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An Urban Story of a Dark Collection Author: Tim Lebbon When Angela’s boyfriend, Vince, suddenly leaves without a word, his farewell a cryptic letter, she refuses to believe that he willingly abandoned her. As her investigation into his seemingly normal life starts to unravel an unwholesome trail, leading straight to a famous and violent crime lord, she also refuses to stop believing in Vince’s ultimate goodness. He may have lied to her about who he was and what he did, but somehow, she knows that his love was no lie. And so Angela searches and encounters a world she never knew [...]

2022-12-20T08:52:42-07:00October 30th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Book of Night

For Shadows and Cons and Love Author: Holly Black In Charlie Hall’s world magic is real, but so is the oppression of power and wealth. People can pay to have their shadows altered, to give these dark mirror images wings or horns, to bring them into their own form of quickened life and power. This gives the shadow wearer abilities and prestige. But for the lowly, the everyman and everywoman, this means that your shadow can be stolen at any time, cut away while you sleep, torn away as you are held down screaming. Without a shadow they say that [...]

2022-09-14T09:53:17-07:00September 12th, 2022|Tags: , , |

Ice Out

Of Death and Life and Revenge Author: Susan Speranza Francesca is drowning, and all she can think of is what once was: the clarity of her music, her playful daughter, her loyal dog, and the perfect love she shared with her husband, Ben. Only, Ben has left her here to drown. He has left their daughter too. He saved himself, and he didn’t even look back. As the waters close over Francesca, she thinks of love and revenge, she flashes over her life and wonders how she got here, how everything went to pieces; she strains to call out to her [...]

2022-09-14T09:48:33-07:00September 5th, 2022|Tags: |
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