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Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5)
Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5)
by Patricia Briggs
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Irrepressible, coyote-shifting Mercy Thompson is back and her life is changing in some good ways and a few bad ways. Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs's fifth book in this dark fantasy series, finds Mercy struggling to adjust to her new mate bond with Adam... (read more)

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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
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An utter delight. This enchanting tale has long been a favorite of mine. It has just been reissued to coincide with the soon to be released movie version. Set in 1930s England, this story of young love beguiles with moated castles, moonlight swims, high... (read more)

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Iron Kissed
Iron Kissed
by Patricia Briggs
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I love this series and couldn't wait for the third installment, Iron Kissed. It was well worth the wait! Mercy is a kick-ass hero who takes no prisoners and just happens to be a shape-shifting mechanic living in a world of werewolves, vampires, and other... (read more)

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Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
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This is one of the best vampire novels since Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Although the author wrote the screenplay, too, there's still a lot that didn't find its way into the film. If you read one bloodsucking book this year make sure it's the... (read more)

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The Host
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
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You may know Stephenie Meyer's name due to her wildly successful young adult vampire series, The Twilight Saga. She takes a break from that with her latest, The Host; touted as her first book for "adults," it's a fun science fiction novel, with just a... (read more)

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Silent on the Moor
Silent on the Moor
by Deanna Raybourn
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When Victorian sleuth Lady Julia Grey follows her erstwhile suitor, the handsome and enigmatic Nicholas Brisbane, to his new manor house on the stark Yorkshire moors, she sets off a chain of events that will end in madness and murder. Well-written and... (read more)

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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Pevear & Volokhonsky)
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In this stunning masterpiece, Dostoevsky weaves together a murder mystery, a psychological thriller, and a taut courtroom drama with religious ideas, observations about family dysfunction, and some blistering social commentary. Absolutely brilliant!... (read more)

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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
by Monica Ali
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A phenomenally original novel that entwines Bangladeshi traditional beginnings with a gradual transformation into modern, multicultural life in contemporary London. Ali's narrator, Nazneen, holds all of her experiences close at hand and maintains a... (read more)

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A Hunger Like No Other
A Hunger Like No Other
by Kresley Cole
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Welcome to the world of Kresley Cole and the Lore. If you love paranormal romances featuring feisty heroines and sexy alpha males, these are the books for you. Passion and fate collide when gentle half-vampire Emmaline Troy is captured by the fierce... (read more)

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The Notebook
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
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The Notebook is the story of two men—one bought his wife a million-dollar ring, the other simply wrote a notebook and read from it. Read this book and you'll find out why true love can't be bought or duplicated. This is a wonderful love story that you... (read more)

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Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels)
Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels)
by Patricia Briggs
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Briggs has created the perfect tie-in to her Mercy Thompson series. Hunting Ground is the second Alpha and Omega book and expands the supernatural world Briggs introduced in her Mercy books. The Alpha and Omega series features Anna Latham, Omega mate of... (read more)

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Possession: A Romance
Possession: A Romance
by A.S. Byatt
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Byatt's use of language is lyrical and poignant. It drips from the pages like honey from a lover's tongue....Possession is the sheer essence of Byatt's work. She weaves the tale of a pair of literary scholars studying the lives of two Victorian poets. As... (read more)

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A Duke of Her Own
A Duke of Her Own
by Eloisa James
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As a romance writer, Eloisa James is in a class by herself. She consistently presents us with delicious tales of historical England, and A Duke of Her Own is one of her most scrumptious gifts to romance fans yet. A Duke of Her Own tells the tale of... (read more)

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Ten Things I Love about You
Ten Things I Love about You
by Julia Quinn
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Julia Quinn's witty Regency romance novels are the perfect summer beach read. While I've yet to hit the beach this summer (well, here in Oregon, we call it the "coast"), I still enjoyed Ten Things I Love about You. A country girl, her betrothed — an... (read more)

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The Elusive Bride
The Elusive Bride
by Stephanie Laurens
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I have a hard time turning down a Stephanie Laurens novel, especially since they are such cotton-candy fun. The Elusive Bride, the second book in the Black Cobra quartet, has all the trademark Laurens staples: a valiant but conflicted hero, a strong but... (read more)

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The Great Fire
The Great Fire
by Shirley Hazzard
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The Great Fire is one of the most sophisticated novels I’ve read in years. Beautiful writing and acute psychological insights.... (read more)

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Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10)
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10)
by Charlaine Harris
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Dead in the Family is much more character driven than the last book in Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series. Finding a dead body on her land (no, not the one she knew was there) leads to the discovery that someone (the new Vampire King? the FBI... (read more)

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The Flame and the Flower
The Flame and the Flower
by Kathleen Woodiwiss
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Always controversial, Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Flame and the Flower opened the door to what is considered the modern romance genre.... (read more)

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An Echo in the Bone
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon
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At last! The seventh book in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander saga is here! I could hardly wait to get my hands on it — and I was not disappointed. While Claire and Jamie are caught up in the American Revolution, their daughter Brianna has settled back... (read more)

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Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
by Laura Esquivel
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A love story wrapped in divine Mexican dishes with just enough charm, magic, and romance to make it a one-of-a-kind fairy tale. Esquivel's writing is so lyrical and animated you can smell the sausages on the grill and feel the overwhelming emotions of... (read more)

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