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• Fang Fiction

  a Novel

  Stayman-London, Kate,

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  Tess Rosenbloom is used to living in the dark. She's a trauma survivor and chronic insomniac, the night manager of a chic Brooklyn hotel who spends her free time reading Blood Feud, a massively popular book series about two warring clans of vampires…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Stopped Haunting You

  Wilkens, Colby,

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  An enemies to lovers romance with a spooky twist where two feuding writers end up on a writers retreat together at a haunted castle in Scotland It's been months since horror author Penelope Skinner threw a book at Neil Storm. But he was so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Morbidly Yours

  Fairbanks, Ivy,

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  An opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door.

• Best Hex Ever

  a Novel

  El-Fassi, Nadia,

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  As a skilled kitchen witch, Dina Whitlock knows her way around a pastry recipe. In fact, she runs her very own London café, serving magic-infused treats to her loyal customers. She is not as much of an expert on romance, thanks to the hex hanging…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witches of El Paso

  Jaramillo, Luis,

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  A riveting multigenerational tale of magic, sisterhood, and borders spanning centuries--from modern-day El Paso, to the 1940s, to 18th century colonial Mexico. It's 1943 in El Paso, Texas, and 18-year-old Nena spends her days caring for the infant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bright I Burn

  Aitken, Molly,

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  A fierce, electrifying novel inspired by the true story of the first woman to be condemned as a witch in Ireland. In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. Alice, the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper in Kilkenny,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Island Witch

  Jayatissa, Amanda,

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  Being the daughter of the village Capuwa, or demon-priest, Amara is used to keeping mostly to herself. Influenced by the new religious practices brought in by the British Colonizers, the villagers who once respected her father's craft have turned on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Payback's a Witch

  Harper, Lana,

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  The witch is back and ready for revenge with a little help from her friends in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one-in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Middle of the Night

  a Novel

  Sager, Riley,

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  In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend-and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Angel of Indian Lake

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Be Waiting

  a Novel

  Armstrong, Kelley,

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  From New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood... Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reformatory

  a Novel

  Due, Tananarive, 1966-

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  Gracetown, Florida. June 1950. Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Piñata

  Gout, Leopoldo,

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  A Head Full of Ghosts meets Mexican Gothic in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist Leopoldo Gout. It was supposed to be the perfect summer. Carmen Sanchez is back in Mexico, supervising the renovation of an ancient abbey. Her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Wretched Valley

  Kiefer, Jenny,

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  Four climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness to climb a newly discovered cliff face. But things start going wrong as soon as their expedition begins, suggesting something sinister may be present in the valley with them.

• THE BONE PICKER

  Native Stories, Alternate Histories

  Mihesuah, Devon A., 1957-

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  Under the shadow of gray clouds, three children venture into the woods, where they spot the corpse of an old man on a scaffold. Suddenly a wild figure emerges, with long fingernails and tangled hair. It is the Hattak fullih nipi foni, the bone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sacrificial Animals

  a Novel

  Pedersen, Kailee,

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  Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology. The last thing Nick Morrow expected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horror Movie

  a Novel

  Tremblay, Paul,

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  The only surviving cast member of a notorious, disturbing 1993 art house horror movie joins the remake, but begins having trouble distinguishing between reality and film in the new novel by the author of The Pallbearers Club.

• Indian Burial Ground

  Medina, Nick,

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  A man lunges in front of a car. An elderly woman silently drowns herself. A corpse sits up in its coffin and speaks. On this reservation, not all is what it seems, in this new spine-chilling mythological horror from the author of Sisters of the Lost…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer

  Dara, Maxie,

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  Kathy Valence is forty-two, mid-divorce, and pregnant with her ex's baby. She's also a modern-day grim reaper employed by S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences) but frankly that's the easiest part of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bless Your Heart

  Ryan, Lindy,

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  A crackling mystery-horror novel with big-hearted characters and Southern charm with a bite, Bless Your Heart is a gasp-worthy delight from start to finish from debut author Lindy Ryan. Rise and shine. The Evans women have some undead to kill. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation