Nancy Allen
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
A steampunk Sleeping Beauty story from the author of Beauty and the Clockwork Beast.
Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed. Literally. Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a death-like sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours. To make it worse, the curse has an expiration date—after a year, it becomes permanent. And the year is almost up.
In a desperate attempt to find Malette—the witch who cursed her—Isla
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Language
English
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Description
"Dr. Isla Cooper must travel to Port Lucy in Jamaica to locate the witch that placed a spell on her--one that puts her into a death-like sleep every night--before the spell becomes permanent"--
A steampunk Sleeping Beauty story from the author of Beauty and the Clockwork Beast. Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed. Literally. Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a death-like sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours. To make it...
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Hazel Hughes believes there is nothing remarkable about her, not even her strange ability to heal the sick and injured. Her employer, Doctor Sam MacInnes recognizes her special talent, but because of the difference in their social status, he can't tell her how much he admires her. When a mysterious count arrives in London and reveals to Hazel the existence a twin sister, she agrees to accompany him to the wilds of Romania, where she learns that
...Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Detective-Inspector Oliver Reed is assigned to guard social activist Emme O'Shea on her trip to Scotland where she will speak at an important summit on Shifter rights, but getting her there safely will be a challenge-especially when the two of them realize they might be falling in love with each other"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Hazel Hughes finds romance and danger as she travels to Romania with her employer, Dr. Sam MacInnes, and her uncle, Count Petrescu, in an attempt to save her twin sister, who is slowly going mad inside the Coppergate Tower. Hazel and Sam must fight their way past vampires, clockwork beasts, and their own insecurities as they try to reach her sister in the impenetrable tower before time runs out.
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee pourquoi folktale. The earth was cold and dark but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic who offers relationship advice to individuals who place "lonely hearts" ads in The Marriage Gazette. She is swept up in mystery, intrigue, and romance when a handsome detective requests her help to catch a killer whomay be using the newspaper to find his next victim"--
"A romance develops as a detective partners with a lonely-hearts columnist to solve a murder mystery. London, 1885 Amelie Hampton is a hopeless...
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Photographer Eva Caldwell and Detective Nathan Winston fall in love while working together to capture a criminal at Nathan's mother's summer matchmaking party"--
"Seaside, England, 1886: Eva Caldwell is an accomplished and well-known photographer who often works with the local constabulary to assist in documenting crime scenes, which means she also often works alongside the handsome and charming detective, NathanWinston. She appreciates his intellect...
11) The #1 lawyer
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
''Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi's #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity. Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory, his wife is scandalously killed. He spirals into a legal and personal losing streak, damaging his reputation and ruining his career. That's when Penney makes a bold decision....
13) RoboCop
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Set in Detroit in the near future, this story concerns a cop who dies in the line of duty and is transformed into an ultrasophisticated cybord by the corporation who now runs the police department. The "perfect" cop, however still seeks revenge on his enemies.
14) Carrie
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A high school misfit with no confidence, no friends, and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. When her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her special gift, causes allhell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone!
15) Carrie
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
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Description
Classic Stephen King thriller about a rejected high school girl. When she is humiliated at the prom, she takes revenge on the entire class.
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go. Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie, a tortured high-school...
16) Blow out
Series
Criterion collection volume 562
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
Jack is a movie sound effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally, a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, this is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on...