Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. It doesn't help much that they barely tolerate each other, or that Bannon's Shield, Mikal, might just be a traitor… Continue reading Book Twenty of 2013: THE IRON WYRM AFFAIR by Lilith Saintcrow
There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister's face before Annah left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the Horde as they swarmed the Dark City, the sear of the barbed wire that would scar her for life. But most of… Continue reading Book Sixteen of 2013: THE DARK AND HOLLOW PLACES by Carrie Ryan
Love or life. Henry or their child. The end of her family or the end of the world. Kate must choose. During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and… Continue reading Book Fifteen of 2013: THE GODDESS INHERITANCE by Aimee Carter
Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective… Continue reading Book Fourteen of 2013: A GAME OF THRONES by George R R Martin
For the longest time I didn't see a reason for a Twitter account. But now that it is common to have one and it's slowly becoming cool again not to have one, I have one. Yep, I caved. I tend to do that once the novelty has worn out and it's commonplace. It isn't because… Continue reading I Caved
Hopelessly crossed in love, a boy of half-fairy parentage leaves his mundane Victorian-English village on a quest for a fallen star in the magical realm. The star proves to be an attractive woman with a hot temper, who plunges with our hero into adventures featuring witches, the lion and the unicorn, plotting elf-lords, ships… Continue reading Book Two of 2013: STARDUST by Neil Gaiman
At the core of New Orleans lie the otherworldly vampires and shape-shifters that hide in plain sight among mankind. As one of the Keepers, an elite group possessing superior skill and strength, Fiona MacDonald's duty is to maintain peace in a place where one vampire's bite could ignite war. When Detective Jagger DeFarge, a vampire,… Continue reading Book Twenty of 2012: THE KEEPERS by Heather Graham
"Deception, illusion, and wits. Who can out-maneuver the other?" When a false murder charge sends Jim Taylor and his family fleeing from an enraged mob, they find themselves entrenched in a new world. Areane is a land of myth, infused with magic and creatures of legend, but it quickly proves to be as dangerous as… Continue reading Book Eighteen of 2012: THE KING’S FIRST JOURNEY by Launa Sorensen
Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind…even if it’s the only… Continue reading Book Twelve of 2012: ASCEND by Amanda Hocking
Eighteen-year-old Jenny Morton has a horrific secret: her touch spreads a deadly supernatural plague, the "Jenny pox." She lives by a single rule: Never touch anyone. A lifetime of avoiding any physical contact with others has made her isolated and painfully lonely in her small rural town. Then she meets the one boy she can… Continue reading Book Nine of 2012: JENNY POX by JL Bryan
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