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A Discovery of Witches

By Deborah Harkness

ISBN Code: : 1101475692
Publisher : Penguin
Pages : 592
Category : Fiction
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Book one of the New York Times-bestselling All Souls trilogy—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People). Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. Season 2 premieres January 9, 2021! Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life.

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2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page. (Age 14 and up) Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the royal family of Lumatere were brutally murdered, and an imposter seized the throne. Now a curse binds all who remain inside Lumatere’s walls, and those who escaped roam the surrounding lands as exiles, persecuted and despairing, dying by the thousands in fever camps. In a narrative crackling with the tension of an imminent storm, Finnikin, now on the cusp of manhood, is compelled to join forces with an arrogant and enigmatic young novice named Evanjalin, who claims that her dark dreams will lead the exiles to a surviving royal child and a way to pierce the cursed barrier and regain the land of Lumatere. But Evanjalin’s unpredictable behavior suggests that she is not what she seems -- and the startling truth will test Finnikin’s faith not only in her, but in all he knows to be true about himself and his destiny.

Private Arrangements

By Sherry Thomas

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Publisher : Bantam
Book Code : 0553904760
Total of Pages : 368
Category : Fiction
Members : 696
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Love has designs of its own.… To all of London society, Lord and Lady Tremaine had the ideal arrangement: a marriage based on civility, courteousness, and freedom—by all accounts, a perfect marriage. The reason? For the last ten years, husband and wife have resided on separate continents. But once upon a time, things were quite different for the Tremaines….When Gigi Rowland first laid eyes on Camden Saybrook, the attraction was immediate and overwhelming. But what began in a spark of passion ended in betrayal the morning after their wedding—and now Gigi wants to be free to marry again. When Camden returns from America with an outrageous demand in exchange for her freedom, Gigi’s decision will have consequences she never imagined, as secrets are exposed, desire is rekindled—and one of London’s most admired couples must either fall in love all over again…or let each other go forever.

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club

By Genevieve Valentine

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Book Code : 1476739102
Total of Pages : 288
Category : Fiction
Members : 133
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“Dressed up in the thrill and sparkle of the Roaring Twenties, the classic fairy tale of ‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses’ has never been more engrossing or delightful. Valentine’s fresh, original style and choice of setting make this a fairy tale reimagining not to be missed” (Library Journal, starred review). Jo, the firstborn, “The General” to her eleven sisters, is the only thing the Hamilton girls have in place of a mother. She is the one who taught them how to dance, the one who gives the signal each night, as they slip out of the confines of their father’s Manhattan townhouse and into the cabs that will take them to the speakeasy. Together they elude their distant and controlling father, until the day he decides to marry them all off. The girls, meanwhile, continue to dance, from Salon Renaud to the Swan and, finally, the Kingfisher, the club they've come to call home. They dance until one night when they are caught in a raid, separated, and Jo is thrust face-to-face with someone from her past: a bootlegger named Tom whom she hasn’t seen in almost ten years. Suddenly Jo must balance not only the needs of her father and eleven sisters, but her own as well. With The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, award-winning writer Genevieve Valentine takes her superb storytelling gifts to new heights, joining the leagues of such Jazz Age depicters as Amor Towles and Paula McLain, and penning a dazzling tale about love, sisterhood, and freedom.

Ash Princess

By Laura Sebastian

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Publisher : Delacorte Press
Book Code : 1524767085
Total of Pages : 448
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Members : 377
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The first book in the New York Times bestselling series "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (Bustle), Ash Princess is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner. For ten years Theo has been a captive in her own palace. She's endured the relentless abuse and ridicule of the Kaiser and his court. She is powerless, surviving in her new world only by burying the girl she was deep inside. Then, one night, the Kaiser forces her to do the unthinkable. With blood on her hands and all hope of reclaiming her throne lost, she realizes that surviving is no longer enough. But she does have a weapon: her mind is sharper than any sword. And power isn't always won on the battlefield. For ten years, the Ash Princess has seen her land pillaged and her people enslaved. That all ends here. "Sure to be one of the summer's most talked about YAs. . . . A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down."-Bustle

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

By Aimee Bender

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Publisher : Anchor
Book Code : 0385533225
Total of Pages : 288
Category : Fiction
Members : 874
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The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse. On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the cake. She discovers this gift to her horror, for her mother—her cheerful, good-with-crafts, can-do mother—tastes of despair and desperation. Suddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes a peril and a threat to Rose. The curse her gift has bestowed is the secret knowledge all families keep hidden—her mother’s life outside the home, her father’s detachment, her brother’s clash with the world. Yet as Rose grows up she learns to harness her gift and becomes aware that there are secrets even her taste buds cannot discern. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is a luminous tale about the enormous difficulty of loving someone fully when you know too much about them. It is heartbreaking and funny, wise and sad, and confirms Aimee Bender’s place as “a writer who makes you grateful for the very existence of language” (San Francisco Chronicle). BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Aimee Bender's The Color Master.

One Perfect Summer

By Rachel Hawthorne

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Publisher : HarperCollins
Book Code : 0062321358
Total of Pages : 544
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Members : 170
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Perfect for fans of Lauren Barnholdt and Susane Colasanti, this sun-soaked pairing of Rachel Hawthorne's beach reads Labor of Love and Thrill Ride brings a fresh feel to two summer favorites. In Labor of Love, Dawn joins a volunteer trip to New Orleans, hoping to forget about boys (her cheating ex Drew, in particular) for the summer. But when a fortune teller predicts she'll meet the man of her dreams on this trip, Dawn has to decide if she believes in the destiny of true love, or if she's just headed for another heartbreak. In Thrill Ride, Megan has landed the perfect summer job at an amusement park far away from home. The only problem is she'll also be far away from her boyfriend. But surely true love can survive three months apart. And Megan can resist her incredibly hot coworker . . . right? Value priced with a great new cover, this combined edition will have readers (re)discovering Rachel Hawthorne.

The Discovery of Witchcraft

By Reginald Scot

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Publisher : e-artnow
Book Code : N.a
Total of Pages : 789
Category : Religion
Members : 443
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The Discovery of Witchcraft is an exposé of the early modern witchcraft. Originally published in 1584, the book was written against the belief in witches, to show that witchcraft did not exist. Part of its content exposed how feats of magic were done, and the book is often deemed the first textbook on conjuring. Moreover, the book contains a small section which describes how the charlatans were able to fool the public and why the prosecutions of the accused were unwarranted for and un-Christian. The author also provocatively held the Roman church responsible to the prosecutions. The book became highly popular as an exhaustive encyclopaedia of contemporary beliefs about witchcraft, spirits, alchemy, magic, and legerdemain. William Shakespeare also drew from his study of Scot's book hints for his picture of the witches in Macbeth, and Thomas Middleton in his play of The Witch likewise was indebted to this source.

The First to Die at the End

By Adam Silvera

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Publisher : HarperCollins
Book Code : 0063240823
Total of Pages : 416
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Members : 418
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In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming. Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call, and the other doesn’t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking. Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest.

John Stearne’s Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft

By Scott Eaton

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Publisher : Routledge
Book Code : 1000079430
Total of Pages : 204
Category : History
Members : 551
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Between 1645-7, John Stearne led the most significant outbreak of witch-hunting in England. As accusations of witchcraft spread across East Anglia, Stearne and Matthew Hopkins were enlisted by villagers to identify and eradicate witches. After the trials finally subsided in 1648, Stearne wrote his only publication, A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft, but it had a limited readership. Consequently, Stearne and his work fell into obscurity until the 1800s, and were greatly overshadowed by Hopkins and his text. This book is the first study which analyses Stearne’s publication and contextualises his ideas within early modern intellectual cultures of religion, demonology, gender, science, and print in order to better understand the witch-finder’s beliefs and motives. The book argues that Stearne was a key player in the trials, that he was not a mainstream ‘puritan’, and that his witch-finding availed from contemporary science. It traces A confirmation’s reception history from 1648 to modern day and argues that the lack of research focusing on Stearne has resulted in misrepresentations of the witch-finder in the historiography of witchcraft. This book redresses the imbalance and seeks to provide an alternative reading of the East Anglian witch-hunt and of England’s premier witch-hunter, John Stearne.

Guardian Witches

By Humphrey Quinn

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Publisher : Rachel Humphrey - D'aigle
Book Code : N.a
Total of Pages : 801
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Members : 549
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We Witches Three Books 9-14 (the epic series finale). Doing the right thing sucked in a way that in this moment, Charlie Howard saw clearly why good men went bad. How someone, even a witch, who'd spent his life fighting on the side of good, could suddenly swerve and venture down the dark side. Lizzy Deane is stuck inside another living nightmare… Which means she's not only living out her worst fear of being stuck in another prison, but she's unable to break the curse on the vampire, Grayson Moone. Who is locked up in the basement of the Howard Witches, but for how much longer? He's getting stronger with every day that passes. The only reality they are sure is coming: they are running out of time to break the curse, and save Lizzy. An outcome Charlie isn't handling well and one that leads him down a path he'd never dreamed he'd go. Will he give into the temptation? Or do what is right for Lizzy and The Demon Isle? Or will he forsake his duty and turn down a dark path he never imagined possible… Download the epic final books in the We Witches Three Series! Praise for the We Witches Three, a Sweet Romance Urban Fantasy Series: From Goodreads… “This has everything you would want in a book. Mystery, romance with paranormal with it.” “Loved the book and cannot wait to read the next one. I enjoyed the develop the relationships into more than friends as well as their gifts.” “I enjoyed the characters and community - lots of room for growth with a dynamic cast of characters and storyline.” “I could not put this book down!!! Amazing writer!!! Cannot wait to read the other books now!!! On the edge of your seat read!!!” Fans of the Following Romantic Urban Fantasy Usually LOVE We Witches Three: The Vampire Diaries Bewitched Twilight Charmed Witches of East End Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel A Discovery of Witches The All Souls Trilogy Boxed Set Underworld Supernatural The Dresden Files Grimm Once Upon a Time Haven Being Human Bitten Sleepy Hollow Midnight Sun Divergent A Shade of Vampire Vampire Academy Gender Games Hunger Games Fans of the Following Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Authors Typically LOVE Wilde & Witchy: Morgana Best Richelle Mead K.F. Breene Deborah Harkness Nora Roberts Stephanie Meyer Bella Forest Jim Butcher Stephen King Keywords and Themes Related to this Romantic Urban Fantasy Series... Paranormal Romance Witches, Paranormal Romance Werewolves, paranormal romance witches books, Paranormal Romance LGBTQ, PNR comedy, paranormal romance mystery cats, fantasy romance, urban fantasy books witches and magic, love story witches, love story werewolves, love story m/m, teen witch romance, teen witch series, werewolves romance, paranormal box set werewolves and witches, wolves and vampires, werewolves underworld, fantasy and magic, fated mates, books about witches, books about werewolves, books about vampires, teen romance novels, Paranormal Romance Books for Teens, Clean Romance Reads Young Adult Box Set, Paranormal Fantasy Books For Teens, Top Rated Books, Fantasy Omnibus, Spells & Charms, Romance Books, Romance Books, Cat Books, Paranormal Books, Fantasy Romance, Series Starters, Fantasy Books For Adults, Paranormal Fantasy Books Adults, Fantasy Box Sets, Fantasy Box Set, Fantasy Stories, Free Series Box Sets Fantasy, Free Science Fiction And Fantasy Books, Adventure Books, Omnibus Collection, Boxed Set, Sci Fi Fantasy Books, Romance Books, Magical Adventures

The Supernatural Revamped

By Barbara Brodman,James E. Doan

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Book Code : 1611478650
Total of Pages : 274
Category : Literary Criticism
Members : 283
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This book presents the supernatural as a truly international phenomenon, not restricted to the original folk characters, their literary representations, or popular media. Instead, we move around the world and into the twenty-first century, reshaping legends into a post-modern image that is psychologically and socially relevant.

The Great Book of Witchcraft

By Howard Williams,Frederick George Lee,Walter Scott,Jules Michelet,M. Schele de Vere,John Ashton,William Godwin,W. H. Davenport Adams,Charles Mackay,George Moir,Margaret Murray,St. John D. Seymour,John G. Campbell,John Maxwell Wood,Bram Stoker,E. Lynn Linton,Wilhelm Meinhold,Cotton Mather,Increase Mather,Charles Wentworth Upham,M. V. B. Perley,James Thacher,William P. Upham,Samuel Roberts Wells,John M. Taylor,Allen Putnam

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Publisher : e-artnow
Book Code : N.a
Total of Pages : 6249
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Members : 306
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e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of books about witchcraft, witch trials, magic, sorcery legends, supernatural, demonology and occult practice: Introduction: The Superstitions of Witchcraft The Devil in Britain and America Witchcraft in Europe: History of Magic and Witchcraft: Magic and Witchcraft Lives of the Necromancers Witch, Warlock, and Magician Irish Witchcraft and Demonology Practitioners of Magic & Witchcraft and Clairvoyance Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch Sidonia, the Sorceress La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Tales & Legends: Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Witch Stories Studies: The Witch Mania The Witch-cult in Western Europe Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland Modern Magic Witchcraft in America: Salem Trials: The Wonders of the Invisible World Salem Witchcraft Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Short History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Trials An Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem in 1682 House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 Studies: The Salem Witchcraft, the Planchette Mystery, and Modern Spiritualism The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism On Witchcraft: Glimpses of the Supernatural – Witchcraft and Necromancy Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft

The History of Witchcraft in America

By Howard Williams,Frederick George Lee,M. Schele de Vere,Cotton Mather,Increase Mather,Charles Wentworth Upham,M. V. B. Perley,James Thacher,William P. Upham,Samuel Roberts Wells,John M. Taylor,Allen Putnam

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Publisher : e-artnow
Book Code : N.a
Total of Pages : 2032
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Members : 172
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British Colonies on the east coast of North American continent had been settled by religious refugees seeking to build a pure, Bible-based society. They lived closely with the sense of the supernatural and they intended to build a society based on their religious beliefs. That is what caused numerous quarrels, troubles and accusations among which the witchcraft was quite common and the most dangerous. While witch trials had begun to fade out across much of Europe by the mid-17th century, they continued in the American Colonies. The earliest recorded witchcraft execution in America was in 1647 in Connecticut. The witch hunt in American Colonies culminated with the Salem Trials when over 200 people were accused, and 19 of whom were found guilty and executed by hanging. This collection contains books that depict the history of witchcraft and witch trials in the USA. Introduction: The Superstitions of Witchcraft by Howard Williams Witchcraft in America: The Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather and Increase Mather Salem Witchcraft by Charles Wentworth Upham Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather by Charles Wentworth Upham A Short History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Trials by M. V. B. Perley An Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem in 1682 by James Thacher House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 by William P. Upham The Salem Witchcraft, the Planchette Mystery, and Modern Spiritualism by Samuel Roberts Wells The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) by John M. Taylor Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam

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