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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Wedding season includes searching for a missing bride�and a killer . . .


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Sometimes the path forward begins with a step back.


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One island. Three generations. A summer that changes everything.


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A snapshot made them legends. What it didn�t show could tear them apart.


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This life coach will give you a lift!


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A twisty, "addictive," mystery about jealousy and bad intentions


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Trapped by magic, haunted by muses�she must master the cards before they�re lost to darkness.


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Masquerades, secrets, and a forbidden romance stitched into every seam.


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A vanished manuscript. A murdered expert. A castle full of secrets�and one sharp-witted sleuth.


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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Reviews

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Disappearing Nightly
by Laura Resnick
"Funny narrative, rock solid plot, great cast of characters - an excellent read!"
Posted November 16, 2005

As a lowly chorus girl in an off-Broadway show, Esther Diamond dreams about hitting the big time and waits for the day her break will come. And then it does. Esther is cast as understudy to Golly Gee, a teenage pop star with little talent but big press, big Read more...


Brighid's Quest
by P.C. Cast
"Fantastic fantasy romance!"
Posted November 16, 2005

Brighid, a centaur Huntress, has forsaken her people to join the humans as an oath-sworn member of Clan MacCallan. Elphame, the Clan Chieftain who's sacrificed part of her precious humanity to secure salvation for her lifemate's people, begs a favor of the Huntress, who's also her Read more...


The Decoy Princess
by Dawn Cook
"Totally superb fantasy with great characters."
Posted November 13, 2005

According to prophesy, "a child from the coast destined to rule and conceived in the month of the eaten red moon will make an alliance of the heart to set the mighty as pawns and drive out the tainted blood rising in the south." Tess, Princess Contessa of Costenopolie, is Read more...


A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon
"Sixth book in Outlander series leaves the door open for more."
Posted October 20, 2005

In the sixth installment of her enormously popular Outlander series, Gabaldon takes us back to 1772 and the years just preceding the American Revolution. On Fraser's Ridge, life is brutal for the early colonists who make the backwoods of North Carolina their home. Yet it's these everyday life Read more...


Kitty and the Midnight Hour
by Carrie Vaughn
"A howling good urban-fantasy novel"
Posted October 19, 2005

Denver DJ Kitty Norville is keeping one mother of a secret -- she's a werewolf. Her late-night syndicated talk show is a big hit with the dusk to dawn set. Kitty offers free advice nightly to the Undead and the lycanthropes of the Front Range, not to mention those Read more...


The Music of the Night
by Lydia Joyce
"Sensual romance with a Gothic feel."
Posted October 19, 2005

Born in a London workhouse, Sarah Connolly's only desire is to put the city firmly behind her. Physically and emotionally scarred by her brutal upbringing in one of the bleakest quarters of the grandest Victorian city of them all, Sarah has her sights and heart set on Venice, where Read more...


Games of Pleasure
by Julia Ross
"Delightfully erotic novel with an unconventional heroine."
Posted October 19, 2005

Lord Ryderbourne has chosen a bride for himself. Wealthy, powerful and handsome as sin, he has no doubt that his future wife will accept him with giddy delight -- until she doesn't. Humiliated and rejected, Ryder gallops off for home in a fearful rage. With thoughts of his chosen's Read more...


Circle of the Moon
by Barbara Hambly
"Powerful entry in this enthralling, magical fantasy series."
Posted September 7, 2005

Magic has deserted the men, the Sun Mages, of the Yellow City. No one knows why or how the laws of magic have changed. Now power flows only from the hands of women. Untrained and untried, the women's power is still not stable enough to be a viable help Read more...


The Hunger
by Susan Squires
"Mesmerizing sequel to THE COMPANION."
Posted September 7, 2005

"The blood is the life." Born in Amsterdam in the 11th century, Beatrix Lisse has been a vampire from birth. Bea never knew her father; her mother deserted her to the streets and alleys of Amsterdam when Bea reached puberty and her "Companion" asserted itself, revealing its true nature to Read more...


Orphan's Destiny
by Robert Buettner
"An exhilarating sequel to OPHANAGE."
Posted August 12, 2005

"A soldier's destiny is to die young and unexpectedly." General Jason Wander is the newly hailed savior of mankind....depending on who you ask. By the time he turned 25, Jason found himself in command of the troops on Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. He helped win the battle Read more...


Spell of The Highlander
by Karen Marie Moning
"Another fantastic Highlander time-travel romance."
Posted August 12, 2005

Druid sorcerer Cian MacKelter has spent the past 1133 years trapped inside the Dark Glass. The mirror, one of the Unseelie Hallows, keeps Cian captive as long as Lucan Trevayne, the Dark Sorcerer who imprisoned him, pays it a tithe of pure gold at midnight on Samhain Eve (Halloween) once Read more...


The Archons of the Stars
by Alison Baird
"Fantastic end to a powerful series!"
Posted August 7, 2005

In THE ARCHONS OF THE STARS, Ailia Shipwright has been recognized as Tryna Lia, Princess of the Stars; a savior born in human form to battle and defeat Valdur, the Dark God. Ailia has grown in power and claims mighty allies, but her enemy is her equal and more besides Read more...


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling
"Best book of the series!"
Posted July 16, 2005

As Harry Potter prepares for his sixth year at Hogwarts, things in the Wizarding world have taken a turn for the worse. The Death Eaters pose an increasingly dangerous and united front. Powerful witches and wizards have been killed or simply disappear as the Dark Lord's followers become more Read more...


M?lusine
by Sarah Monette
"Unusual fantasy told in first-person perspective from two diverse characters."
Posted July 14, 2005

Felix Harrowgate enjoys life at the top of the food chain. Handsome and charismatic, he's the favored lover of the Lord Protector's brother and a powerful court wizard. And yet, Felix hides his past from his friends, his colleagues and his lover. Secrets so shameful that it embarrasses Read more...


No Longer Dreams
by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
"Unusual illustrated collection of fantasy, horror, sci-fi and poetry."
Posted June 17, 2005

This illustrated collection of fantasy, horror, poetry and science fiction has written works by John C. Wright, Darrell Schweitzer, CJ Henderson, Will McDermott, Tee Morris, Tony Ruggerio, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Jeff Lyman, Dan Foley, Melanie Florence, Robin M. Buehler, Mike McPhail, Patti Kinlock and many Read more...


Academ's Fury
by Jim Butcher
"Totally awesome fantasy fiction."
Posted June 17, 2005

Since the beginning of Alera's collective memory, its citizens have channeled the power of the Furies (the elemental beings that live in water, fire, air, earth, metal and wood) to bolster their physical and emotional strength. With the help of their Furies, Alerians have been able to keep their Read more...


The Misted Cliffs
by Catherine Asaro
"Interesting fantasy romance."
Posted June 17, 2005

For Melody, marriage is not a celebration of love. As princess of Harsdown, she has an obligation to her country to make a marriage of alliance as her parents see fit. Mel's call to duty comes when Harsdown is faced with threat of invasion unless Mel is married to Read more...


A Brother's Price
by Wen Spencer
"Skillful take on "men as the weaker sex" in an alternate world."
Posted June 17, 2005

Imagine a world where the women outnumber the men 30 to one. Where men are a valuable and protected resource and a family's fortune depends on the number of boys they've been able to throw and the price their males command. Jerin Whistler comes from a line of Read more...


Heart Choice
by Robin D. Owens
"Another magical visit to the otherworld of Celta."
Posted June 17, 2005

After a 15-year absence, Straif Blackthorn returns to Druida City to claim his rightful place as GrandLord T'Blackthorn. As a young man of 17, Straif lost his entire family to the Celtan Angh virus -- a virus fatal only to the Blackthorns due to a genetic weakness. His mother Read more...


Scattered Suns
by Kevin J. Anderson
"Fast-paced, exciting addition to the Spiral Arm universe."
Posted June 17, 2005

The war between the hydrogues and the civilizations of the Spiral Arm continues. The Hansa, Roamer and Ildrians strike out not only at their common enemy, but also turn against each other. Culture against culture, brother against brother, and so they begin to weaken. The Ildrians engage in a bloody Read more...


Sue Burke


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Although raised in Northern Nevada, Sue has been a resident of central Illinois for many years where she and her husband Skip own and run an independent movie theater. When she is not busy popping popcorn Sue enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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