Synopsis: Working on completing her ecology graduate degree, Bernice is doing invasive species research in Cleary Swamp when she is confronted by a mysterious hag who says she is the swamp’s caretaker. When Bernice discovers that the hag is actually a woman named Rebecca Hallett who disappeared in the swamp decades before she attempts to … Continue reading Come Back to the Swamp by Laura Morrison
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The Sea Was A Fair Master by Calvin Demmer
Synopsis: The world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl; an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies; men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules; a school security guard discovers extreme English class; and a man understands what … Continue reading The Sea Was A Fair Master by Calvin Demmer
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring comes the fifth installment in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, a modern retelling of Othello set in a suburban schoolyard Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, a diplomat's son, Osei Kokote, knows he needs an ally if he … Continue reading New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
The Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke
Synopsis: Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this "surefire summer winner" (Janet Maslin, New York Times), an uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals, we've still got a long way to … Continue reading The Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke
The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp
Synopsis: Jeremy Shipp brings you The Atrocities, a haunting gothic fantasy of a young ghost's education When Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn't suffer. But Isabella's parents had not informed her new governess of Isabella's... condition, and when Ms Valdez arrives at the estate, having forced herself through a surreal … Continue reading The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp
Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Synopsis: Inside we are all monsters… Chloe was once a normal girl. Until the night of the car crash that nearly claimed her life. Now Chloe’s mother is dead, her father is a shell of the man he used to be and the secrets that had so carefully kept their family together are falling apart. … Continue reading Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Consort of Secrets by Eva Chase (The Witch’s Consorts book1)
Synopsis: Every witch knows the rules: Stick to your own kind. Never reveal your powers to outsiders. Take a consort from the witching families or kiss your magic good-bye forever. For years I've been quiet, obedient Rose Hallowell. I accepted the man my stepmother chose for me. But I never stopped missing my long-ago friends. … Continue reading Consort of Secrets by Eva Chase (The Witch’s Consorts book1)
C*cky Author by Fettucine Holliday, narrated by Meghan
Synopsis: This totally original book is about a cock...sure man who is caulky, cocked up, and above all else, confident. He lays it into a lady real good, and leaves her satisfied(c). This is a totally great comedy erotica story that in no way infringes on a certain word, no sirree, not at all. … Continue reading C*cky Author by Fettucine Holliday, narrated by Meghan
Strange Survivors: How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life by Oné R. Pagán
Synopsis: Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange. In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom--all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, … Continue reading Strange Survivors: How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life by Oné R. Pagán
The High King’s Vengeance (Malessar’s Curse #2) by Steven Poore, Narrated by Diana Croft
Synopsis:"I am the Heir to the North." Malessar's Curse is broken, the wards around Caenthell destroyed. The Warlock himself lies, exhausted and gravely wounded, in the rubble of his own house. And while the dire spirits trapped behind the wards for centuries are unleashed into the world once more, Cassia is confined to a cell … Continue reading The High King’s Vengeance (Malessar’s Curse #2) by Steven Poore, Narrated by Diana Croft
The Coffin Maker by Breeann Allison
Synopsis: Twenty-three-year-old Jesse Burns lives a tranquil life as the coffin maker in the enthusiastically eerie town of Gregor’s Hollow. Here, the By the Pricking of My Crumbs Bakery sells deep-fried candy corn year round, and manmade mist swirls through the streets every afternoon at three-thirty. As for the graveyard bells that chime at midnight, … Continue reading The Coffin Maker by Breeann Allison
While You Sleep by Stephanie Merritt
Synopsis: A pacy, chilling psychological thriller, set to reinvent the genre. It begins, they say, with a woman screaming… On a remote Scottish island, the McBride house stands guard over its secrets. A century ago, a young widow and her son died mysteriously there; just last year a local boy, visiting for a dare, disappeared … Continue reading While You Sleep by Stephanie Merritt
