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Mistification
by Kaaron WarrenMarvo is a stage magician. His magic is real.Marvo grows up without knowing his parents, without knowing his heritage, without knowing much about life.The magicians have always been with us, since the beginning of civilisation. They fill our heads with the mist, keeping us from witnessing the stark reality of existence. But are things so bad that Marvo will bring it down on all of us, forever?Marvo begins to understand those around him, and his place in the world; he discovers that his remarkable powers can be put to good, or to evil.He only has to choose...FILE UNDER: Horror [Sleight of Hand / Find the Lady / All is Illusion / Death Rules]From the Paperback edition.
Mistification
by Kaaron WarrenThey entered the cellar and he locked the door behind them. He drew the mist to give the girl a sense of euphoria and anticipation. “There is magic here; tricks,” the girl said. “I know because I blink and things change. I feel like I can see germs in the air. It's damp. What if I catch something?” He said, “You can't catch magic. You can learn parts of it, you are born with some. Magic is not contagious, though its element is contagion. Some things can influence you long after you have stopped touching them. Some things will never stop touching you, even when they are long forgotten.” His voice was so quiet it gave her comfort.
Mistletoe & Mayhem and Santa's Sexy Secret
by Lori Wilde Cara SummersMistletoe & MayhemAll she wants for Christmas...Librarian Jodie Freemont's New Year's resolution is to get a life! Plain, predictable Jodie is going to turn into a daring, free-spirited femme fatale. And she gets her chance when rugged bounty hunter Shane Sullivan comes to town. Shane's got a reputation for always getting his man. But he doesn't stand a chance when Jodie decides to catch hers-under the mistletoe!Santa's Sexy SecretThere are a few surprises under that suit...Working undercover as a jolly department-store Santa is no holiday for Detective Sam Stevenson! He's supposed to be investigating a large-scale theft ring, but instead he's spending more time checking out his gorgeous assistant elf, Edie Preston. The cute little pixie is one giant-size distraction. And thanks to a little mistletoe, Santa Sam is suddenly hearing wedding bells instead of jingle bells!
Mistletoe Daddy and The Cowboy's Christmas Baby
by Deb Kastner Carolyne AarsenA family for ChristmasMistletoe Daddy by Deb KastnerAfter Vivian Grainger buys him at the town&’s charity bachelor auction, Nick McKenna feels obligated to help her construct her dream spa and beauty shop in time for Christmas—but the cowboy won&’t be sticking around. When he realizes Vivian is pregnant, though, everything changes. Seeing the joy she brings to everyone around her, it&’s clear to Nick that Vivian and her child are what&’s missing from his life…The Cowboy's Christmas Baby by Carolyne AarsenNo one expected Erin McCauley to arrive in Saddlebank, Montana, with a baby…and no wedding ring. Especially not Dean Moore, who cared for Erin but knew she would never go for a hard-living cowboy like him. While helping renovate Erin's new home, Dean realizes he's still in love with her—and with her beautiful daughter. But can Erin see that Dean is offering exactly what she's longing for?
Mistletoe Marriage
by Jessica HartIt could happen to you!A CHRISTMAS WISH...For Sophie Beckwith, Christmas this year means having to face the ex who dumped her and then married her sister! Only one person can help-her best friend Bram.A YULETIDE PROPOSAL...Bram used to be engaged to Sophie's sister. Now, determined to show "the lovebirds" that they've moved on, he's come up with a plan: he's proposed-to Sophie!A MISTLETOE MARRIAGE!It's crazy, but it would be only pretend...wouldn't it? Now their wedding day is here and Sophie's feelings for Bram have drastically changed. Her deepest wish now is for Bram to say "I do"-for real!
Mistletoe Not Required
by Anne Oliver'Tis the season to be daring! This Christmas Olivia Wishart is determined to throw off the shackles of her past and have fun. And nothing says fun like a glamorous Christmas party! So, wearing a brand-new red dress and some seriously high stilettos, nervously clutching a glass of champagne, she's finally ready to start living life to the max.... Olivia had thought that pre-party nerves would be the only thing to get her heart racing...until a view even more spectacular than the glow of Sydney Harbor catches her eye. The drop-dead-gorgeous man with the steely black eyes is everything Olivia has ever wanted-and this Christmas she's not going to wait meekly under the mistletoe!
Mistletoe Redemption
by Janet Tronstad Allie PleiterA small-town holidayA Dry Creek Christmas by Janet Tronstad Millie Corwin had sneaked into Dry Creek's café to leave gifts for the townspeople, not to rob them. But now that she is in the custody of one infuriatingly handsome Good Samaritan, the entire town has branded her a criminal. Brad Parker isn&’t sure what to believe. But one thing is certain. Robber or not, this stranger seems to be stealing his love-resistant heart…Bluegrass Christmas by Allie Pleiter As director of the church's Christmas pageant, Mary Thorpe is responsible for bringing the townspeople of Middleburg, Kentucky, together and reminding them of what the season is really about. But everyone is riled up over the handsome man daring to run against Middleburg's popular long-standing mayor. Mac MacCarthy wants change. Mary wants things to stay the same. Now Mac and Mary are in for one very big Christmas surprise.New York Times Bestselling Author Janet Tronstad2 Uplifting Stories A Dry Creek Christmas and Bluegrass Christmas
Mistletoe Reunion
by Anna SchmidtHis former wife is on his flight home for the holidays? Divorced dad Tom Wallace knows their young daughter is behind this "coincidence." He also knows Norah Wallace still makes his heart skip a beat. When a snowstorm strands the trio in the airport for the weekend, Tom rediscovers how truly blessed he used to be. Once they're finally in Wisconsin for Christmas, two sets of grandparents are suddenly generous with the mistletoe. One kiss leads to another. And soon the entire family has the same sweet Christmas wish.
Mistletoe and Murder
by Jenna RyanTWELVE NIGHTS AND COUNTING DOWN TO CHRISTMASEvery Christmas the threats started again. They came delivered in red greeting cards, and this year Romana was forced to take them seriously. Even if it meant turning to Jacob Knight—the sexy detective she'd always kept at arm's length. After seven years, he was bigger, stronger and more man than she was prepared for. His dark past endangered Romana—but only his arms could provide protection from the convicted killer bent on exacting revenge. And as the nights grew longer and more difficult, their passions threatened to erupt—and expose them to dangers as irresistible as they were reckless.
Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto (The Fun Factor)
by Liz FieldingLucy Bright can't believe it when she's plucked from secretarial obscurity and transformed into the pampered fiancée of a slick retail guru. But then she discovers it was all a publicity stunt! Rushing away from the media frenzy, she bumps-literally-into the arms of delicious tycoon Nathaniel Hart....Spooked by their instantaneous chemistry, Lucy flees-but Nathaniel is determined to find his barefoot beauty. Though all he has is one very expensive red designer stiletto to help him!
Mistletoe: 'The perfect read for frosty nights' HEAT
by Alison Littlewood'Alison Littlewood has a real talent for building atmosphere, loaded with the promise of things to come -hints of dread with the possibility of hope' GuardianLeah thought Maitland Farm could give her a new life - but now old ghosts are dragging her into the past.Following the tragic deaths of her husband and son, Leah is looking for a new life. Determined to bury her grief in hard work and desperate to escape Christmas and the reminders of what she has lost, she rushes through the purchase of a run-down Yorkshire farmhouse, arriving just as the snow shrouds her new home.It might look like the loveliest Christmas card, but it's soon clear it's not just the house that needs renovation: the land is in bad heart, too. As Leah sets to work, she begins to see visions of the farm's former occupants - and of the dark secrets that lie at the heart of Maitland Farm.If Leah is to have a future, she must find a way to lay both her own past and theirs to rest - but the visions are becoming disturbingly real . . .'Alison Littlewood is one of the brightest stars in the horror genre' This is Horror
Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry #5)
by Laurell K. HamiltonI am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation.My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie-trapped here with some of the realm's most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive.Now Mistral, Queen Andais's new captain of the guard, has come to my bed-defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day.If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive.From the Hardcover edition.
Mistress Of All Evil (Villains #4)
by Serena ValentinoThe tale is told as if it's happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess-a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love's first kiss. The two live happily ever after. <p><p> And yet this is only half the story. So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.
Mistress by Magick
by Laura NavarreTudor England, 1588Lady Jayne Boleyn lives in disgraced exile, far away from the scandal that destroyed her reputation. She would do anything to return-even seduce a daredevil captain and spy on enemy forces with only her barely controlled Fae powers to protect her.The Spanish dons resent pirate Lord Calyx's leading role in their impending attack on England, but his rivals would kill him outright should they ever learn he's not only half-Spanish-he's also half-human. On the lookout for spies who might unmask him, Calyx's suspicions settle on Jayne...but so do his lusts.Duty demands Jayne and Calyx be enemies, but fate has made them loyal lovers. Together, they may thwart the combined malice that threatens to alter the fate of Europe. But as a final confrontation looms, Jayne must choose between her long-cherished redemption and the precious, newly discovered secrets of her heart.Book three of The Magick Trilogy.97,000 words
Mistress for a Month
by Ann MajorAmelia Weatherbee had inherited his family's chateau, and Remy de Fournier vowed he'd buy it back...at any cost.But Amelia's price was high. She wanted the man from the tabloids-the privileged comte, the celebrity lover-to teach her the art of seduction...for one month. And Remy was only too happy to oblige. But Amelia's sweetness and her innocence struck something deep inside him. When their thirty days of passion ended, would he get more than he ever bargained for?
Mistress of Convenience
by Penny JordanSuzy Roberts has never been called a security risk before—but Colonel Lucas Soames insists she is! And to safeguard his mission,the tough security millionaire forces her to pose as his mistress!In a luxurious Italian villa she is kept under twenty-four-hour surveillance,and it isn't long before desire reaches boiling point. Now Lucas gives himself a new set of orders: make Suzy his mistress for real!
Mistress of Deception
by Miranda LeeEscape from obsession!Ebony is an Australian supermodel. She is also Alan Carstairs's ward. Once they were close, but now it is no secret in Sydney's glamorous fashion world that Ebony and Alan are openly hostile toward each other.Why?What nobody knows is that Ebony and Alan are caught up in an obsession for each other. However, both can no longer bear the pain of their all-consuming passion, and each has a plan to break free. Ebony intends to leave Alan, while he is determined to make her pay for those years of tortured desire.But sometimes a bitter end leads to a new beginning...and where there is hatred, there can be love....By the author of HEARTS OF FIRE.
Mistress of Dragons (Dragonvarld #1)
by Margaret WeisThis starts out as the usual fairytale/fantasy including warrior women, a king and kingdom threatened by a dragon and a young girl about to become the new Mistress upon the death of the old one. No one is what he or she seems. Good character development of both dragons and humans. The first in what is certain to be a fascinating series.
Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood #1)
by K. M. EnrightA villainous, bloodthirsty heroine finds herself plunged into the dangerous world of power, politics and murder in the court of the vampire king in this dark romantic fantasy debut. Fate is a cruel mistress. The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeC laire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge. Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king. Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Blood Worker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul.Fans of From Blood and Ash and Kingdom of the Wicked will devour this decadent, bloodthirsty debut.
Mistress of Madderlea
by Mary NicholsHow could she put things right without a scandal?Miss Sophie Roswell wanted to marry. But as she was an heiress, surely her money would attract the wrong kind of man? Her ingenious solution-to switch places with her cousin Charlotte for the Season! When she met Richard, Viscount Braybrooke, she knew she'd made a terrible mistake. Although he was looking for a wife, he had to fulfill his duty as heir to a dukedom. And Sophie was now apparently ineligible....
Mistress of Mistresses
by E. R. EddisonEdward Lessingham of England is dead, the last chapter of his extraordinary life written.Edward Lessingham of Zimiamvia is alive: now Lord Lessingham, cousin to the villainous Vicar of Rerek, scourge of King Mezentius in that fabled land. But the king is dead and his passing has left a dangerous power vacuum and the fate of the three kingdoms in the balance. Lord Lessingham makes valiant attempts to bring peace to the land but is stalled by the vicar's treachery and the strange ties that bind him to his cousin. Ties that may yet lead to bloody conflict in the three kingdoms . . .
Mistress of Mistresses (Zimiamvia Ser. #1)
by E. R. EddisonEdward Lessingham of England is dead, the last chapter of his extraordinary life written.Edward Lessingham of Zimiamvia is alive: now Lord Lessingham, cousin to the villainous Vicar of Rerek, scourge of King Mezentius in that fabled land. But the king is dead and his passing has left a dangerous power vacuum and the fate of the three kingdoms in the balance. Lord Lessingham makes valiant attempts to bring peace to the land but is stalled by the vicar's treachery and the strange ties that bind him to his cousin. Ties that may yet lead to bloody conflict in the three kingdoms . . .
Mistress of the Empire
by Raymond E. Feist Janny WurtsThe world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.Besieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known. The fearsome Black Robes see Mara as the ultimate threat to their ancient power. In search of allies who will join her against them, Mara must travel beyond civilization's borders and even into the hives of the alien cho-ja. As those near and dear to her fall victim to many enemies, Mara cries out for vengeance. Drawing on all of her courage and guile she prepares to fight her greatest battle of all--for her life, her home, and the Empire itself.
Mistress of the Empire (Empire Trilogy #3)
by Raymond E. Feist Janny WurtsThe world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.
Mistress of the Night (Forgotten Realms: Priests #2)
by Dave Gross Don BassingthwaiteSecond in a series of stand-alone adventures about the clerics of the Forgotten Realms world.Mistress of the Night is the second title in this Forgotten Realms novel series that focuses specifically on priests, the popular D&D iconic class also known as clerics. Each title chronicles priests loyal to a different deity in the Forgotten Realms pantheon. Like the preceding series The Rogues, each novel in The Priests series is written as a stand-alone adventure, allowing new readers an easy entry point into the Forgotten Realms world.