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The Curse Workers

2021
This magical bind-up includes: White Cat, Red Glove, and Black Heart.

City of spells

2021
As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they will go--and how much they are willing to sacrifice--to win.

The king of confidence

a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch
2020
"In 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. He persuaded hundreds to follow him to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. He controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, practiced plural marriages, and established a pirate colony where he perpetrated thefts, corruption and frauds of all kinds. His assassination made front-page news across the country. Harvey tells Strang's . . . forgotten story, an account of one of the country's . . . con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive"--OCLC.

Drift & dagger

As a boy in the late nineteenth century, Mal's only friend was Essie, daughter of the Roe witch, and it was she who discovered that he is a "blank," not affected by magic, setting him on a career as a con artist, traveling the globe in search of a legendary magical dagger that can steal a witch's power.

Into the crooked place

2019
"A group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city"--Provided by publisher.
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The unquiet

2012
Private detective Charlie Parker is asked to investigate the disappearance of psychiatrist Daniel Clay, but at the same time he tries to protect the doctor's daughter from a predator intent on seeking his own revenge.

The bookshop girl

2018
Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England, but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret.

What could be saved

a novel
A Washington D.C. artist named Laura returns to Thailand to search for her brother Philip who disappeared more than forty years ago when her family was stationed there during the Vietnam War. After bringing a man home, Laura and her sister Bea try to figure out if he's really their brother and how to deliver the news to their mother who has dementia.

Space shuttle scam

2020
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose head to Florida where they uncover a scam at a local space memorabilia attraction.
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The emperor's new clothes

an interactive fairy tale adventure
A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as a sheriff in the Old West, an advisor on the moon, or the friend of a wealthy but shallow trendsetter in a modern version of the classic fairy tale. Includes a history of The Emperor's New Clothes.

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