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Publication Date:  October 8, 2019 Publisher:  Flat Iron Books  Format:  ebook Pages:   476 Genre:  Occult Horror Fantasy  Buy:   Kindle  | Audio Synopsis: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are t...

Release Date:  August 6, 2012 Publisher:  Carina Press Format:  Audio Length:  14 hours 12 minutes Narrator:  Ian Ruane Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  Synopsis:  Sean never asked to be an O'Hara, and he didn't ask to be cursed by one either. After inheriting a hexed druid stone from his great-grandfather, Sean starts reliving another man's torture and death...every single night. And only one person can help. Cormac Kelly runs a paranormal investigation business and doesn't have time to deal with misinformed tourists like Sean. But Sean has real magic in his pocket, and even though Cormac is a descendant of legendary druids, he soon finds himself out of his depth...and not because Sean's the first man he's felt anything for in a long time. The pair develop an unexpected and intensely sexual bond, but are threatened at every turn when Sean's case attracts the unwelcome attention of the mad  sidhe  lo...

Release Date:  May 31, 2018 Publisher:  Another World Press Format:  ebook Pages:  368 pages Genre:   Sci fi/ YA Buy:  Kindle  |  Hardcover  | Paperback Synopsis:  In the contest to keep their magic, the only options may be die... or kill. Each year, the North American Confederation of Mages assesses every sixteen-year-old novice. Some will be chosen. The rest must undergo a procedure to destroy their magical ability unless they prove themselves in the mysterious and brutal Mages' Exam. Disadvantaged by her parents' low standing, Rocío Lopez has dedicated herself to expanding her considerable talent to earn a place in the Confederation. Their rejection leaves her reeling—and determined to fight to keep her magic. Long ashamed of his mediocre abilities, Finn Lockwood knows the Confederation accepted him only because of his prominent family. Declaring for the Exam instead means a chance to confirm his true worth. Thrown in...

Release Date: August 9, 2015 Publisher: Createspace Format: Kindle Pages: 322 pages Genre: Fantasy/Suspense Buy: Kindle | Paperback   Synopsis: In this world, nothing is certain except death and sarcasm! Serena Sykes was still trying to figure out her place in the world when she discovered the existence of magic. Now armed with limited magical powers, she'll have to stop her newly discovered family from destroying the world. With only 48 hours before they fill the world with monsters, Serena will have to rely on a vampire who is as much friend as foe, while trusting in the wisdom of her dementia-ridden grandmother. No one said saving the world would be easy! Review: Serena doesn't know she is a witch until her 21st birthday when she discovers her powers, then she discovers she has a twin sister, a niece and a psychotic mother who gave her away because she was annoying.  Raised by her grandmother Serena can't even ask why she was never told about ...

Release Date:  September 6, 2016 Publisher:  Source Fire Format:  Kindle Pages:  336 pages Genre:  YA/ Fantasy/ Suspense Buy:   Kindle  |  Hardcover  | Synopsis:   Bruja  magic runs in her blood, but a curse meant to banish it may cost Alex more than her power… Alex is a  bruja  and the most powerful witch in her family. But she’s hated magic ever since it made her father disappear into thin air. So while most girls celebrate their  Quinceañera , Alex prepares for Death Day—the most important day in a  bruja’s  life, and her only opportunity to rid herself of magic. But the curse she performs during the ceremony backfires and her family vanishes, forcing Alex to absorb all of the magic from her family line. Left alone, Alex seeks help from Nova, a  brujo  with ambitions of his own. To get her family back they must travel to Los Lagos, a land in-between, as dark as Limbo and as strange ...

Title:  Smoke on the Water (Sisters of the Craft) by Lori Handeland Publisher:  St. Martins Paperbacks Format:  advanced e-galley from the publisher through  netgalley.com  in exchange for an honest review Pages :352 pages Genre:  paranormal romance This book is due to be released August 4, 2015 Synopsis:  Reunited after four hundred years, three sisters join together to vanquish the power that tore them apart…and embrace the sorcery that is their birthright. Abandoned as an infant, Willow Black spent her childhood in foster care, the object of whispers and pity...and rumors about being certifiably crazy. Telling your young friends that you can foresee the future--and summon the rain--is a surefire way to end up in the psychiatric ward. But when Dr. Sebastian Frasier arrives at the facility, Willow's whole life takes a turn. Sebastian is the handsomest man she's ever actually laid eyes on--even though he has been in Willow's visions for ye...

Title:   Hexed (Iron Druid Chronicles) by Kevin Hearne Publisher: Del Rey Pages: 320 Platform: Paperback Genre: Fantasy Synopsis:  Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty—when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II. With a fallen angel feasting on local high school students, a horde of Bacchants blowing in from Vegas with their special brand of deadly decadence, and a dangerously sexy Celtic goddess of fire vying for his attention, Atticus is having trouble scheduling the witch hunt. But aided by his magical sword, his neighbor’s rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and his vampire attorney, Atticus is ready to sweep the town and show the witchy women they picked the wrong Druid to ...

Title:   Of Bees and Mist: A Novel by Erick Setiawan Publisher: Simon & Schuster 404 Page Genre: Fiction Synopsis:  Raised in a sepulchral house where ghosts dwell in mirrors, Meridia grows up lonely and miserable. But at age sixteen, she has a chance at happiness when she falls in love with Daniel-a caring and naive young man. Soon they marry, and Meridia can finally escape to live with her husband's family, unaware that they harbor dark secrets of their own. There is a grave hidden in the garden, there are two sisters groomed from birth to despise each other, and there is Eva-the formidable matriarch and the wickedest mother-in-law imaginable-whose grievances swarm the air in an army of bees. As Meridia struggles to keep her life and marriage together, she discovers long-buried secrets about her own past as well as shocking truths about her new family that inexorably push her love, courage, and sanity to the brink. Of Bees and Mist  chronicles three genera...

Title: Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert Publisher: Penguin Books 395 Pages Genre: Gothic Thriller Synopsis: When Gabriel Blackstone, a computer hacker and information thief, is asked to investigate the disappearance of a friend's stepson, he encounters two extraordinary sisters. Minnaloushe and Morrighan Monk are obsessed with alchemy and the ancient art of Memory, and soon Gabriel is caught up in their complex world, risking his own life. Review: I have been meaning to read this book for a while but after seeing all types of promos for a movie of the same name I thought I should dig it out.  The good news is that I loved the book, the not so good news depending on your point of view is that the movie by the same name is not based on this book!  Oh well it inspired me to read this books so I'll give it credit anyway. Six months from graduating from Oxford Gabriel left without a reason and decided to become a professional thief.  So far its been a very luc...

Title: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (Book 3 of the Dresden Files) Publisher: ROC a division of Penguin Putnam Publishing 378 pages Genre : Fantasy Synopsis: In all Harry Dresden's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble - and not just of the door slamming, boo shouting variety.  These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly.  Someone or something is purposely stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc.  But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? Review: Its always difficult to review books in a series without giving anything away but here goes nothing.  This is the third Harry Dresden book that I've read, and this one was better than the first two.  I was a huge fan of the SyFy series that only ran for one season and then realized that there were books! The books are different than the series but equally as good.  Harry i...