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Liam Mackenzie hat ein Problem. Als Chefauktionator von Edinburgh Fine Arts & Antiques sollte er sich eigentlich auf den größten Deal seiner Karriere konzentrieren: Die Versteigerung eines legendären Fabergé-Eis für mehrere Millionen Pfund. Stattdessen steht er vor der Frage, was man einem Drachen-Baby zum Abendessen serviert – denn genau das ist aus besagtem Ei soeben geschlüpft.

Combat is literally her middle name. Chimeric Adaptive Enhanced Combat Operator - but now Caeco Jensen - works for the FBI, building a new life and trying to learn from a painful past. It’s hard to fit in when you are one of a kind, but maybe, just maybe, there’s a place for her in this world. That is, if threats from off planet don’t ruin it first. Forging and protecting a new future with a her unique skillset won’t be easy, maybe almost as hard as making new friends.

My mother always warned me about the creatures of the Otherworld, but I never expected an ice troll to show up at my work. Now I’m out of a job, bills are piling up, and magical monsters keep showing up in my town. When a stubborn bounty hunter crosses my path, I see an opportunity to solve all my problems. He needs an apprentice, and I need a paycheck.

Proto thought he’d saved the world and found true love. Or at least, he’d achieved some sort of ending, happy or otherwise. So when he wakes up in his bed, right where he’d gone to sleep before arriving at Somnus’ Palace, it’s highly disconcerting. “It really was a dream!” he muses sadly. But, for better or for worse, things are never that simple for Proto. He finds out that what he did back at Somnus’ Palace really was quite important. Overall, he did a good job there as a visitor of dreams, with one exception.

Proto wakes up in the misty halls of the palace of Somnus, the Lord of Dreams. Why is he there? Who knows? But as long as he’s there, he’s been given a job—to visit sleeping people’s dreams and try to make sure they turn out properly. By guiding dreams to the right conclusions, Somnus and his crew of dream visitors help keep the world from going off the rails. During his adventures as a dream visitor, Proto fails, makes a fool of himself, and—against all odds—makes friends too. And maybe more than friends . . . ? It’s hard to tell. There’s something off in how people here are looking at him.

We’ve got our friend back, but we’re still facing a terrifying threat, one not afraid of exposing the Talented world to get what they want. And with Isaac still sick, time is running out. But a clue sets us on the trail of a legendary sword. One wielded by the Father of Europe himself. Joyeuse. The sword of Charlemagne.

The road leads back to the Pyrenees. But that trail may turn to trial, to a testing and a proving of our worth.

Steamy crimefighting misfits. When heaven, hell, MI5, police, ex-cons, and victims break rules and work together, Karma wins. But at what price?

A masked serial killer feeds off the terror of women, devouring their souls...and he's set his sights on Tabitha. Tabitha Moonshadow Kilmore is now a young wife and a new mother, as well as a starving university student. Only her husband, her beloved Josh, knows that she's a witch. And only Tabitha knows that Josh is a warlock...her warlock. They can do nothing apart, but together, they are magnificent. It's 1982, and a masked serial killer stalks the streets of tranquil Provo, Utah, abducting and terrorizing women, consuming their fear, and devouring their souls.

Graves loves his job. Even if there’s no sick leave, no paid vacation, and no benefits, there’s one thing ghost hunting has above every other occupation: killing. And a whole lot of it. What else would Graves do with his sawed-off shotgun and magical greatsword than slaughter everything in his path? But in this first outing in the Graves series, the titular terror can’t just maim and gore his way to victory. While investigating a Nazi’s haunted mansion sounded simple and expected at first, it ends up being anything but.

In this final book of the Kayara Ingham urban fantasy series, Aulus Tuccius’ sister goes on trial for the sins of the Tuccius line. In the wake of this devastating news, the reappearance of Kayara’s sister upends what little stability she has managed to achieve. With the threat of a spy still lurking within Moon Clan, her sanity isn’t the only thing threatened. Bomani’s paranoia grows even further, leading Moon Clan to question his ability to rule.

A medical examiner for the city of New York, Kasey has a rare gift: prescience. Born a witch, she considered her gift nothing more than affliction that forced her to see visions of those she touched. But her new job changed all that. Embracing her curse, Kasey uses her visions to solve murders in the city that never sleeps.

Coping with the loss of all that is familiar, Dr. Kayara Ingham is forced to come to terms with the fact that she is now an Architect of Lore and has more in common with demons and vampires than with humans. Even among these supernatural creatures, however, she is set apart by her ability to see the future. The power these visions offer are far too tempting for the Moon Clan leader to overlook, and regardless of her wishes, he will use them to track down the terrorists that have been harrowing his people for years.

New York royalty, the Harrington family, are old money with magic coursing through their entitled veins, and the only thing the Harringtons care less about than each other...is the law. When Lester dies unexpectedly, his considerable estate is set to pass to his surviving heirs. But the coroner Kasey Chase has ruled Lester’s death a homicide, sparking a family feud that sees the Harrington heirs turn on each other in a lethal struggle, where the only prize for second place is death.

Lyssa wanted one thing...to get accepted to college. The letter she gets changes her life in ways she can’t believe. At 18, Lyssa’s days are pretty normal. Get up, eat, and stress about what’s next. Lyssa’s friends know where they’re going to school and she’s desperate to go to university. The only acceptance letter she gets seems like a cruel joke. What is the Dragondale Academy of Druidic Magic? It can’t be real.

If anyone can tell the difference between monsters and humans, it's Dahlia Nite. For nearly a century, she's hunted one to protect the other. Safeguarding humanity from the creatures that slip through the torn veil between the worlds. Creatures like her. But the lines are blurring. As people begin mutating and combusting on the streets, Dahlia realizes a strange affliction has descended upon Sentinel City. The mysterious ailment strikes all walks of life, from the posh high-end nightclub district to the homeless community.

Thanks to the curse of foresight, Dr. Kayara Ingham has had a vision of her husband's death. While she desperately tries to avert the grim future, she meets a mysterious Osiris Corporation man who gives her an impossible ultimatum. When Kay is forced to choose, she learns that Osiris Corporation is not what it seems. The company is made up of a people that call themselves the Architects of Lore and, like many powerful organisations, their reach is extensive; one might say inescapable.

Xanthe Zeitstück belonged in London. Fate seemed to conspire to bring him from his Germanic origins and to a city every bit as shrouded and fabled as himself. He was the vagabond heir to the charismatic leader of London’s Underground. He was the mysterious and witty suitor to a lover of fiction and victim of isolation. He found a home, in time, wherein he paid not a pence for board. He had a storybook life, one written expressly for his whims, and he was very much enthused with all of the little ironies and intricacies of his world.

When Astrid, the fertility goddess, performs the mesmerizing Dance of Revelation for King Magni, an inexplicable vision overwhelms him. Haunted by this revelation, the king wrestles with internal turmoil as dark elves loom at the gates of Asgaard, threatening its very existence. As Astrid unravels the truth behind the dance, she faces the wrath of a king who refuses to understand. How can she explain the profound significance of her performance if he refuses to let her near?

Embrace destiny. Defend Olympus. Unleash the gods of war! Enter a world where mythic powers collide, and the fate of our world hangs in the balance. Stavros, the new King of Olympus, faces overwhelming forces in a shattered realm. Mount Olympus lies in ruins, its pantheon decimated. But Stavros remains steadfast in his mission to end the devastating war that has ravaged the heavens.

Black is a simple guy, he hates vampires. So, he kills them for money. His life has been simple, kill vampires, get paid, and feel damn good about it. As much as Black hates vampires, he doesn’t have a choice but to work for the vampire Federation and kill rogue vampires for them. Blacks odd but straightforward life is about to get a lot more complicated. The local vampire queen has enlisted Black to retrieve an artifact that was stolen from her - a piece of precursor technology. The precursors were an advanced civilization that created vampires thousands of years ago.