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Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers [electronic resource] : by Battles, Brett.aut; CloudLibrary;
In the latest thrilling adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Stone Barrington is caught in the lethal crossfire between a dear friend and a secret enemy from his past. After attending an Arrington properties meeting at the group’s newest location, The Vineyard Arrington on Martha's Vineyard, Stone Barrington returns to New York City to catch up with his old friend Jack Coulter. Over lunch, Jack requests Stone’s help in settling his niece Sara into city life post-divorce. Always one to please, Stone takes Sara under his wing. But when various men from Sara’s past start getting hurt, and Jack’s loved ones find themselves a target in a deadly scheme, it’s up to Stone to put the pieces together . . . before the shrouded conspirer manages to tear them all apart, permanently.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Action & Adventure; Suspense;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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The Poisons We Drink [electronic resource] : by Baptiste, Bethany.aut; cloudLibrary;
In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother's killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.'s most influential politicians. As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it's hard to tell who to trust…Herself included. The Poisons We Drink is a potent YA debut about a world where love potions are weaponized against hate and prejudice, sisterhood is unbreakable, and self-love is life and death.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Dystopian; Action & Adventure; Wizards & Witches;
© 2024., Sourcebooks,
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Days of Blood & Starlight [electronic resource] : by Taylor, Laini.aut; cloudLibrary;
Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This is not that world. Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is--and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it. In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life. While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?Young adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Europe; Monsters; Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural; Girls & Women; Action & Adventure;
© 2012., Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,
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Cold Iron Task [electronic resource] : by Butcher, James J..aut; CloudLibrary;
Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself on the other side of the law in this spellbinding urban fantasy. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby may have one case under his belt, but he’s still a novice Auditor in Boston’s Department of Unorthodox Affairs. And he’s already made mistakes. Desperate to repair his fraying friendships, he doesn’t ask too many questions when a mysterious patron offers him the chance to join a heist of an otherworldly vault—and in the process find answers that could make things right.  Complications arise when Grimsby learns that his partner, Mayflower, is keeping secrets about his past. Between facing new demons, old horrors, and monsters—both Usual and Unorthodox—Grimsby soon realizes nothing is how it appears and that not asking enough questions just might be his downfall.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Urban;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Seventhblade [electronic resource] : by Laird, Tonia.aut; CloudLibrary;
After the murder of T’Rayles’s adopted son, the infamous warrior and daughter of the Indigenous Ibinnas returns to the colonized city of Seventhblade ready to tear the streets asunder in search of her son’s killer. T’Rayles must lean into the dangerous power of her inherited sword and ally herself with questionable forces, including the Broken Fangs, an alliance her mother founded, now fallen into greed and corruption, and the immortal Elraiche, a powerful and manipulative deity exiled from a faraway land. Navigating the power shifts in a colonized city on the edge and contending with a deadly new power emerging from within, T’Rayles risks everything to find the answers, and the justice, she so desperately desires. Loaded with complex characters and intricately staged action, and set in a fragmented, fascinating world of dangerous magics and cryptic gods, Seventhblade is a masterful new fantasy adventure from a bright emerging Indigenous voice.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Epic;
© 2025., ECW Press,
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Descendants: The Rise of Red Junior Novel [electronic resource] : by Rodkey, Kelsey.aut; cloudLibrary;
Descendants superfans can relive the Disney Original Movie Descendants: The Rise of Red in this novelization, featuring an eight-page, full-color photo insert. In this newest installment in the mega-hit Descendants franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK – Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, and especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path. Add to your Disney Descendants collection with: The World of Auradon: Royals and VillainsWorld of Reading: Descendants: The Rise of RedDescendants: Mal’s SpellbookDescendants 3: Audrey’s DiaryDescendants 3 Junior NovelDescendants 2 Junior NovelDescendants Junior NovelAnd more!Children/juvenile.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Media Tie-In; Fairy Tales & Folklore; Friendship;
© 2024., Disney Press,
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Spell of the Sinister [electronic resource] : by Paige, Danielle.aut; cloudLibrary;
In New York Times bestselling author Danielle Paige's wickedly fresh take on beloved tales, the fairy godmothers make the rules. Be careful what you wish for . . . Two magical sisters. One more chance at revenge. . . . Ever since Cinderella disappeared with Prince Mather the queendoms have been in disarray. Now with her magical power completely unchecked, Galatea intends to exact revenge on humans for using the Entente. Her plan? Send Bari off to find a new prince and take over one queendom at a time. But Bari's mission is complicated when South joins her and sparks begin to fly . . . Meanwhile, Farrow is on her own journey to reunite with Cinderella and Prince Mather in the first Queendom. Amid brewing conflict, Farrow grapples with her feelings for Mather, her friendship with Cinderella, and her loyalty to the Entente's original purpose--to influence with helpful magic, never take total control. Once as close as sisters, Bari and Farrow now find themselves on opposing sides. Will malice win out, or will the next generation of Entente chart a new path to "happily ever after" for their magical coven of fairy godmothers?Children/juvenile.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Love & Romance; Dark Fantasy; Adaptations;
© 2024., Bloomsbury Publishing,
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The Rogue [electronic resource] : by Ward, J. R..aut; cloudLibrary;
Only one woman can get past his guard in the final installment of the beloved Moorehouse Legacy series from J.R. Ward, writing as Jessica Bird. Originally published as A Man in a Million in 2007. Michael “Spike” Moriarty has had a thing for Madeline Maguire ever since she first walked up to him as if she wasn’t the most gorgeous woman on the planet and asked to see his tattoos. But he knows that the attraction can only go one way—he could never be the man for her. He has a dark history that very few know about, and even worse, it’s all about to come to the surface. Madeline’s been burned enough in the past to know better, but Spike is the only man that has caught her eye time and time again. For some reason, he’s determined to avoid her, but when she desperately needs help to ward off her scheming family, Spike is the one at her side. And even though he says they can only be friends, his actions tell a very different story… Don’t miss the rest of The Moorehouse Legacy series! Book #1: The Rebel Book #2: The Player Book #3: The Renegade Book #4: The RogueGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Sagas; Small Town & Rural; Military;
© 2007., HQN Books,
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The Summer That Changed Everything A Novel [electronic resource] : by Novak, Brenda.aut; CloudLibrary;
She returned to prove her father's innocence, but there's no telling what she'll find… It's been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims—all people she knew—which ruined her life at just seventeen. But now she’s back in Virginia to talk to him, wondering if there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night. An old flame, Ford Wagner, makes his own return to North Hampton Beach, fleeing a marriage that seems destined for divorce. He’s wary of Lucy and her digging into the past, but the more time they spend together, the closer they get and the more he finds himself reconsidering the truth behind the death of their mutual friend that summer. Problem is, there are plenty of those in this small coastal town who would prefer things stay quiet…General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Family Life; Suspense; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., MIRA Books,
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Precipice [electronic resource] : by Harris, Robert.aut; cloudLibrary;
A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue and betrayal set in England in the weeks leading to the Great War. From the bestselling author of Conclave, Act of Oblivion, Fatherland and Munich. Summer 1914. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, intelligent, bored, reckless – is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age. He writes to her obsessively, sharing the most sensitive matters of state. As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top-secret documents. Suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that could topple the British government – and will alter the course of political history. Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Political;
© 2024., Random House of Canada,
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