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  The Succubus Diaries: Book 1

  Gentlemen Prefer Succubi

  by Jill Myles

  Jackie Brighton woke up in a dumpster this morning, and her day has only gotten weirder. Her breasts grew overnight, her sex drive is insatiable, and apparently she had her first one-night stand ever . . . with a fallen angel.Of course, she only remembers gorgeous Noah’s enormous, er, package. And their steamy shower sex. Hmm . . . and the dark stranger whose bite transformed her into an immortal siren... (more)
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  Sylph: Book 2

  The Shattered Sylph

  by L. J. McDonald

  Kidnapped and carried away to a foreign land, Lizzy Petrule finds that her only hope,and the only hope of her fellow slaves, is a wounded battle sylph forbidden to love her.
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  The Inquisitor's Apprentice

  by Chris Moriarty

  Being an Inquisitor is no job for a nice Jewish boy. But when the police learn that Sacha Kessler can see witches, he’s apprenticed to the department’s star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf. Their mission is to stop magical crime. And New York at the beginning of the twentieth century is full of crime, with magical gangs ruling the streets from Hell’s Kitchen to Chinatown. Soon Sacha has teamed up with fellow... (more)
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  Her Last Chance

  by Michele Albert

  A WOMAN WHO'S AS TOUGH AS IT GETS Compelled to leave the Dallas police force after killing a convicted rapist in a dark alley, tough and sexy Claudia Cruz becomes an operative with Avalon, a clandestine organization of mercenaries who recover stolen art. But her new career choice pits her against the darkly intense FBI agent Vincent DeLuca, who is determined that this time, Avalon is not going to beat out the... (more)
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  The Owl Keeper

  by Christine Brodien-Jones

  Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destruction—about nature, and books, and the silver owls. His favorite story, though, was about the Owl Keeper. According to Max’s gran, in times of darkness the Owl Keeper would appear to unite owls and sages against the... (more)
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  The Night Watch

  by Sarah Waters

  A novel of relationships set in 1940s London that brims with vivid historical detail, thrilling coincidences, and psychological complexity, by the author of the Booker Prize finalist Fingersmith . Sarah Waters, whose works set in Victorian England have awards and acclaim and have reinvigorated the genres of both historical and lesbian fiction, returns with novel that marks a departure from nineteenth... (more)
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  Born In Trilogy: Book 2

  Born in Ice

  by Nora Roberts

  When the harsh storms of winter descended upon western Ireland the locals stayed indoors--and visitors stayed away. Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast became a cold and empty place. But that was fine with Brianna. She enjoyed the peace and quiet, even when the icy winds howled at her window. But this year she's expecting an unusual guest...mystery writer Grayson Thane from America. He plans to spend the cold... (more)
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  Faro's Daughter

  by Georgette Heyer

  from back cover:Lady Mablethorpe was aghast. Her young son Adrian was marrying Miss Deborah Grantham--a gambling-club wench! Thus she sent her trusted nephew, the vastly wealthy, clever, and imperturbable Max Ravenscar, speeding to the faro tables to buy the hussy off.To Ravenscar's surprise, Deborah turned out to be remarkably handsome, witty, and--he could scarcely believe it--well-bred. Nevertheless,... (more)
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  Monique and the Mango Rains

  Two Years with a Midwife in Mali

  by Kris Holloway

  What is it like to live and work in a remote corner of the world and befriend a courageous midwife who breaks traditional roles? Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Mali Midwife is the inspiring story of Monique Dembele, an accidental midwife who became a legend, and Kris Holloway, the young Peace Corps volunteer who became her closest confidante. In a small village in Mali, West Africa, Monique saved... (more)
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  Cold Rock River

  by J. L. Miles

  In 1963 rural Georgia, with the Vietnam War cranking up, pregnant seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins discovers the diary of pregnant seventeen-year-old Tempe Jordan, a slave girl, begun as the Civil War was winding down. Adie is haunted by the memory of her dead sister; Tempe is overcome with grief over the sale of her three children sired by her master. Adie—married to Buck, her baby's skirt-chasing father—is... (more)
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  The Lost Diary of Don Juan

  An Account of the True Arts of Passion and the Perilous Adventure of Love

  by Douglas Carlton Abrams

  It was a time of discovery and decadence, when life became a gamble and the gold that poured endlessly into the port of Sevilla devalued money, marriage, and love itself. In the midst of these treacherous times, Juan Tenorio is born and then abandoned in the barn of a convent. Raised secretly by the nuns, he learns to love and worship all women and wants nothing more than to be a priest, until he falls in love... (more)
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  Lost Lords (Lorraine Heath): Book 2

  A Matter of Temptation

  by Lorraine Heath

  For years, Robert Hawthorne, the Duke of Killingsworth, was kept a prisoner by his scheming twin brother. A daring escape turns the tables and restores his birthright to him, without anyone the wiser. He can finally enjoy everything that was stolen from him. But on his first day of freedom Robert must take in wedlock a woman he has never met . . . and keep his distance to prevent her from learning the truth of his... (more)
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  The Buchanans (Susan Mallery): Book 4

  Tempting

  by Susan Mallery

  After three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a senator running for president. As his long-lost 'love child,' Dani could seriously derail the election— something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen. Dani isn't about to let Alex run her life,... (more)
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  The Spirit of the Place

  by Samuel Shem

  A new novel from the author of The House of God Samuel Shema??s classic novel about medical internship, The House of God, is required reading in medical schools throughout the world and is celebrated for its authentic description of medical training and practice, for its Rabelaisian comedy, and for its humanism and vision. His new novel, and most ambitious work yet, The Spirit of the Place, tells the story of an... (more)
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  The Good Plain Cook

  by Bethan Roberts

  "Vividly drawn and affecting . . . fine touches of subtlety and humour."- Financial Times "Delicious . . . gorgeously written, full of teasing observations about love, class and cookery."- The Times (London) "Bethan Roberts is a fearless writer."-Louise Welsh When local girl Kitty Allen answers an advertisement looking for a "good plain cook," she has no idea what she's getting herself into. As the... (more)
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  The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters

  by Lorraine López

  Having lost their mother in early childhood, the Gabaldón sisters consider Fermina, their elderly Pueblo housekeeper, their surrogate Grandmother. The mysterious Fermina love the girls as if they are her own, and promises to endow each with a "special gift" to be received upon her death. Mindful of the old woman's mystical ways, the sisters believe Fermina's gifts, bestowed based on their natural talents,... (more)
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  Jane Jameson: Book 1

  Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

  by Molly Harper

  It is the story of a librarian named Jane who has just turned into a vampire.The story revolves around Jane who is trying to adjust to her new life while at the same time trying to stay out of trouble!