The Curse That Binds Us

The Curse That Binds Us
Author: Katie Hayoz
Publisher: Zoyah/Jff Publishing
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9782970151135

Some curses can't be outrun. The secret to Redd's past is locked away in a 400-year-old box that mysteriously appears every year on her birthday. For her entire life, her mother has kept them running from whatever lurks inside it. But Redd's had enough of not knowing who she is. So when the box shows up where only she can find it, she opens it...and awakens a link to the evil her mother fought to keep dormant. John lives in an old-fashioned village, a place of exquisite beauty and abundance. But such splendor demands that the villagers commit unspeakable acts. When the link with Redd is unlocked, the village council believes they have a solution to simplify their darkest task. John is sent to find the one girl who could possibly save them...if she makes the ultimate sacrifice. Eleanor sets off from England to America in 1587, pregnant and desperate to leave her ties with the devil behind. But when the captain of the ship refuses to take her and the other settlers further than Roanoke Island, what should be the beginning of a better life turns into a horrendous struggle to survive. Eleanor's desire to see her daughter live at any cost will curse her and everyone around her for centuries to come... Redd, John, and Eleanor's stories meld together in a mashup of dark, urban, and historical fantasy, delving into the nuances of good and evil, the price of loyalty, and the extremes we will go to for those we love.


The Gifts That Bind Us

The Gifts That Bind Us
Author: Caroline O’Donoghue
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1536226971

Magic-sensitive Maeve and her friends face off against an insidious threat to their school and their city in this spellbinding sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts. It’s senior year, and Maeve and her friends are practicing and strengthening their mystical powers, while Maeve’s new relationship with Roe is exhilarating. But as Roe’s rock star dreams start to take shape, and Fiona and Lily make plans for faraway colleges, Maeve, who struggles in school, worries about life without them—will she be selling incense here in Kilbeg, Ireland, until she’s fifty? Alarm bells sound for the coven when the Children of Brigid, a right-wing religious organization, quickly gains influence throughout the city—and when its charismatic front man starts visiting Maeve in her dreams. When Maeve’s power starts to wane, the friends realize that all the local magic is being drained—or rather, stolen. With lines increasingly blurred between friend and foe, the supernatural and the psychological, Maeve and the others must band together to protect the place, and the people, they love. A thrilling sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts.


The Assassin's Curse

The Assassin's Curse
Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1908844027

Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her. And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be. From the Trade Paperback edition.


Untethered

Untethered
Author: Hayley Katzen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1920727450

When South African Jewish academic Hayley Katzen moves to a remote Australian cattle property to live with her farmer girlfriend, she hopes, at last, to find home. But this is no happy-ever-after tree change. Lecture halls, law reform and the arts are replaced with castrating calves, shovelling manure, fire-fighting and anti-gas blockades. In a place that attracts people who live by their own rules, Hayley must confront her limitations and preconceptions to forge her own identity. Set in the unpredictable beauty of the Australian landscape, and told with Hayley Katzen’s compelling candour and rigour, Untethered charts one migrant’s search for home. Part love story and part off-the-grid adventure, Untethered is a powerful reminder that home can be found in many forms – in love, in family and friends, in ideologies and political movements, in landscapes and communities, and ultimately, in ourselves.


Death (The Four Horsemen Book 4)

Death (The Four Horsemen Book 4)
Author: Laura Thalassa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Death
ISBN: 9781942662303

As the last horseman carries out his mission to wipe out humanity, he meets the one woman who is immune to his abilities in this long-awaited enemies-to-lovers romance.


The Unearthly

The Unearthly
Author: Laura Thalassa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Boarding schools
ISBN: 9780989206426

"The first time I was declared dead, I lost my past. The second time, I lost my humanity. Now I'm being hunted, and if I die again, my soul is up for forfeit." After enrolling in Peel Academy, an elite supernatural boarding school on the British Isles, the last of the sirens, Gabrielle Fiori, only wants to fit in. Instead, the elixir meant to awaken her supernatural abilities kills her. When Gabrielle wakes up in the morgue twelve hours later, something wicked is awakened in her, something even the supernatural community has never seen before. Now the only person who can help her is Andre de Leon, the community's infamous bad boy and the king of vampires. Yet even his help can't prevent the repeated attempts on Gabrielle's life. Someone is after her, and they will stop at nothing to end her short existence. Only Gabrielle cannot let that happen now that her soul hangs in the balance, because she may have met the devil. And he wants her. Bad.


A Curse of Roses

A Curse of Roses
Author: Diana Pinguicha
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1682815102

Based on Portuguese legend, this #OwnVoices historical fantasy is an epic tale of mystery, magic, and making the impossible choice between love and duty... With just one touch, bread turns into roses. With just one bite, cheese turns into lilies. There’s a famine plaguing the land, and Princess Yzabel is wasting food simply by trying to eat. Before she can even swallow, her magic—her curse—has turned her meal into a bouquet. She’s on the verge of starving, which only reminds her that the people of Portugal have been enduring the same pain for years. If only it were possible to reverse her magic. Then she could turn flowers into food. Fatyan, a beautiful Enchanted Moura, is the only one who can help. But she is trapped by magical binds. She can teach Yzabel how to control her curse—if Yzabel sets her free with a kiss. As the King of Portugal’s betrothed, Yzabel would be committing treason, but what good is a king if his country has starved to death? With just one kiss, Fatyan is set free. And with just one kiss, Yzabel is yearning for more. She’d sought out Fatyan to help her save the people. Now, loving her could mean Yzabel’s destruction. A Curse of Roses includes themes, imagery, and content that might be triggering for some readers. Discussions of religious-based self harm, religious-based eating disorders, and religious-based internalized homophobia appear throughout the novel.


The Winner's Curse

The Winner's Curse
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1408858215

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE HEART-STOPPING WINNER'S TRILOGY: an irresistible story of forbidden romance and class warfare 'Every line in The Winner's Curse is beautifully written. The story is masterfully plotted. The characters' dilemmas fascinated me and tore at my heart... I loved it. I want more.' Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling Realm books Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for him is much higher than she ever could have imagined. The first novel in a stunning trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly – and everything is at stake.


Cursed by Night

Cursed by Night
Author: Jada Storm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2018-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781948108232

My name is Ace Bissett, and I'm a paranormal detective that doesn't believe in magic. Or at least, I didn't before I met them. The day I inherited my aunt's old house, everything changed. One moment, I was convinced that magic was a hoax. The next, I'm surrounded by four winged, fanged, ridiculously hot guys who are definitely nothuman, and who insist that I'm the only one who can break the curse that binds them to the night. I know I should run far, far away from this hot mess, but there's a connection between us I can't deny. I'm seeing things I can't explain, feeling things that don't make sense. The detective in me has never been able to resist a mystery, and this one is just begging me to dig in. But all that will have to wait, because there's a new threat stalking my city. One with a taste for blood and bone, unable to be killed or captured by normal human means. It's a good thing I've got four new roommates to help me hunt them down. But even if I didn't, I'd figure out a way. Because I never give up. I never give in. And I always protect what's mine. Don't miss this delicious new reverse harem series. Scroll up and grab your copy today!