Books like Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey

When a raw power appears outside the Magicians' Guild ranks, a young untrained mage threatens both herself and the city of Imardin, forcing the guild to find and train her before disaster strikes.

A teenage girl from a New Orleans brothel embarks on a murder investigation to get into a prestigious college.

In a village surrounded by a fence that keeps the deadly Forest of Hands and Teeth at bay, Mary discovers that the truths she holds are fragile—and that the world beyond the fence may hold the key to her future.

In the glittering world of 1920s New York, the tragic death of Elizabeth Holland throws her family and friends into a web of scandal and intrigue as secrets, rivalries, and whispered rumors threaten to unravel the lives of those who loved her.

Ten‑year‑old Katy, the daughter of the town’s doctor, forms an unlikely friendship with a boy who has a developmental disability.

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, 17‑year‑old Hanneke secretly trades black market goods while grieving her boyfriend’s death and shielding her parents from the harsh reality of wartime life.

Evangeline, a gifted but trapped young woman, embarks on a daring escape from a political marriage to her cousin King Richard II's advisor, in search of freedom and true love.

Seventeen-year-old Harlow Wintergreen, haunted by mental voices and vivid visions while traveling through Asia, must uncover the dark forces behind her hallucinations when they begin bleeding into reality.

In New York’s glittering high society, Elizabeth Holland embraces marriage and discovers family secrets, while her sister Diana seeks adventure abroad and members of the nation’s elite grapple with love, legacy, and destiny.

Two half‑human, half‑vampire twins claim they can avert the Undead’s destruction, but the true key lies with the mortal scholar Lucy Lanfair, who must fight an impending war and a dark destiny to save the world and her heart.

A chilling story of malice, power, and the courage to forgive, featuring vivid characters and a twist in the plot.

In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious--and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services--these Violets perform a number of different duties. The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by channeling the still-creative spirits of famous dead artists and musicians. The least fortunate aid the police and the law courts, catching criminals by interviewing the deceased victims of violent crime.But now the Violets themselves have become the target of a brutal serial murderer--a murderer who had learned how to mask his or her identity even from the victims. Can the FBI, aided by a Violet so scared of death that she is afraid to live, uncover the criminal in time? Or must more of her race be dispatched to the realm that has haunted them all since childhood?From the Paperback edition.

In eighteenth‑century England, under‑cook Biddy Leigh accompanies her new mistress to Italy, uncovering recipes, secrets and a murderous conspiracy inside Mawton Hall’s kitchens.