This sequel to Casting Spells returns to the quaint Vermont town of Sugar Maple were everyone except Luke, the temporary police chief, is a supernatural.  Luke's girlfriend,Chloe, isthe last of her family of sorcerers and half human, but responsible for keeping the town protected from hostile humans and from Isadora, the fae woman who tried to move the town beyond the mist in the previous book.  When Luke's ex-wife arrives saying that their dead daughter has been calling her on her cellphone and the monthly town meeting is interrupted by an earthquake with purple glitter, Chloe knows that Isadora is trying to come back.

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The haunted side of St. Augustine, Florida is the backdrop for this story of ghosts and serial killers, modern and historic.  Historian Sarah returns to the town of her birth and gets the opportunity to purchase an old house that she has loved since she was a child.  When a renovation crew discovers a number of Civil War era bodies enclosed in one of the walls, she sets out to discover the truth about the bloody history of her new home.  Caleb works for a P.I. firm that investigates crimes as well as paranormal activity.  He is in town to search for a woman missing for over a year.  Another young woman who looks very similar to the first woman has just been taken.  Caleb is drawn to Sarah's house and to Sarah and the two of them soon discover that old evil and contemporary evil are about to collide.

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Briggs continues her Alpha and Omega series that is a spin-off of the Mercy Thompson books.  Werewolves Charles and Anna travel to Seattle to meet with werewolves from a number different countries.  Charles' father, the leader of all North American werewolves, is ready to bring out the facts about werewolve exist to the public.  There are strong objections to this move from the work Alphas.  Charles comes to represent his father.  Anna, his wife, is an Omega wolf.  She has the ability to calm agitated werewolves, something that will be needed at this conference. 

The action is fast, the players often suspects, and the interaction between Anna and Charles is sweet.

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In an alternate 1800's Europe, magic is part of life, but the industrial revolution is progressing.  Amanusa is a strong woman who has survived some terrible things by isolating herself as much as possible. When Jax appears at her home and tells her she is the new blood sorceress and he is her servant, she tries to push him away, but, of course, he cannot and will not go. 

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Dodd continues her new Chosen Ones series with this second title.  Aaron Eagle goes to visit Dr. Hill, an expert in ancient prophecies, to find out the next step for the group to battle the Others.  He finds Dr. Hill, but this Dr. Hill is the daughter of the man he knew.  She is a brilliant expert of ancient materials, but very socially naive.  The two of them set out on a cross-Atlantic journey to find the prophecy, barely steps ahead of one of the Others.

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"New York Times"-bestselling author Feehan, creator of one of the best vampiric romance series on the market ("Midwest Book Review"), pens this new novel that features the rarest of Carpathians--a female.

Ward's latest entry into the Black Dagger Brotherhood series focuses on Rehvenge, a member of the vampire aristocracy, but also owner of a notorious night club that fronts for a drug and prostitution operation.  Rhev is hiding a big secret and a blackmailer has forced him to pay in many ways for twenty-five years to keep the secret. 

Ehlena is a nurse down on her luck who works at the clinic Rehvenge visits.  She is attracted to Rehv, but knows nothing of his notorious side.  When she tries to help him, their attraction to each other ingnites.

All of this story is woven into the continuing story of the vampires' fight against the lessers, the group that continues to kill all of them.  Although the story does drag a bit in the middle, the dramatic ending moves quickly and leaves a cliffhanger that indicates continued visits to the world of the Brotherhood.

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Gabaldon continues the extraordingary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-traveling wife.

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Cat, half human-half vampire, and her vampire husband, Bones, are disturbed on their vacation by Cat's nightmares.  They discover that another vampire who can pull people through their dreams claims that Cat is his wife.  This third adventure of Cat and Bones leads to more discoveries about her past and her unique powers.

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Dodd starts her newest paranormal romance series, The Chosen Ones, with this book.  Jacqueline, who was abandoned as a baby, has special markings and is destined to be a seer.  She has fought this because the woman who adopted her is also a seer and Jacqueline does not want to be like her.  When mom sends her head bodyguard, Caleb, to bring her back to New York, she puts up a good fight.  Once in New York, an explosive event shows her that she must face her destiny and her feelings for Caleb.

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Supernatural romance with a teen heroine.

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Sarafina is kidnapped from her apartment by a well-known CEO who tells her she is a fire witch.  She and several other kidnapped witches are rescued by a group of witches from the Coven.  These witches have been battling the Stefan and his followers to keep them from killing witches to use their blood in rituals to raise daemons.  Sarafina learns from Theo, a strong warrior and spellcaster, how to use her power and protect herself. 

This final book of the series is fast-paced and comes to a satisfying conclusion.

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A deadly shootout in an 1870's Nevada mining town and the knifing death of a bodyguard in modern-day Las Vegas are somehow connected. Dillon Wolf and Ringo,the ghost of one of the shootout victims, must protect Jessie Sparhawk, the woman who heard the last word of the dying bodyguard, "Indigo."

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Librarian Jane Jameson thought her life had hit bottom when she is fired from her job as children's librarian.  Little does shw know.  Snarky comments abound in this funny tale of the undead.

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Helen Day has a recurring nightmare that she dies in fire with a mysterious man watching.  When she sees the man from her dream in a local diner, she is shocked. 

Drake is a member of a race of beings called the Sentinels.  They have been fighting against demons for centuries.  He is drawn to Helen and when he touches her, she stops the constant pain he has lived with for years.  Why would a human woman be able to do so?  But the questions must wait as demons appear and the fighting must continue. 

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Nicki Styx is back and still seeing ghosts.  When the particularly vengeful ghost of an anorexic girl takes over Nicki's body and makes it look like Nicki is accusing her boyfriend, Joe, of not saving the girl in the emergency room, she knows that Sammy, better known as the devil, is involved.  He has followed her from Savannah and is still trying to get her to join him.  Her refusal means that he and some of his followers begin a particularly nasty campaign of trouble for Nicki and Joe and she will need all the help she can get to keep Sammy away.

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