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CainsvilleSeries
series21 books2011
Urban fantasy, mysterious in tone, about family secrets, set in contemporary and north america.
“After learning that she is the daughter of accused serial killers Todd and Pamela Larsen, privileged 24-year-old Olivia Taylor ends up in the small town of Cainsville, Illinois, to prove her birthparents' innocence.”
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Start with Omens →
Faerie TaleNovel
Raymond E. Feiststandalone novel1988
Fantasy and thriller & suspense, eerie in tone.
Alchemy of SecretsSeries
series1 book2025
Fantasy, about magical artifacts, set in big city.
“Pulled into a hidden magical Los Angeles alongside a stranger who claims her missing sister sent him to protect her, Holland has to work out who is lying to her before the clock runs out.”
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Start with Alchemy of Secrets →
The Santaroga BarrierNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1968
Science fiction, eerie in tone.
“Santaroga seemed to be nothing more than a prosperous farm community.”
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The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
Fantasy, about curses, set in our world.
“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
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Start with White Cat →
BirthrightNovel
Nora Robertsstandalone novel2003
Romance, about enemies to lovers and murder investigation.
“When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance.”
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