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Eternal Life asks what immortality costs when love, grief, and family keep multiplying across centuries.
Eternal Life
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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Eternal Life asks what immortality costs when love, grief, and family keep multiplying across centuries. Rachel has lived for 2,000 years after making a spiritual bargain in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, surviving marriages, children, loss, and the one man who refuses to let her go. This literary novel blends speculative premise with generational drama, faith, mortality, and the ache of wanting an ending.
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A New York Times Notable Book
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
What would it really mean to live forever?
Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles—widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son—are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, she's tried everything to free herself, and only one other person in the world understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever.
But as the twenty-first century begins and her children and grandchildren—consumed with immortality in their own ways, from the frontiers of digital currency to genetic engineering—develop new technologies that could change her fate and theirs, Rachel knows she must find a way out.
Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive.
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In a seaside town shaped by memory, rumor can spread as fast as blight.
The Sparrow Sisters
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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In a seaside town shaped by memory, rumor can spread as fast as blight. The Sparrow Sisters follows three women whose quiet, plant-laced lives are thrown into turmoil when fear, grief, and buried suspicion turn their community against them. This magical realism novel blends small-town tension, sisterhood, and a modern witch-hunt atmosphere with a romantic thread and a strong sense of place.
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Suspicion and rumor threaten the future for three unique sisters in a seaside town in this "haunting, magical, modern-day fairytale" (Sarah Addison Allen).
"If you're looking for a read a la Elin Hilderbrand with a touch of magic, look no further than The Sparrow Sisters, Ellen Herrick's wicked and romantic debut." —Sarah Jio, New York Times and USA Today–bestselling author
The Sparrow Sisters are as tightly woven into the New England seaside town of Granite Point as the wild sweet peas that climb the stone walls along the harbor. Sorrel, Nettie and Patience are as colorful as the beach plums on the dunes and as mysterious as the fog that rolls into town at dusk.
When a new doctor settles into Granite Point, he brings with him a mystery so compelling that town healer Patience is drawn to love him even as she struggles to mend him. But her herbs and tinctures are believed to be implicated in a local tragedy, Granite Point is consumed by a long-buried fear—and its three-hundred-year-old history resurfaces as a modern-day witch hunt threatens. The plants and flowers, fruit trees, and high hedges begin to wither and die, and the entire town begins to fail: fishermen return to the harbor empty-handed, and blight descends on the old elms that line the lanes.
It seems as if Patience and her town are lost until the women of Granite Point band together to save the Sparrows. As they gather, drawing strength from each other, will they be able to turn the tide and return life to Granite Point?
"A delightfully intriguing debut, gracefully paced and skillfully crafted. Evocative to the last page." —Susan Messner, author of Secrets of a Charmed Life
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Old bargains do not stay buried, and on Tin Mountain their cost has begun to poison the living.
The Witch of Tin Mountain
Literary Fiction · Thriller · Magical Realism · Women's Fiction
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Old bargains do not stay buried, and on Tin Mountain their cost has begun to poison the living. In The Witch of Tin Mountain, Gracelynn Doherty is pulled into a legacy of blood, folklore, and buried promises when a preacher from her grandmother’s past returns to collect what he believes he is owed. This gothic historical tale blends Appalachian atmosphere, generational dread, and supernatural menace.
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In Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil.
Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades.
1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures. Despite whispers that the women are witches, the superstitious locals still seek them out, whether to remedy arthritis or a broken heart. But when evangelist Josiah Bellflower comes to town promising miracle healing, full bellies, and prosperity, his revivals soon hold Tin Mountain in thrall—and Granny in abject fear.
Granny recognizes Josiah. Fifty years ago, in a dark and desperate moment, she made a terrible promise. Now Josiah, an enemy, has returned to collect his due.
As Granny sickens and the drought-ridden countryside falls under a curse, Gracelynn must choose: flee Tin Mountain and the only family she knows, or confront the vengeful preacher whose unholy mission is to destroy her.
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A strong pick for readers who like atmospheric fiction with time-bending twists and emotional pull.
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism · Women's Fiction
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In a small North Carolina town shadowed by family legend, June Farrow follows a trail of clues tied to her mother’s disappearance and a curse that has haunted the women in her family for generations. The Unmaking of June Farrow blends mystery, romance, and a touch of the impossible as June steps through a door that may hold the key to her past, her future, and the kind of love that changes everything. A strong pick for readers who like atmospheric fiction with time-bending twists and emotional pull.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the author of Spells for Forgetting.
“Come for the fresh twist on time travel; stay for the love story.”—Good Housekeeping
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.
It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.
After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’sdecades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.
With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.
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It fits readers who want atmospheric historical mystery, forbidden love, and ocean-soaked magic.
The Amalfi Curse
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Magical Realism
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Sea magic and buried history pull one woman into danger in The Amalfi Curse, where a search for sunken treasure along the Amalfi Coast awakens an older, darker force. As Haven investigates shipwrecks and traces the story of a woman tied to ancient sorcery, the line between history, legend, and present-day disaster begins to collapse. It fits readers who want atmospheric historical mystery, forbidden love, and ocean-soaked magic.
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“This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore.” —People
Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever…
Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.
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Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is the kind of story that wraps grief, family secrets, and small-town charm in a little bit of magic and calls it dinner.
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Magical Realism · Women's Fiction
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Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is the kind of story that wraps grief, family secrets, and small-town charm in a little bit of magic and calls it dinner. When Anna Kate returns to Alabama to bury her grandmother and settle the estate, what should have been a quick goodbye turns into something stickier, stranger, and far more heartfelt. With an inherited café, a town full of quirks, and a legendary pie tied to old wounds and hidden truths, this one serves comfort with a side of wonder.
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THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER Heather Webber's Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town Southern charm.
Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café.
It was supposed to be a quick trip to close the café and settle her grandmother’s estate, but despite her best intentions to avoid forming ties or even getting to know her father’s side of the family, Anna Kate finds herself inexplicably drawn to the quirky Southern town her mother ran away from so many years ago, and the mysterious blackbird pie everybody can’t stop talking about.
As the truth about her past slowly becomes clear, Anna Kate will need to decide if this lone blackbird will finally be able to take her broken wings and fly.
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A famous artist haunted by visions he believes are memories from a past life meets a scientist whose own nightmares may hold the missing piece.
The Memory Painter
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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A famous artist haunted by visions he believes are memories from a past life meets a scientist whose own nightmares may hold the missing piece. The Memory Painter blends romance, reincarnation, and thriller suspense as Bryan and Linz chase a mystery tied to lost research, buried history, and a dangerous enemy determined to keep the truth hidden. It is a sweeping, high-concept story that moves between love, science, and the weight of unfinished lives.
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Two dreamers discover a connection that reaches across history in this award-winning sci-fi romantic thriller: "A mind-explosion of a journey" (Refinery29).
World-famous artist Bryan Pierce never reveals the secret to his success. His paintings are all inspired by strangely vivid dreams that he believes to be memories from another life—and he hopes his art will lead him to an answer. And when he meets Linz Jacobs, a neurogenticist who recognizes a recurring childhood nightmare in one Bryan's paintings, he is convinced she holds the key.
Their meeting triggers Bryan's most powerful dream yet—visions of a team of scientists who, on the verge of discovering a cure for Alzheimer's, died in a lab explosion decades ago. As his visions intensify, Bryan and Linz start to discern a pattern. But a deadly enemy watches their every move, and he will stop at nothing to ensure that the past stays buried.
Winner of the RWA Prism Award
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A windswept hill carries the legacy of witches whose power has shaped generations.
The Women of Wild Hill
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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A windswept hill carries the legacy of witches whose power has shaped generations. In The Women of Wild Hill, three estranged descendants of a magical bloodline return to the place where their family’s gifts first took root. As buried grievances resurface and an ancient force demands their attention, the women must confront their inheritance and decide whether they will claim the power that binds them together.
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A witty, spectacular, and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy, from fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of The Change and Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books.
There are places on earth where nature’s powers gather. Girls raised there are bequeathed strange gifts. A few have powers so dark that they fear to use them. Such a place is Wild Hill, on the tip of Long Island. For centuries, the ghost of a witch murdered by colonists claimed the beautiful and fertile Wild Hill…until a young Scottish woman with strange gifts arrived. Sadie Duncan was allowed to stay.
Five generations of Sadie’s descendants called Wild Hill home, each generation more powerful than the last. Then, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, the last of the Duncans, once prophesized to be the most powerful of their kind, abandoned their ancestral home.
One of them, Brigid Laguerre moved to California and turned her dark gift into fame and fortune. Her sister, Phoebe, settled on a ranch in Texas, where women visit in secret for her tonics and cures. Phoebe’s daughter, Sybil, has become a famous chef. Seemingly powerless, Sibyl has never been told of the Duncan bloodline.
Now Brigid, Phoebe, and Sibyl have been brought to Wild Hill to discover their family legacy. The Old One, furious at the path mankind has taken, has chosen three powerful witches to turn the tide. The Duncans will fulfill their destinies—but only if they can set aside their grievances and come together as a family.
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When life unravels, even the smallest hope can feel like magic.
Your Every Wish
Literary Fiction · Romance · Magical Realism
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When life unravels, even the smallest hope can feel like magic. In Your Every Wish, two estranged half-sisters inherit a rundown trailer park in a quirky California town and find themselves hiding from financial trouble and heartbreak. As a local soothsayer offers them three wishes, buried family secrets and unexpected romance reshape their understanding of what they truly want.
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In this heartwarming and whimsical novel, two very different half-sisters discover they have one thing in common: they’re both in hot water. To get out of it, they may have to learn that life’s hidden treasures aren’t always so hidden—and that dreams can come true even when wishes don’t . . .
Scrappy, worldly Kennedy Jenkins and soft-hearted Emma Keil barely know each other, but when life throws them each a curve ball, they’re suddenly living together—in a rundown trailer park they’ve inherited from their late father, in a nowhere California town aptly called Ghost. After all, their neighbor, Madam Misty, is a soothsayer-witch, and Halloween is just around the corner.
A casino host, Kennedy is hiding out from a high roller who wrongly thinks she stole tens of thousands of dollars from him. Emma, a flat-broke advice columnist who can’t take her own advice, has lost her apartment, and her on-again, off-again, commitment phobic boyfriend, Dex, is no help. Still, she’s charmed by Ghost, its quirky residents—and the enigmatic guy who lives in trailer 510—while Kennedy is sure their father hid a fortune somewhere. She’s determined to find it—even if it means turning to Madam Misty . . .
When Madam Misty grants them three wishes, they’re clear: Kennedy wants money; Emma just wants Dex. But as the nights get chillier, and Halloween descends, a special kind of magic ensues—one that will reveal surprising truths about their father, themselves—and what they really want out of life . . .
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Returning home means confronting the magic she tried to leave behind.
The Language of Spells
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism · Women's Fiction
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Returning home means confronting the magic she tried to leave behind. In The Language of Spells, Gwen Harper inherits her great-aunt’s cottage and the mystical legacy tied to a town that once cast her out. As suppressed powers resurface, she must decide whether magic is a burden or a belonging. This cozy witch fiction blends small-town tension, self-discovery, and quiet enchantment.
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The perfect cosy witchy story to curl up with this Autumn
Gwen Harper left Pendleford thirteen years ago and hasn’t looked back. Until an inheritance throws her into the mystical world she thought she’d escaped. Confronted with her great-aunt’s legacy, Gwen must finally face up to her past.
The magic she has long tried to suppress is back with a vengeance but, gift or burden, for Gwen it always spells trouble. She has to stay – she has nowhere else to go – but how can she find her place in the town that drove her out after branding her a witch…?
Praise for Sarah Painter:
‘Sarah Painter is a talented new writer, and her debut is a charming, romantic and intriguing story, with a little touch of magic. It had me enchanted.’ - Clodagh Murphy
'This really was a fantastic debut novel… The language was also simple but elegant and meant that the story flowed seamlessly. I honestly could not put it down.' – Laura's Little Book Blog
'The plot had great twists and turns and when I thought I had the story figured out, the story would go in a different direction and surprise me. I didn’t want to put it down and the further I got into the book, the harder it was to stop reading… A wonderful debut novel and I’m looking forward to reading the next one.' – Novel Kicks
'I really do love magical fiction and I think Sarah Painter is one of the best at giving you a realistic look at magic and all that comes with it.' – Chick Lit Reviews
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A family’s magic sustains a town, but it also fixes the future of every woman born into it.
What We Sacrifice for Magic
Literary Fiction · Horror · Magical Realism · Occult Horror
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A family’s magic sustains a town, but it also fixes the future of every woman born into it. In 1968 Minnesota, Elisabeth Watry-Ridder stands at the edge of adulthood, expected to inherit her grandmother’s power, her role, and her sacrifices. As long-buried truths surface, What We Sacrifice for Magic explores generational magic, inherited obligation, and the cost of choosing a life of one’s own.
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Perfect for fans of Practical Magic and The Lager Queen of Minnesota: a coming-of-age novel following three generations of witches in the 1960s, this enchanting and heartwarming debut explores the importance of family and the delight and heartbreak of discovering who you truly are.
It’s 1968, and the Watry-Ridder family is feared and respected in equal measure. The local farmers seek out their water charms, and the teenagers, their love spells. The family’s charms and spells, passed down through generations of witches descending from the Black Forest, have long served the small town of Friedrich, Minnesota.
Eldest daughter Elisabeth has just graduated high school—she is expected to hone her supernatural abilities to take over for her grandmother, the indomitable Magda. She’s also expected to marry her high school sweetheart and live the rest of her life in Friedrich. But all she can ask is, why her? Why is her path set in stone, and what else might be out there for her?
She soon discovers that magic isn’t the only thing inherited in her family. That magic also comes with a great price—and a big family secret. The more she digs, the more questions she has, and the less she trusts the grandmother she thought she knew. Who is Elisabeth without her family? She must ultimately decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for her family, for their secrets and their magic, or risk it all to pave her own way.
Navigating the bittersweet tension between self-discovery and living up to familial expectations, What We Sacrifice for Magic is a touching look at coming into one’s own.
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Best for readers who like bookish fantasy, literary adventures, hidden libraries, and journeys through familiar fictional worlds.
The Astral Library
Literary Fiction · Magical Realism · Women's Fiction
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A #1 bestseller in Romantic Action & Adventure, The Astral Library follows Alix, a young woman from foster care who discovers a hidden library where books open doors into literary worlds, only to face an enemy threatening the refuge and everyone it protects. Best for readers who like bookish fantasy, literary adventures, hidden libraries, and journeys through familiar fictional worlds.
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From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.
Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.
The Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy—Alix, the Librarian, or the Library itself?
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