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• Midnight Riot

  Aaronovitch, Ben

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  Probationary Constable Peter Grant is trying to keep the peace in London. Peter can speak to the dead.

• White Trash Warlock

  Slayton, David R.,

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  "Adam Binder’s family would rather have him involuntarily committed to a mental health facility than believe in his magical abilities. They aren’t all that much more accepting about the fact Adam is gay. Adam is pretty sure that’s just the way it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Empire of Wild

  A Novel

  Dimaline, Cherie

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  Joan has been searching for her missing husband, Victor, for nearly a year. Joan hears Victor's voice coming from inside a revival tent in grocery parking lot. He looks the same and yet he claims he is a reverend. Joan turns to the Métis…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Storm Front

  Butcher, Jim

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  Harry Dresden is a wizard for hire in Chicago.

• The Last Sun

  Edwards, K. D., 1971-

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  "Edwards's debut combines swashbuckling action, political intrigue, and romance into a fast-paced and enjoyable adventure. New Atlantis is a self-contained nation of magic users, ensconced on Nantucket Island after a devastating war and ruled by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City We Became

  Jemisin, N. K.

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  Five New Yorkers must work together to save their supernatural city.

• Book of Night

  Black, Holly,

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  "Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn’t pick, a book she couldn’t steal, or a bad decision she wouldn’t make."

• Siren Queen

  Vo, Nghi,

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  Luli will do whatever it takes to be a star even if that means becoming a monster in pre-Code Hollywood.

• Black Blade Blues

  Pitts, J. A.

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  Sarah Beauhall is a blacksmith, and a props manager for the movies in the Pacific Northwest.

• Wolfsong

  Klune, TJ,

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  Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he’s a man – charming, handsome, but haunted –…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Majesty's Royal Coven

  a Novel

  Dawson, Juno,

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  "What does it mean to be a woman and a witch? In Dawson's (This Book Is Gay) enchanting adult debut, four witches, once childhood best friends--Leonie, Helena, Niamh, and Elle--are reeling after a civil war and attempted coup." - Library Journal

• A Ferry of Bones & Gold

  Turner, Hailey,

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  "Patrick Collins is three years into a career as a special agent for the Supernatural Operations Agency when the gods come calling to collect a soul debt he owes them. An immortal has gone missing in New York City and bodies are showing up in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jade City

  Lee, Fonda,

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  The Kaul family tries to stop a clan war in the capital city Janloon.

• Will Do Magic for Small Change

  a Novel of What Might Have Been

  Hairston, Andrea,

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  "Cinnamon Jones dreams of stepping on stage and acting her heart out like her famous grandparents, Redwood and Wildfire. But at 5'10" and 180 pounds, she's theatrically challenged. " West African traditions and stories, family secrets, and mysteries…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dead Take the A Train

  Khaw, Cassandra,

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  Julie takes the hardest magical jobs in NYC. That doesn't prepare her hardest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah needs help.

• The Nightmare Before Kissmas

  Raasch, Sara,

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  Coal Claus, son of the current Santa, is the outcast of the family because his misadventures hit the front pages of the newspapers. His latest mishap might be the worst, he meets--and makes out with--a hot stranger in the alley behind the bar.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hounded (with Bonus Content)

  The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1

  Hearne, Kevin

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  Atticus O'Sullivan is one of the last druids. He's living in Arizona.

• Heroine Complex Series, Book 1

  Kuhn, Sarah

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  Evie Tanaka is the personal assistant to a superheroine in San Francisco.

• Ink & Sigil

  From the World of the Iron Druid Chronicles

  Hearne, Kevin

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  ""Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white mustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails - and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magic Bites

  A Special Edition of the First Kate Daniels Novel

  Andrews, Ilona

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  Kate Daniels is a magical mercenary in Atlanta.