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Blood of Silver
by Allie Nguyen
Linh's mother was just buried this morning. At the funeral, Linh is visited by a strange boy who hints at secrets to her mother's past. Desperate to learn more, Linh is thrust into another world – Ebrirene, a realm governed by ancient magics – where the mysterious boy, Elior, happens to be Crown Prince. Here, Linh learns that the kingdom is under attack by vicious demons who threaten to break free from a portal her mother sealed years ago, and the Crown believes Linh possesses the power to seal it once more. But not everyone in Ebrirene wishes Linh well. Someone enters Linh in a deadly Tournament against her will, and a mysterious Captain, leader of the mage hunters, is determined to seek her out. Now Linh must fight for her own survival or surrender to the monsters that might be closer to her than she thinks.
Dark Fantasy, Romance, Magic, Rivals to Lovers
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Devil's Advocate: The Anti-Divine Comedy
by Amanda DeWitt
Devil went down to Georgia—and started a media conglomerate. Ada Faust's dad isn't just kind of an asshole, he's the Devil himself, and he's been bringing about the end of days for millennia. But even the Devil must adapt to thrive, and nothing will look better than if oil-executive-turned-politician Nelson Campbell wins the US Presidency. In fact, the world will get so apocalyptically bad that the Devil can retire and appoint one of his heirs to take over as Antichrist. Ada doesn't want the end of days, but there can only be one Antichrist, and she wants one of her half-siblings to have the job even less. So, Ada gets an internship with Senator Perry Harlow, the competition, to sabotage him from within. It's genius. Except for Hasan Attar, goody-goody half-angel who is one of Harlow's interns. Hasan knows that Ada is up to something, so Ada lies and convinces him they're on the same side. But the more Ada works with Hasan, the more she realizes it feels good to do the right thing, even for the wrong reasons. With the campaigns heating up, Ada has to make a decision: You can be a good daughter or a good person, but with a dad like hers, you can't be both.
Contemporary, Paranormal, Dark Comedy, LGBTQ+
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Reap & Sow (Spanish Edition with Sprayed Edges)
by Charlotte B. Plumb
The penniless in Blackbridge have only two choices: Sell the body or sell the soul. And thanks to Eda Shaw, business is booming. Indentured to a capricious demon known as Mr. Night, Eda and her brothers arrange illicit Pacts on his behalf, luring the city's most desperate into trading years of their lives for their deepest desires. When a Pact goes awry and her brothers are arrested, Eda realizes she’ll need an infernal ally of her own: Kit'rath, an infuriating demon with a curious penchant for humanity and the only being in Blackbridge that Mr. Night seems to fear. As they race to rescue her family and save the city from ruin, an undeniable connection sparks between mortal and demon. But Kit's help doesn’t come cheap...
Gothic Fantasy, Romance, Demons & Magic, Family
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The Drowning Game
by Dusti Bowling
It’s the late 1990s, and Christian is content with his summer plans to work and hang out, when he gets a phone call from his best friend that will change his life forever. James invites Christian to Arizona for a whitewater rafting trip, even though he knows Christian is terrified of water. But James is persuasive, and Christian relents. In Salt River Canyon, the heat is scorching, and so is James’s pretty girlfriend, Freya. However, something seems off between the couple. When James and the others disappear in the second raft, Christian and Freya are left to face the rapids alone. Disaster strikes when Freya falls into the river, and Christian is frozen with fear.
One year later, Christian is still wracked with guilt over Freya’s death. Now, he’s a freshman at Arizona State University, and he thinks he sees Freya on campus. It can’t be her. They found her body—Didn’t they? Christian follows Madison, the girl who looks like Freya, everywhere. He was certain Freya had died, but now he’s certain Madison is Freya. Will he ever find out what’s real? Or will his obsession be his downfall?
Mystery Thriller, Friendship
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I Hope This Doesn't Find You
by Ann Liang
Sadie Wen is perfect: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It’s not easy, but she keeps her model-student smile plastered on her face, while channelling all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never send them of course, but it's a relief to let loose. All her most vehemently worded emails are directed at Julius Gong, whose arrogance and competitive streak have irked Sadie since they were kids. Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her emails, because nobody will ever read them... until they're accidentally sent out.
Overnight, Sadie’s carefully crafted, conflict-free life is turned upside down. It's her worst nightmare. Now everyone at school knows what she really thinks of them, and they're not afraid to tell her what they really think of her either. But amidst the chaos, there's one person growing to appreciate the "real" Sadie: Julius, the only boy she's sworn to hate...
Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers, High School
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Sincerely, Your Murderer
by Ravena Guron
Kay left her sleepy hometown after the devastating death of her friend, Ivy. But when her parents go on holiday without her, Kay is forced to come back to stay with her cousin. And her return comes with a bang. Because when Kay arrives, it's to find an anonymous letter on her bed. The letter tells her that there will be a thrill on Tuesday, a wreckage on Wednesday, treachery on Thursday, a fire on Friday, sabotage on Saturday, a stabbing on Sunday, and her murder on Monday. And if Kay can't figure out who is behind the threats, the worst day of the week is about to get deadly...
Contemporary, Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery
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It's Only Dancing
by Jasmine Guillory
It's the summer before her senior year and Kitty wants to intern for an important organization, or doing something impressive. Instead, she's spending a month with her family at a camp on the coast of California. When she stumbles across a staff party on the first night, she's jealous of their joyful, uninhibited dancing. She hasn't danced like that for two years, when the insults forced her to quit ballet, which she once loved more than anything. When she and a hip hop dance instructor named Jordan start to fall in love, she realizes that getting too close to a handsome and magnetic employee could tarnish her good girl reputation. As Kitty begins sneaking around and lying to her parents, she'll have to ask herself what she is willing to risk in order to finally feel free? And is it possible her love for Jordan could reignite her love for dance?
Contemporary Romance, Retellings, Dance & Music
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Light Up My Life: A Holiday Novel
by Kasie West
For as long as Jasmine Costa can remember, her family has had a sworn enemy: the Moreno family, who live next door. Jasmine especially can't stand the son, Ryan, who acts like he's so much better than her.This Christmas, the rivalry heats up when their small town holds a contest for best-decorated house. Jasmine is determined to win. But then she and Ryan unexpectedly get thrown together at a holiday party...and discover that they have undeniable chemistry. Uh-oh.As a secret romance blossoms, Jasmine will have to make a choice. Can she stay loyal to her loved ones while falling for the one boy who's off-limits?
Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Holiday Fiction
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The Murder Party
by Cindy R. X. He
When June Chan's older sister Lily is stabbed to death at a secret party in front of a dozen people, June learns about the exclusive murder mystery club Lily was in, and the themed games that members played. The police rule Lily's death an accident caused by a malfunctioning prop knife and close the case. The school warns all the members and shuts Murder Club down. Everyone seems fine to move on, except June. Determined to find out more about the Club, its members, and what happened that night, she dives into the personal lives of everyone who witnessed Lily's death. As June begins to uncover secrets the club would prefer to remain hidden, it becomes clear Lily's death wasn't an accident. June realizes that the only way she can find out what happened is to revive Murder Club and set a trap. To catch a killer, she will have to host the deadliest Murder Night of all…
Mystery Thriller, Murder Mystery, Romance
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The Museum of Modern Love
by Mariko Turk
Tonight, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art—somewhere between the hours of 8 PM and 5 AM—Auden Peck will fall in love with Miki Kawamura. That’s Miki’s plan, anyway. And the plan is destiny. See, Miki’s grandparents fell in love after accidentally being locked in the Met overnight in 1965. And now, after too many almost-confessions, hopeless romantic Miki will finally tell her best friend Auden that she loves him by retracing the path through the museum that her grandparents took that fateful night. But destiny has other plans. For it’s not Auden who joins Miki on her midnight tour, but Lou McSweeney—the world’s most jaded cynic. How can she possibly confess her feelings for Auden when she’s stuck sparring with this arrogant jerk? And is it possible that her original plan was not destiny’s true course after all?
Contemporary Romance, Comedy, Second Chance Romance
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Nightcurse
by Emma Hinds
Emrys Swift is so dead. One hundred and fifty seven years worth of dead, to be exact. He’s a Revenant, nightcursed, destined to be stuck being seventeen forever. Hidden away, he spends his infinite days as an undead librarian of witchlore at the NeverEnd library, until a new Revenant arrives and magical artifacts start going missing, jeopardizing his beloved home.
Emrys’s mortal enemy and shapeshifter Aubrey Vale is determined to solve the mystery with Emrys’s help. Suddenly Emrys and Aubrey are magically bonded together on a quest into the dark world of night-kin. But as Emyrs and Aubrey interrogate ghosts and face drowning by mermaids, deathly creatures aren’t the only spectres haunting them. With the ghoulish Night Hunt chasing them, can they outrun the secrets of Emrys’ death and Aubrey’s life? And if they can save NeverEnd’s future, can they have a future together?
Paranormal Romance, Dark Academia, LGBTQ+
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Radio Free Texas
by Libba Bray
Bowie is a little bit lost in his small Texas town. As he starts his senior year, the only thing he's pretty sure of is that he has a crush on Comet Jensen, a girl who's such a firecracker that she actually sets a firecracker off on the first day of school.Since Comet's one wrong move away from getting expelled, Bowie steps in and takes the blame for the firecracker stunt. His punishment? Community service at a local radio station run by an anti-social, anti-establishment anti-hero named Marlon. Suddenly Bowie finds he not only has something to do, but he also has something to say. And, possibly, a future with Comet.
Romance, Music, Social Commentary
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Spellwright
by Heather Kassner
No one is allowed past the gargoyles guarding the doors of Thistledown Library. Spellwright Fia Ives should know. For months she’s hoped to be admitted inside to find a magic powerful enough to locate her late mother’s spellbook. One midnight, she finally breaks in, only to discover three mysterious figures searching the forbidden stacks. When the library announces the theft of a dangerous grimoire, suspicion falls on Fia. The only way to clear her name is to root out the thieves. However, solving a magical theft isn’t easy while running her inherited spellshop alone. So Fia hires the first person who applies to help: Penbrook Madbury. Fia isn’t sure she can trust him with her reckless plan, but there’s something about the secretive magician that tempts her to try. As a strange magic curls through town, Fia must risk her own heart to unravel a string of curses before they claim both her and Penbrook. And if some of those curses require kisses to break them, well, that’s just the whimsy of magic.
Cozy Fantasy, Romance, Magical Academia
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Scorpion Deep
by Cg Drews
The only thing Jonathan Covey wants from the gloomy, moldering isle of Kelcarrow is to leave it. Summer is ending and his friends are looking forward to college on the mainland, unaware that Jonathan was not accepted to join them. He'll be left behind with nothing but the ocean's haunts and a rising dread of being abandoned. In an act of desperation, Jonathan pays a tithe to Scorpion Deep, an eldritch sea god who many of the locals have dismissed as myth. He wants to forget the past, he wants to follow his friends, and most of all he wants to finally escape. To his shock and horror, the ritual works—Scorpion Deep awakens. And Jonathan can't help but feel drawn toward the ageless entity that seems just as mutually obsessed with him. As scales start growing down his spine and Scorpion Deep's adoration of him turns bloody, Jonathan realizes the only way to end the nightmare is to destroy the monster. But once a god has awoken, the only way to be free is to pay a price of blood.
Gothic Romance, Horror, Monsters & Magic, LGBTQ+
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The Sixth Faction
by Veronica Roth
Beatrice Prior stands on the brink of a decision every person in her world must make: five factions, five futures, five lives.
She has a plan: she's going to make the bravest choice, and leave Abnegation behind to join Dauntless, even though it means leaving her family behind. But when tragedy strikes at her Choosing Ceremony, everything changes—her world, her plans, even Beatrice herself.
Her ensuing decision thrusts her into the crosshairs of an underground rebellion, and into the path of a boy with secrets as dangerous as her own—a boy with only a number for a name.
Dystopia, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Romance, Fight the System
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See more at the Grimsby Public Library! 18 Carnegie Ln., Grimsby, ON. L3M 1Y1 905-945-5142 |
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