar esse novo mundo e se encontrar nele, descobrindo tudo o que uma liberdade sem medo pode proporcionar para aqueles que estão dispostos a lutar pelos seus sonhos.
Uma nova casa.
Novas experiĂŞncias.
Um amor ainda mais forte.
E Aylisha e Zaya envolvidas em tinta e areia.]]>
57 Camile Braga 6500756452 Lara 0 3.00 Marcadas em Tinta e Areia: Extra de Marcadas em Mármore (Portuguese Edition)
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<![CDATA[My Heart and Other Black Holes]]> 18336965 A stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of Jay Asher and Laurie Halse Anderson

Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.

There's only one she's not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel's convinced she's found her solution—Roman, a teenage boy who's haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner. Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other's broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together.]]>
302 Jasmine Warga 0062324691 Lara 5 3.97 2015 My Heart and Other Black Holes
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Assim falou Zaratustra 18249879
Os títulos das obras de Nietzsche são peculiares em relação aos dos textos filosóficos em geral: na maioria deles não encontramos termos como “crítica�, “ensaio� ou “tratado�, mas expressões ou substantivos evocativos, por vezes de natureza poética. Mesmo entre esses títulos, Assim falou Zaratustra tem sua peculiaridade própria.

Primeiro, quem é esse personagem? Ele se baseia numa personalidade histórica, da qual, porém, sabe-se muito pouco. Zaratustra ou Zoroastro - seu nome grego - viveu em algum momento entre os séculos XII e VI a.C., na Pérsia. A ele se atribui uma concepção do universo em que o mal ou a escuridão se acha em perene conflito com o bem ou a luz, doutrina que depois seria registrada no Zend-Avesta. Numa passagem de Ecce homo, Nietzsche justifica da seguinte maneira a escolha desse personagem: “Zaratustra foi o primeiro a ver na luta entre o bem e o mal a roda motriz na engrenagem das coisas - a transposição da moral para o plano metafísico, como força, causa, fim em si, é obra sua�.

Sabemos que no século XIX havia grande interesse por temas orientais na Europa: o orientalismo, e especialmente o zoroastrismo, estava em voga. Nos cinquenta anos antes da publicação do Zaratustra, apareceram mais de vinte livros sobre o Zend-Avesta e seu inspirador. E, sendo Nietzsche um filólogo clássico, que tinha amigos especializados em culturas orientais, era inevitável que se interessasse pelo tema.O livro foi escrito e publicado por partes, e Nietzsche ainda pensou em escrever mais duas, no fim das quais Zaratustra morreria. Em meados de 1883 apareceu a parte I, incluindo o prólogo e os 22 discursos, mas sem indicação de que era apenas a primeira. No fim do mesmo ano foi publicada a segunda, e em 1884 a terceira, que ele acreditava ser a última. Mas já no ano seguinte fez imprimir, numa edição de apenas 45 exemplares, a “quarta e última parte�, e disse aos amigos que não pensava em torná-la realmente pública. Em 1887, juntou as três primeiras num só volume. O livro tal como o conhecemos hoje foi publicado em 1892, quando Nietzsche já estava louco.

Um dos trabalhos filosóficos mais lidos e influentes de todos os tempos, Assim falou Zaratustra talvez deva sua extraordinária fortuna ao seu caráter híbrido: filosofia, religião e literatura nele se juntam de maneira complexa e atraente. Ao publicar Além do bem e do mal, livro imediatamente posterior, Nietzsche revelou ao amigo Jacob Burckhardt que a nova publicação continha “as mesmas coisas que havia dito antes pela boca de Zaratustra, mas de modo diferente, bem diferente�. De fato, o leitor reconhecerá, na linguagem metafórica e alegórica dos discursos e diálogos de Zaratustra, muitas das ideias que seriam desenvolvidas em prosa reflexiva nas obras posteriores - ou que já haviam sido abordadas em Aurora e A gaia ciência, livros aos quais ele chegou a se referir como “comentários ao Zaratustra antes que ele aparecesse�

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360 Friedrich Nietzsche 8535919996 Lara 3 to-read 4.55 1883 Assim falou Zaratustra
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Better Than Expected 63189059
She just never anticipated the order in which it could all happen or the hardships that would inevitably come to pass. But, somehow, maybe it can all work out better than expected.

A companion to the bestselling novel When You Least Expect It.]]>
151 Haley Cass Lara 5 4.20 2022 Better Than Expected
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When You Least Expect It 62404966 ASIN moved from less recent edition

Caroline Parker knows three things to be true. First, she is going to be Boston's most sought after divorce attorney by thirty-five. Second, given how terrible her romantic track record is, falling in love isn't in the cards for her. And third, Christmas only brings her bad luck - being broken up with not once, not twice, but three times during the holidays is proof enough of that.
When she runs into Hannah Dalton on Christmas Eve, she has no reason to believe her luck will change. After all, though Hannah is probably the most gorgeous woman she’s ever seen, she’s also straight. And married to Caroline’s work rival.
While being hired by Hannah throws her for a loop, winning a divorce case and sticking it to her ex-colleague should be enough of a thrill. But as the months slip by, bringing her closer to both Hannah and her adorable daughter Abbie, the lines between attorney and client begin to blur. And she could have never predicted just how much she wants them to.]]>
248 Haley Cass Lara 5 4.21 2020 When You Least Expect It
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<![CDATA[Down to a Science (I Heart Sapphfic Pride Collection, #1)]]> 60914760
Until she meets Mia Sharpe.

As it it turns out, maybe Ellie does want at least one person.

This book is part of the I Heart SapphFic Pride Collection, which contains eight standalone books from some of the top authors in sapphic fiction today. Each one promises a Pride theme and a happy ending. The collection was organized by I Heart SapphFic, which is a website for authors and readers of sapphic fiction to stay up to date on all the latest sapphic fiction news.]]>
205 Haley Cass Lara 0 to-read 4.15 2022 Down to a Science (I Heart Sapphfic Pride Collection, #1)
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The Cat Saw Murder 58098507
By the time the police arrive, the clues are already falling into place. The source of Lilly’s trouble is revealed to be a gambling debt incurred during an attempt to cheat at bridge, and the suspects in her slaying quickly pile up. But then another corpse is discovered, buried in the nearby sand, and it becomes clear that the killing spree concerns more than just the young lady’s personal money trouble. With the authorities distracted by lurid details, it’s up to Rachel and her furry friend to uncover the subtleties containing the solution to the puzzle.

A prototypical early “cat mystery,� written before the subgenre became a staple of cozy mystery fiction, The Cat Saw Murder is an entertaining and endlessly surprising whodunit with a focus on felines. Reissued for the first time in over half a decade, the book, written pseudonymously by the author better known for her hardboiled and suspense novels, is the first in the long-running Rachel Murdock series.]]>
180 Dolores Hitchens 1613162146 Lara 0 to-read 3.52 1939 The Cat Saw Murder
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West Heart Kill 75293522
A unique and irresistible murder mystery set at a remote hunting lodge where everyone is a suspect, including the erratic detective on the scene � a remarkable debut that gleefully upends the rules of the genre.

An isolated hunt club. A raging storm. Three corpses, discovered within four days. A cast of monied, scheming, unfaithful characters.

When private detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake’s edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead . . .]]>
288 Dann McDorman 0593537572 Lara 0 to-read 3.02 2023 West Heart Kill
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<![CDATA[Weeping Walls (Johnston & Riley)]]> 17675450
The team, including Ice and Billy, find the case to be anything but cold. For CJ and Paige, juggling the investigation while trying to keep their love affair a secret proves to be as hard as uncovering long-buried clues.

Seven-time Goldie winner Gerri Hill delivers thrills and passion in the chilling sequel to Keepers of the Cave.]]>
288 Gerri Hill 1594933863 Lara 5 4.25 2013 Weeping Walls (Johnston & Riley)
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Mais de nĂłs 56881754
Alex está com Amanda, sua namorada, em uma viagem com os amigos. No cair da noite ele percebe que Julia, uma amiga de infância, o observa de uma forma diferente�

Esse conto contém conteúdo adulto.]]>
17 Koda G. Lara 0 3.96 2021 Mais de nĂłs
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Keepers of the Cave 13236357
Random disappearances dating back fifty years and more raise red flags that point to the tiny, isolated community of Hoganville. But CJ and Paige fear there will be little distraction from the memories of the one-night stand they shared six months ago.

Nevertheless, they integrate themselves into the lives of the teachers and staff, but soon the odd behavior of the townspeople has them convinced something sinister lurks there. Something, perhaps, that even the residents of Hoganville don't know about.

Six-time Goldie winner Gerri Hill delivers thrills and passion in the chilling Keepers of the Cave.]]>
288 Gerri Hill 1594933014 Lara 4 4.04 2012 Keepers of the Cave
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<![CDATA[The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)]]> 50531218 Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.

The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons.

Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows that she's not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary.

With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, family intrigue, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike.]]>
380 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0241480744 Lara 0 currently-reading 4.19 2021 The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
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<![CDATA[I'm in Love with the Villainess (Light Novel) Vol. 1]]> 53317369 In this hilarious romantic comedy, a reincarnated gamer pursues her villainous lady love at a fantasy girl's academy!

Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois–the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?!]]>
280 Inori 1645058638 Lara 3 3.87 2019 I'm in Love with the Villainess (Light Novel) Vol. 1
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Blade Runner 35940841 Here is the classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, set nearly thirty years before the events of the new Warner Bros. film Blade Runner 2049, starring Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, and Robin Wright.

By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can't afford one, companies build incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They've even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and "retire" them. But when cornered, androids fight back--with lethal force.

Praise for Philip K. Dick

"[Dick] sees all the sparkling--and terrifying--possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from."--Rolling Stone

"A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet."--The New York Times]]>
230 Philip K. Dick 1524796972 Lara 4 3.96 1968 Blade Runner
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<![CDATA[The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle, #1)]]> 40612662 258 Bobbi Holmes Lara 0 to-read 3.78 2017 The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle, #1)
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The Hunting Party 37642030 Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...

For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem ensue.

All of them are friends. One of them is a killer.

During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves.

They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.

Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.

The trip began innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps.

Now one of them is dead . . . and another of them did it.

Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. But just how close is too close?]]>
406 Lucy Foley 0008297126 Lara 0 to-read 3.59 2018 The Hunting Party
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<![CDATA[Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1)]]> 54756850
Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it’s a different woman every night, but that’s just fine with her.
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When Delilah’s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there’s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all.
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Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surprise…at first. Though they’ve known each other for years, they don’t really know each other—so Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When they’re forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations—including a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancé—Claire ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t sure she has the strength to resist Delilah’s charms. Even worse, she’s starting to think she doesn’t want to...]]>
375 Ashley Herring Blake 0593336402 Lara 4 4.06 2022 Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1)
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<![CDATA[Transistor (Hearts of Heroes, #2)]]> 60784115 Her new face and new body finally helped her work up the nerve to ask out Anika, the beautiful nurse that lived across the hall. To her delight Anika said yes, but when they are attacked during their date, Naomi quickly discovers that the experimental procedure she went through had some unexpected side effects, and that when Anika told her things with her family were complicated, she really should have listened.
Now, armed with superpowers she barely understands, a snarky artificial intelligence in her head, and allies that include a Superhero, a Dragon, and the literal Devil, she has to keep Anika safe from the archangel who’s out to kill her while they work desperately to prevent a second civil war in heaven.]]>
336 Molly J. Bragg Lara 4 4.28 2022 Transistor (Hearts of Heroes, #2)
author: Molly J. Bragg
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average rating: 4.28
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rating: 4
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Wolf of Mine 60256324
Of course, her plans didn’t include a beaten down rancher, a serious case of homesickness, or a renovation gone horribly wrong.

But when a very kind and attractive neighbor comes to her rescue, it seems as though Carley might have a reason to stay after all.

Bree knew Carley would be a problem the moment they met. Not only had her wolf altered her to the human, but Bree couldn’t get her out of her head. If not for her brother Jackson and her loyalty to the pack, she would’ve told Carley right then and there what the other woman meant to her wolf.

Problem is, Bree ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t a loner, and it will take a lot more than a simple conversation to get her brother on her side.

Carley’s visit is temporary, and as the months go by, Bree fears her time might be running out.

Can she reveal her truth to the woman she loves without risking the safety of the pack? Or is there a reason why unions between humans and wolves rarely exist?

Wolf of Mine is a paranormal lesbian romance full of conflict, pack loyalty, and doing whatever one must for the woman she loves. The book is written entirely from Carley's point of view and includes a happily ever after.

Previously published under Natalie Brunwick. The story is the same.]]>
224 Natalie Brunwick Lara 4 3.89 2020 Wolf of Mine
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average rating: 3.89
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Night Tide (Seal Cove #2) 55228965 Tides change, but some feelings can’t be washed away.

Lillian Lee doesn’t believe in love at first sight. Hate is a different story—and one she is intimately familiar with. Luckily, she hasn’t seen her arch-nemesis, Ivy Holden, since graduating from veterinary school five years ago. Since then, while her life ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t going exactly according to plan, she’s happy. She has great friends, a job she loves, and the best pets in the world. Most importantly, her life is stable.

Seal Cove, Maine, is the last place Ivy Holden ever expected to end up. But when an unexpected medical condition forces her to relocate to be closer to family, she can’t turn down the opportunity. Her new job at Seal Cove Veterinary Clinic has everything she needs: flexibility, proximity to her family’s summer home, and the chance to do the work she loves. Unfortunately, it also has Lillian Lee.

Thrown back into one another’s orbits, Lillian and Ivy must find a way to work together, despite the treacherous emotions threatening to drown them both.]]>
300 Anna Burke 1612941826 Lara 0 to-read 4.39 2021 Night Tide (Seal Cove #2)
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<![CDATA[Hot For Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #1)]]> 116202243 She was warned to leave the grumpy bear alone, but she couldn’t help herself. Her curiosity was piqued. She wanted to see the bear roar!

Saffron Dakota knew she shouldn’t have specific thoughts about her best friend’s older sister. It was forbidden, but it didn’t keep her from smiling at her.

Or making sure she was dressed up nice when around her.

Or randomly showing up to her cabin in the woods.

All of this, hoping the beautiful grizzly would show her just a wee bit of interest. Her friend would be pissed if she knew Saffron was crazy over her sister.

Dasha Prime couldn’t believe the strong reaction her bear had to Saffron. After all of these years, it was clear what her bear was trying to tell her. It was something she had thought all along, but now her bear was roaring loud and clear.

Saffron was her mate, and Dasha would defend her woman against anyone who had a problem with it.

If you love steamy, wlw paranormal romance with a grumpy bear shifter and her sassy human mate, then you will enjoy Hot For Her Bear. This story was intended for mature readers only.]]>
121 Ariel Marie 1956602496 Lara 4 3.92 Hot For Her Bear (Montana Grizzlies #1)
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Wolf Country 59075924 A lot can happen in a remote cabin in a beautiful wilderness, with only one bed.
Laney thinks she's only doing a good deed when she rescues a wolf caught in an illegal trap—until the wolf transforms into a beautiful naked woman in her arms!
Sheltered Dasha grew up in an isolated werewolf pack under the rule of a strict alpha, but she immediately recognizes her rescuer as her mate. Now Laney is nursing her back to health in her isolated cabin in the gorgeous Alaskan wilderness, while the two women dance around the magnetic attraction drawing them together.
In Dasha's sparkling eyes and beautiful smile, Laney might have found the piece she's been missing—if she can learn to let someone else in, after years of being alone. And Dasha has always taken her cues from her pack ... but when mate bond and pack bond collide, she has to trust her own heart and instincts to tell her what's right.
With Dasha's pack determined to separate them and a dangerous, armed poacher on the loose, Laney and Dasha must decide what they want and fight for what's theirs, in a remote winter wilderness where the greatest unexplored country is the wilds of a human heart.
An HEA lesbian werewolf romance, with sizzling sex and true love conquering all, set in the sweeping scenery of Alaska's wild backcountry.
39,900 words; novella]]>
148 Mar Delaney Lara 5 3.99 2021 Wolf Country
author: Mar Delaney
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 5
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Under a Falling Star 23010746
Dee blames her instant attraction to Austen on her head wound, not the magic of the falling star. She’s determined not to act on it, especially since Austen has no idea that Dee is practically her boss.]]>
396 Jae 3955332381 Lara 0 to-read 4.12 2014 Under a Falling Star
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Pas de deux 55961952 Addie Gardner’s career is at its peak, and accepting a last-minute fill-in position as the veterinarian for the US Olympic Dressage Team was a no-brainer. The fact that her old crush from Pony Club is on the team is just a bonus. Not a distraction at all. And it might just offer the chance to be friends with the girl who wouldn’t even give her the time of day twenty years ago.
But Caitlyn and Addie have very different memories of their time together at Pony Club and their first meeting as adults is less like a reconnection and more like a butting of heads. With the Olympics looming, they’ll need to set aside their history and learn to work together. And maybe Caitlyn and Addie will realize childhood memories aren’t always accurate, and that they have more in common than they would ever have thought. Maybe. Just maybe.

Genre: Romance
Editor: Cath Walker
Cover Designer: Judith Fellows]]>
296 E.J. Noyes 164247245X Lara 0 to-read 4.21 2021 Pas de deux
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Christmas Inn Maine 48911730
Colden ends up saying yes to Laura’s mother when she insists on giving her a room. It’s only for a night, but she somehow finds herself agreeing to spend Christmas with the Sterlings as well. She blamed the festive atmosphere that she couldn’t seem to escape. Maybe there’s something in the mistletoe?

Against her will, Colden finds herself being sucked into the comfort and joy of the season, even though she can’t seem to escape Laura, who is literally everywhere Colden is, like she’s doing it on purpose. Things get even worse when they’re forced to share a bed when there’s a fire at a local farm and the inn offers all the available rooms to the family.

Colden finally realizes there’s a thin line between annoyance and attraction, and she and Laura definitely crossed it. She’s also pretty sure that Laura’s mother is shipping them hard and so is the rest of her family, right down to her great-grandmother whose main companion is a two-hundred-pound pig named Minnie.

Will the magic of the holiday season melt Colden’s heart? Or will she go back to Boston alone, with only the memories to keep her warm?]]>
154 Chelsea M. Cameron Lara 0 to-read 3.91 2019 Christmas Inn Maine
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Not Just Gal Pals 195042997
Jenny Lynton never planned to be an influencer. It just sort of…happened. When an unfortunate post results in Jenny being “almost canceled,� she extends her stay in her hometown, Sapphire Springs, New York, to wait out the storm. Jenny's agent suggests a fling with a flannel-wearing lumberjack might be just the thing to distract her. But after a string of disastrous dates, Jenny has sworn off flings. And lumberjacks are in short supply in Sapphire Springs. Lumberjanes, on the other hand...

Blake Mitchell is Sapphire Spring’s only doctor. She’s also had a crush on Jenny since high school. A crush that makes her a socially awkward mess whenever she’s around Jenny. Blake moved back home to avoid being hurt by another relationship–there’s not exactly a lot of dating options for lesbians in Sapphire Springs–but Blake can’t stop thinking about Jenny now she’s back in town.

When Jenny and Blake are forced to work together to save a friend’s bachelorette party, sparks fly. But with Jenny’s return to LA a ticking time-bomb, is it wise for them to explore their feelings for each other, or do they risk being hurt yet again?]]>
292 Elizabeth Luly 0645580821 Lara 0 to-read 3.90 2023 Not Just Gal Pals
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Objecting to Her 57475613 When law school rivals are forced together, fierce competitors go from enemies to something even more intense in this steamy slow burn.

Ari Vidal is starting her dream job as a prosecutor in Miami. After three years of competing with Sloane Medina in law school, she’s ready to shine on her own. When Sloane unexpectedly starts working at the same office, Ari’s plans are shattered, and she discovers old rivalries die hard.

Sloane expected to be working at a prestigious Manhattan law firm, but she’s trapped in Miami instead. As if things couldn’t get any worse, Ari, who insists on constantly competing with her, is back in her orbit.

Thrown together, the women find themselves back at each other’s throats. But, despite their best efforts to remain enemies, their relationship changes when they start to see beyond each other’s icy exteriors.

Passions burn hot enough to melt glaciers in this addictive clash between two strong women who have more in common than they realize. The only question is . . . can they get out of their own way?]]>
288 J.J. Arias Lara 0 to-read 4.31 2021 Objecting to Her
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Guava Flavored Lies 61293865
Sylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro’s Cuba.

Having spent their lives as rivals, Lauren and Sylvie are now in their early thirties and primed to take over their respective family bakeries. That means working long, hot, seasons of outdoor food festivals where they are forced to endure each other - albeit with a lot of bantering and barb-trading. After all, no one knows how to get under Sylvie’s skin like Lauren.

Sick of dealing with Lauren and her thieving family, Sylvie sets out to unmask the Machados for the traitors they are.

But when the truth is not what Sylvie expects, will the fiery exchanges between her and Lauren turn into something hot enough to melt away generational baggage? Could they get the chance to rekindle what they almost had in high school?

Find out in this laugh-out-loud hilarious, enemies-to-lovers, romantic comedy featuring plenty of steam, tension, and delicious Cuban food.]]>
340 J.J. Arias Lara 0 to-read 4.13 Guava Flavored Lies
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Purposefully Accidental 62052571 An unfortunate accident, an old grudge, and a Sapphic fake romance.
Since A-List actress and Hollywood’s sweetheart Wren Acker came out, not only is she at the top of the acting world; she’s also crush number one for her queer fanbase. Loving life, loving her job, loving her cat—everything is fantastic. Except that lack of any kind of private life.
When a car accident brings her to the ER, the bottom falls out of her world when she realizes that reserved Doctor Taylor, her physician, is Madison Taylor from camp way back when she was a kid. And boy, does Madison still hold a well-earned grudge for how that all ended.
When Madison ends up working on Wren’s set as a medical consultant, suddenly everyone’s assuming they’re a couple. The media loses it, their fanbase grows even further, and the entire thing snowballs.
Every grudge has to be moved on from eventually, right?
140,000 words]]>
416 G. Benson Lara 0 to-read 4.17 2022 Purposefully Accidental
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You Don't Have a Shot 61484919
Valentina “Vale� Castillo-Green’s life revolves around soccer. Her friends, her future, and her father’s intense expectations are all wrapped up in the beautiful game. But after she incites a fight during playoffs with her long-time rival, Leticia Ortiz, everything she’s been working toward seems to disappear.

Embarrassed and desperate to be anywhere but home, Vale escapes to her beloved childhood soccer camp for a summer of relaxation and redemption…only to find out that she and the endlessly aggravating Leticia will be co-captaining a team that could play in front of college scouts. But the competition might be stiffer than expected, so unless they can get their rookie team’s act together, this second chance―and any hope of playing college soccer―will slip through Vale’s fingers. When the growing pressure, friendship friction, and her overbearing father push Vale to turn to Leticia for help, what starts off as a shaky alliance of necessity begins to blossom into something more through a shared love of soccer. . . and maybe each other.

Sharp, romantic, and deeply emotional, You Don’t Have a Shot is a rivals-to-lovers romance about rediscovering your love of the game and yourself, from the author of Ophelia After All .]]>
384 Racquel Marie 1250836298 Lara 0 to-read 4.36 2023 You Don't Have a Shot
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<![CDATA[Show Queen (Seraph's Burlesque Club, #3)]]> 60440008
Stubborn disabled dance club owner meets demisexual property tycoon in this ff enemies to lovers romance.
Seraph's Burlesque Club owner Beth Zendeli takes no nonsense. She hustled to keep her club afloat through lean years and a pandemic, and she doesn’t let her disability define her. But her perfect location has been sold, and the club is being evicted. The new owner is unreasonable, immovable, and irritating. In desperation, she turns to the online friends she talks about plants with. . .

Property investor Liz Whitten has plans for the old building she's just purchased, and she's used to getting her way. But when she meets the leaseholder in real life, a chance statement reveals Beth to be Liz's online friend QueenB. Can she really evict a friend? Especially a friend who is so unexpected and fascinating in real life.


Liz must decide if profits and ideals matter more than friendship, or if it’s worth taking a risk on love.
Enemies to lovers
Seasoned romance (older main characters)
Online friends to IRL lovers
Friends online and enemies IRL]]>
198 Renée Dahlia Lara 0 to-read 4.15 2022 Show Queen (Seraph's Burlesque Club, #3)
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Marvel 1602 15719 Marvel 1602, award-winning writer Neil Gaiman presents a unique vision of the Marvel Universe set four hundred years in the past. Classic Marvel icons such as the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and Daredevil appear in this intriguing world of 17th-century science and sorcery, instantly familiar to readers, yet subtly different in this new time. Marvel 1602 combines classic Marvel action and adventure with the historically accurate setting of Queen Elizabeth I's reign to create a unique series unlike any other published by Marvel Comics.

Collecting Marvel 1602 #1-8 - penciled by andy Kubert and digitally painted by Richard Isanove, with covers by Scott McKowen.]]>
248 Neil Gaiman 0785123113 Lara 5 3.93 2003 Marvel 1602
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average rating: 3.93
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<![CDATA[The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (Novel), Vol. 1]]> 60780747 248 Piero Karasu 1975337816 Lara 4 4.14 2020 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (Novel), Vol. 1
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average rating: 4.14
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)]]> 123211147 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and set in the world of A Darker Shade of Magic, V. E. Schwab opens a new door into perilous adventure and tangled schemes with The Fragile Threads of Power.

Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast, and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memory―Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk, of White London.

But barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years―and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London, taking the throne in Holland's absence. The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood, including her own―but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown them instead.

And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.

Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds.

Her name is Tes, and she's the only one who can bring them together―or unravel it all.]]>
656 Victoria E. Schwab 0765387514 Lara 0 to-read 4.37 2023 The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
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<![CDATA[Serra o papo do vovĂ´ (Portuguese Edition)]]> 178089071 59 Bruno de Deus Lara 4 3.40 Serra o papo do vovĂ´ (Portuguese Edition)
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<![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh]]> 101141137
Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. But after getting dumped by her first love and waitlisted at her dream art school all in one week, she has no intention of putting her heart on the line again to get it back. So when local curmudgeon Mr. Montgomery walks into her family’s Pittsburgh convenience store saying he can help her, Audrey doesn’t know what she’s expecting…but it’s definitely not that she’ll be transported back to 1812 to become a Regency romance heroine.

Lucy Sinclair ľ±˛ő˛Ô’t expecting to find an oddly dressed girl claiming to be from two hundred years in the future on her family’s estate. But she has to admit it’s a welcome distraction from being courted by a man her father expects her to marry—who offers a future she couldn’t be less interested in. Not that anyone has cared about what or who she’s interested in since her mother died, taking Lucy’s spark with her.

While the two girls try to understand what’s happening and how to send Audrey home, their sparks make a comeback in a most unexpected way. Because as they both try over and over to fall for their suitors and the happily-ever-afters everyone expects of them, they find instead they don’t have to try at all to fall for each other.

But can a most unexpected love story survive even more impossible circumstances?]]>
336 Rachael Lippincott 166593753X Lara 5 3.94 2023 Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
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average rating: 3.94
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<![CDATA[Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)]]> 16307
That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence.' But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer!]]>
336 Agatha Christie 0007120680 Lara 3 3.56 1969 Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
author: Agatha Christie
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average rating: 3.56
book published: 1969
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[City of Shattered Light (Requiem Dark, #1)]]> 53962017
As heiress to a powerful tech empire, seventeen-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she's more than her manipulative father's shadow. But when he uploads her rebellious sister’s mind to an experimental brain, Asa will do anything to save her sister from reprogramming—including fleeing her predetermined future with her sister’s digitized mind in tow. With a bounty on her head and a rogue A.I. hunting her, Asa’s getaway ship crash-lands in the worst possible place: the neon-drenched outlaw paradise, Requiem.

Gun-slinging smuggler Riven Hawthorne is determined to claw her way up Requiem’s underworld hierarchy. A runaway rich girl is exactly the bounty Riven needs—until a nasty computer virus spreads in Asa’s wake, causing a citywide blackout and tech quarantine. To get the payout for Asa and save Requiem from the monster in its circuits, Riven must team up with her captive.

Riven breaks skulls the way Asa breaks circuits, but their opponent is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. The A.I. exploits the girls� darkest memories and deepest secrets, threatening to shatter the fragile alliance they’re both depending on. As one of Requiem’s 154-hour nights grows darker, the girls must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other before Riven’s city and Asa’s sister are snuffed out forever.]]>
400 Claire Winn 1635830710 Lara 0 to-read 3.76 2021 City of Shattered Light (Requiem Dark, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 68429
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler—the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years—has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.

As Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.

Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. It certainly won't get easier with three armies - one of them composed of ferocious giants - now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.

As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.]]>
590 Brandon Sanderson 0765316889 Lara 0 to-read 4.38 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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<![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 2767793
Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]>
572 Brandon Sanderson 0765316897 Lara 0 to-read 4.54 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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<![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]>
541 Brandon Sanderson Lara 0 to-read 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
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book published: 2006
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