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The Fall of the Misanthrope: I bitch, therefore I am By Louise Wise 5 out of 5 Synopsis Valerie Anthrope is a cut-throat business woman and happy being alone. She answers to no-one. She's The Boss. But enter Ellen in the guise of her fairy godmother wanting to make the world rosy and smelling of marshmallow. How can Valerie cope with this burst of sunshine? It gets worse, Ellen has a nephew who's equally chirpy, but he thinks it's Valerie taking advantage of Ellen and sets out to take her down a peg or two! Review Valerie Anthrope is content with her life. It's logical, and ordered, and has no soft edges. She doesn't need her time wasted with friendships, she'd much rather spend it improving her business. Long time do-gooder Ellen Semple has decided to be Val's self-appointed fairy godmother and make her life better; with a little help from Lex, Ellen's nephew, who just so happens to be the most eligible bachelor around. Ok, so the prologue ...

Water (Akasha #1) By Terra Harmony 1 out of 5 Synopsis *Mature Content* Elemental powers in the palm of her hand...and it won't be enough to save her. When Kaitlyn Alder is involuntarily introduced to a life of magic, she becomes part of an organization hell-bent on saving the Earth. Just as her new-found life holds promises of purpose, romance, and friendship, the organization divides and a rogue member holds Kaitlyn hostage. Now one of the most terrifying men the human race has to offer stands between her and Earth's survival. Review *Spoilers* Kaitlyn is just your average, troubled young woman. After losing her parents, she's never stayed put in one place, never felt the need to connect with people. Then after an avalanche, she regains consciousness on an island where she is to learn the truth about all those little coincidences that niggle away at her. Like the fact that wherever she goes, natural disasters follow - could it really be here causing them? I...

Spell Struck By Nicole J. Fawcett 4 out of 5 Synopsis Rhiannon Grey is a detective in a hectic police headquarters. She’s also a witch, in a society that’s learned not to think too highly of the supernatural, and her boss is a two thousand-year-old vampire. Rian has discovered the hard way that trouble is always just around the corner. This time, trouble is called Griffin King, a fifteen year old runaway whose strangled corpse is found floating in the river. He’s not the first street-kid to vanish recently, or to turn up later, very dead. When Rian starts to suspect he was a witch, too, and that his magic led to his death, her investigation turns into a personal crusade.  No one seems terribly concerned about the fate of a few disappeared urchins, though. And when a series of brutal murders starts panicked speculation about a nest of vampires, Rian’s boss has other things on his mind. But Rian won’t be distracted. Not by bureaucracy, not by murder, and certainly not by he...