A dark and enthralling story about a young woman who makes a deal with a spirit to try and gain her independence—and the twisted price she has to pay for it Ella is a 17-year-old weaver whose entire livelihood depends on her loom. She dreams of opening her own shop, but when her father died in debtor’s prison, she had to support herself by taking whatever clients she could get. In order to buy her supplies she goes into debt of her own, and when her loom breaks, Ella realizes she needs more help than a repairperson can give her. She, like everyone, has heard about the old washerwoman spirit called the Bean-Nighe who will grant any one wish—for a price. But Ella is desperate, so she asks the Bean-Nighe to fix her loom. And it works. The loom is fixed, and she creates beautiful pieces she could have never imagined before. All she has to do is feed the loom a drop of blood each time she weaves—a small price to pay for such magnificent silks. And when she brings two bolts to a rich client, she meets a mysterious young man named Callum and bargains for an invitation to his exclusive party. At that party, he's so mesmerized by her talent, he offers Ella a place to live and patronage for her art. It seems like Ella's fortune is finally turning for the better . . . until she begins to notice the loom taking more from her than she offered. As she becomes entangled in the lives of the city’s rich, swept into Callum's allure, and trapped by the Bean-Nighe’s magic, Ella must figure out a way to secure her future while she still has a future at all.

A classic slice of Southern Gothic, shot through with psychological suspense - now the basis for Sofia Coppola's highly anticipated new film (winner of Best Director at Cannes) starring Nicola Kidman, Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst. When an injured Union soldier is found in the Virginia woods as the Civil War rages, he is brought to the nearby Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies to recover. For the sheltered girls and their teachers, the arrival of the attractive John McBurney is a thrilling distraction from normal life. But before long, McBurney's presence will turn them against each other and upend all their lives - with potentially devastating consequences. Combining psychological suspense with humour and romantic drama, The Beguiled is a wildly entertaining novel of sexual tension and repression, and of rivalry, jealousy and, ultimately, vengeance.

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Newly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there's more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it's time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life. She decides she has three things to do before she can die. Find out who killed her beloved grandmother, teach her BFF the finer points of spellcasting before she blows up the world, and figure out how serious her relationship with the Adonis living in her basement really is. If it's heading in the direction she's hoping for, she can die happy. Though, admittedly, she'd rather not. Die. Happy or otherwise. None of that will matter, however, if she can't figure out how to foil the supernatural assassin who's been sent for her. Until then, it's business-and hopefully romance-as usual. Now if she can only figure out how to tame a lacuna wolf.

Lady Lillian Walford Had The Look Of Perfection Yet a fateful flaw doomed her to a life of silence. And although Anthony Harbreas, the gallant Earl of Graydon, had showered her with his attention, Lillian knew she was fit to be no man's wife. So why had the much-sought-after earl asked her to be his true-bound bride? Tricked by her brother into marriage with the lovely Lillian, Anthony was quick to realize his incredible luck. For he knew that beneath the surface of her quiet beauty, Lillian was a priceless jewel. And he was determined to convince his innocent wife of her true worth and their golden future.

Angel offered Derek Carter her body and soul, and in return, he betrayed her and she lost everything. The monster drove her away, calling her disgusting?but she wasn’t too disgusting for him to empregnate duringtheir onetimeencounter. Now Angel pays a visit to the office of the CEO of Carter Industries with a secret agenda. But she again finds herself frozen in the thrall of Derek’s charm, which is even stronger than before. She can’t let herself shy away from his beautiful golden eyes. No matter what tactics she has to use, she must seduce him and get him to protect her and her baby!

From bestselling author Dr. Rebecca Sharp comes an enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense... Dex Covington knows one calculated risk can ruin everything. His brilliance behind the screen earned him the highest security clearance in the military-but not without lasting consequences. Now, he takes comfort in logic and numbers-solving Covington Security's cyber crimes with the hopes it will ease the weight of his past. Until a new case strolls through his door with her long legs, spunky personality, and the flirty smile that's been aimed at him for months. Laura 'Jo' Benson is ready to take on her new life after a rocky past-or she was until some jerk stole her identity. The bright side? Her sassy humor was left untouched. Oh, and the man who's going to help her is the kind of nerdy-hot that makes her knees weak. Finding the thief is one thing. But when the threats start and Jo's installed as Dex's houseguest, the real battle begins. He can't afford to be beguiled by her charms-the consequences are too risky. But Jo's determined. To crack the case-and Dex's shell of solitude-she'll prove that his risk is worth the reward.