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A rural island community steeped in the mystical superstitions of its founders and haunted by an unsolved murder is upended by the return of the suspected killer in this deeply atmospheric novel.Emery Blackwood’s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused… Continue reading Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
What if surviving a murder attempt, a heartbreak, and the loss of the family business wasn’t the hardest thing you ever faced?Carol is the sole heir to a broken empire, Ricardo the newest celebrity in the rock world.When they came together, their fire blazed. When their past caught up, they were left burned, scorched to… Continue reading From Fame to Ruin by Jina S. Bazzar
For Temperance Brennan the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Évangéline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search… Continue reading Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan #10) by Kathy Reichs
A journey through the realm of the dead.A threat that will change the world.A choice that might save everything—or end it all.As natural disasters sweep Earthside, a mutant army rises in the Borderlands, driven by the dark force behind the Shadow Cartographers.Sienna and the Mapwalker team must use the Map of the Impossible to journey… Continue reading Map of the Impossible (Mapwalker #3) by J.F. Penn
A city threatened by an ancient plague.A love across borders.A desperate choice that could break their worlds apart forever.When a fragment of a deadly map is recovered from a medieval plague pit in London, the Mapwalker team must cross over into the Borderlands once more. I read this book right after I read the first… Continue reading Map of Plagues (Mapwalker #2) by J.F. Penn
A map of skin etched in blood.A world under threat from the Borderlands.A young woman who must risk the shadows to save her family.When her Grandfather is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Sienna Farren inherits his map shop in the ancient city of Bath, England. Once there, she discovers that her family is bound up with… Continue reading Map of Shadows (Mapwalker #1) by J.F. Penn
Taking a deeper look into The Dead Room by Heather Graham doing a fun reader's challenge presented by Gabriela Pereira creator of the diymfa. There will be spoilers, warning for those who have not read this book. She talks to dead people... A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived an explosion that took the life of… Continue reading A Deeper Look # 2
She talks to dead people...A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived an explosion that took the life of her fiancé, Matt Connolly. Since then she's slowly come to terms with both her loss and an unsettling ability to communicate with ghosts, a "gift" received in the wake of her brush with death. I have… Continue reading The Dead Room (Harrison Investigation #6) by Heather Graham