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After a string of bad luck left her newly orphaned and homeless, Kara Andrews never expected to be approached by an angel. God sent the angel on a search for a pure soul to complete objectives in other worlds, and his crosshairs landed on her. The reward is worth fighting for.

Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations with neighborhood women in distress. The unsavory, mysterious plants in the flower beds. The divined warning to steer clear of a boyfriend whose fate is certainly doomed.

All was as it should be. The ski conditions were textbook; the skies were deep blue, the wind was calm, it was twenty-four degrees and there were three inches of fresh powdersitting on top of a finely tuned base. There could not have been a more perfect day to begin altering the course of history. Everyone has had the thought: “If I only knew then what I know now.” For Alexander Gabriel, that was about to come true.

As the war draws to an end a dark and sinister truth is laid to rest in the rubble of a collapsing bunker - the memoirs of a forgotten goddess who claims to have shaped the universe and descended into humanity, with her rebellious son - a figure whose rise would all but destroy the world.

In Higher Down, einem kleinen Dorf in Nordengland, herrscht dicke Luft. Und weil es für den infernalischen Gestank keine normale Erklärung zu geben scheint, ruft der Schriftsteller Marvin Bitterton die Kanzlei Harrowmore Souls zu Hilfe. Doch nicht jedem im Dorf sind die Eindringlinge willkommen.

Герои этой книги связаны между собой, но каждый проживает отдельную жизнь. Вот Сурганов отказывается приносить человеческую жертву божеству новых времён — Ктулху. Вот мальчишки Большой Минин и Маленький Ляпунов хотят посмотреть на новую станцию метро, но проваливаются в Москву совсем другой эпохи (будьте осторожны, новые станции не то, чем кажутся!). Вот придуманные героем женщины русской революции вдруг оживают и становятся частью реальности.

Strong-armed into taking a break, Leon kicks back and relaxes with his three boisterous fiancees. When the Roseblades arrive to arrange an inter-house marriage, Leon assumes he'll be offered a fourth bride—Deirdre, his friend and former upperclassman. To Leon's surprise, they want to foist Deirdre's difficult older sister on his brother Nicks! A heartfelt love story begins, but who knows who'll end up holding the leash?

Das Abenteuer geht weiter. »Das Spiel hat für dich gerade erst begonnen.« Das waren Flints Worte an ihn gewesen. Und während Nick noch damit beschäftigt ist seine Magie zu entdecken, muss er feststellen, dass Flint mit diesen Worten gar nicht so unrecht gehabt hatte. Denn gerade als er mit Avas Hilfe seine magischen Fähigkeiten trainieren will, werden die beiden plötzlich von einem seltsamen Attentäter angegriffen. Und schon bald bleibt den beiden keine andere Wahl mehr, als erneut eine gefährliche Reise durch die Welten anzutreten.

Kate Golden has built a successful career helping others become their best selves. But when Kate inherits magical powers from the late Inga Paulsen, the spell that holds her carefully controlled world together begins to unravel. What starts with a mysterious cocktail recipe from an enchanted book quickly spirals into disaster. A grotesque wart sprouts on her chin, her hair turns shocking pink and her perfect life crumbles in the most public way possible.

I never thought I'd find myself back here. At least, I hoped I'd never have to leave the mortal realm ever again. But Romeo is missing, and I have to find him. I know who took him, and I know why. And I know how hard this fight is going to be. I survived this wild-magic place once before, and I'll do it again. But this time, I'm not a scared little girl. This time, I know exactly what I'm doing. Let the games begin.

Kristen and the DRC team investigate a bizarre series of deaths in Tallahassee where the victims’ bones shatter without a visible cause. Baffled and frustrated by the inexplicable, the local law enforcement hinders the team. When her dragon-shifter boss and her vampire teammate are sidelined in the investigation, Kristen and Finn are on their own. The bodies are still dropping, and the team is stretched trying to hunt down every lead before they too, become one of the casualties.

Rebecca Angelos has always liked animals more than people. The abandoned pets who pass through Cloverleaf Critters animal shelter understand her better even than her friends at her Friday night cocktail club. Elvis the pug never judges as he helps her swipe through dating profiles on a Saturday night, and Paul Rudd the doberman has the sweetest heart despite all he’s been through.

Est-ce que j'ai touché le fond ? Je suis au chômage technique, obligée de jouer les colocs avec ma mère et les centaures alors que ni Wayne ni la magie n'ont refait surface. Les Hextrémistes nous traquent, la juridiction fait la sourde oreille… et accessoirement, Bell, ma traîtresse de sœur, me saute à la gorge dès qu'elle en a l'occasion. Mais tout va changer, j'en fais le serment. Je ne peux faire confiance à personne ? Tant pis. Les Containers ont besoin de moi, et même si je dois passer maître dans l'art des manipulations, j'obtiendrai ce dont mon quartier a besoin.

Ça y est, j'ai franchi le portail vers le monde de Wayne… sauf que je me retrouve seule, paumée dans une ruelle inconnue, et surtout, sans lui. Petit à petit, je découvre ce nouveau monde, l'origine de la magie, et la cerise sur le gâteau : l'identité de Wayne. Une chose est sûre, le retrouver s'annonce plus compliqué que prévu. Si je suis ici, c'est pour une bonne raison. J'irai jusqu'au bout pour sauver Jovan et Onira, quitte à faire quelques sacrifices.

A dangerous [Baron], a scuttling [Witch], mysterious [Hunters], roaming [Knights], the odd King of Bows, and ghosts... always, ghosts. Cara, the Singer of Afiele, cannot catch a break some days. But would she have it any other way? She has come to Menorome to make her fortunes as a performer, but what she finds in the capital of Noelictus is far more complex. A spider's web of important people and events is tangling around everything Cara does.

Es gibt Träume, die man in Marmeladengläsern füllt, weil man Angst hat, sie könnten sonst zerbrechen. Doch manchmal beginnen sie von selbst zu leuchten und erinnern uns daran, wer wir einmal waren.

More of a curse than a creature — a relentless monstrosity that comes back no matter how completely it’s destroyed. Amber Tepes has only heard stories of such a thing. She is the daughter of the world’s foremost pyromancer. He's a prolific monster hunter, creator of numerous magical artifacts, and the most accredited scholar among the secret world of mages. Amber is only beginning her true practice of magic, but is already struggling to keep up. At this rate, she may never live up to her father's legacy, even though she's being taught by him.

Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares. At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears—this fearless, beautiful...human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life.

Cryptids are turning up dead all over Charlotte, and this time it's not Harker's fault. He's tasked with finding out who is killing shifters and leaving their bodies in conspicuous places, and the best way to do that is to go undercover where the killings are taking place, find out who's in charge, and persuade them to stop.

On the rural coast of Puglia, Italy, Becca and Ric run the Bastion, offering solace and a home for lost souls. Each year they welcome new members to join the Open Feast, where they teach them to release their burdens and create a better world, in a journey of self-discovery and spiritual teachings. But the Bastion has secrets. The Bastion has a destiny. Deep in the Inner Pinewood, a place of real magic and beauty, they are all that stands against the dark forces that would tear the sky wide open.