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The ballad of never after

"After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. But when a terrifying new curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. To break the curse, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she's not sure she can"--Provided by publisher.

A thousand steps into night

"When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within"--Publisher.

Viva Lola Espinoza!

Book smart teen Lola's summer plans are derailed when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico City and learns a family secret that changes her life forever. With the help of two new friends, Lola sets out to break a family curse and learns more about herself than she ever thought possible.

A kiss in time

Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a three-hundred-year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.

Splintered magic

At the turn of the twenty-first century, New York City twins Tai and Trey are approaching their sixteenth birthday and trying to respectively focus on their photography and classical music careers. Unfortunately, their magical abilities and their family's curse, which led to their mother's disappearance ten years ago, make it hard to be normal teens. When the twins discover they're being followed by nefarious villains and Tai discovers a clue to their mother's disappearance, the pair embark on a race to find her and to undo the curse before their magic-using enemies can stop them.

Fractured path

In 1960s San Francisco, aspiring artist Blake feels like she could finally find a place to belong, but her gender and multiracial heritage makes it next to impossible to land an internship that could put her on the map. To make matters worse, her family has been plagued with bad luck for centuries, and Blake soon starts to have ominous visions. When her aunt and uncle tell her about a long-last family heirloom, a legendary mirror, that could break the curse on her family, Blake embarks on a dangerous mission to find it.

The hundredth voice

Uriel Driscoll and his family all have superb singing voices, but they are cursed to lose their gifts at the height of their success, so when he is invited to the exclusive Aisling Academy, Uriel finds the curse is the least of his problems.

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The hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Watson set out to solve the mystery of the mysterious and terrifying beast which is lurking on the desolate moor.

The song of the swan

Olga, an orphan and thief, seeks to steal a valuable jewel from a secluded castle, but as she uncovers dark secrets and enigmatic enchantments, she finds herself torn between her ambitions, loyalty to her partner Pavel, and the truth behind the enchanted swans.

A court of thorns and roses

"Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a firey passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever"--.

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