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Holland, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Weiren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother’s overbearing rule. When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him.

It's been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of the Dallergut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing… She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of.

For Lydia, Jenny, and Selene, au pairing in Seoul is the opportunity of a lifetime. Lydia wants nothing more than to transform into a leading lady; Jenny is determined to swear off love for good 5,955 miles away from her ex; and Selene is convinced working in Korea will finally lead her to her biological mother. During a combined family vacation with their host families, the women visit an enchanted waterfall on Jeju Island and make a wish under a full moon.

Quentin Coldwater ha sido expulsado de Fillory, la tierra mágica secreta de sus sueños de infancia. Sin nada que perder, regresa al lugar donde empezó su historia, la escuela de magia Brakebills. Sin embargo, no puede esconderse de su pasado, y este no tarda en acudir en su busca. Junto con Plum, una joven y brillante estudiante que guarda su propio, oscuro secreto, Quentin parte por una senda tortuosa a través de un territorio de magia gris y personajes desesperados.

La reina de Nápoles, Giovanna II, quiere escribirle una irresistible carta de amor a Pandolfello Piscopo, el más querido de sus amantes. Acompañada de cien soldados, una comitiva de sirvientes, y una decena de escritores -los más importantes de su reino, encargados de plasmar sus sentimientos-, en el día más caluroso del mes de septiembre de un año cercano al inicio del siglo XV, emprende una expedición a dicha ciudad para conseguir el papel a como dé lugar.

Quando la protagonista, chiamata semplicemente la Scrittrice, ha un aborto spontaneo, nel mezzo di un periodo già turbolento della sua vita caratterizzato da relazioni sbagliate e lotte professionali, perde del tutto non solo la capacità di parlare e scrivere ma anche quella di comprendere il proprio posto nel mondo. In questo scenario di smarrimento interiore, dal Dipartimento di Ricerca Celeste viene inviato sul posto uno Spirito Guida per aiutarla.

Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there’s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal. Here, in a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain...and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed. But only if they’re willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects. On a journey to this mystical destination are four very different strangers and one little dog.

Stretching from the late-nineteenth century to the present day, The Lost Masterpiece is wrapped around an enigmatic and powerful painting, Party on the Seine. Stolen by the Nazis. Believed to be destroyed for almost a century. Possibly haunted by the anguished spirit of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot. Survivor of a flood, an earthquake and a fire when all the other artworks around it were destroyed. What secrets does it hold? What power?

The Institute of Special Technologies teaches students just one thing: the magic that allows them to become parts of speech, and in doing so, transforming into a specific piece of grammar (a verb, or an adjective, or an article) so they will be able to shape the world around them. As the new provost, though, Sasha is facing an enormous problem: the students in the world she just created, her “world without fear,” are unable to master the curriculum. Whether it’s the magic or the natural order of things, what they need to learn and become—Speech—is the basis of the material world.

This is an epic saga of two families living at the dawn of the Dark Ages who are brought together not only through the power of magic, but by love and passion that survives through many lifetimes. Together, they work to restore Britain to its glory, battling against political opposition on all sides as the country sinks deeper into despair and oppression. In this series, you will revisit some of your favorite "fairy tale" stories from the past with a new and "grown up" perspective.

This is a story of love and discovery "against all odds" as experienced by Richard Grey, a boy growing up through adolescence to young adulthood. But Richard's upbringing is subject to a series of sometimes hilarious sometimes traumatic shocks. For example, his eccentric grandmother Blanche Grieve insists on his wearing a gas mask watching hockey games on TV, because he’s desperately allergic to the cat his sister has brought home from a nearby forest. As he grows into a dreamy, moody teenager, then a young adult, Richard faces many challenges.

Sarah Miller struggles to remain conscious while medical teams work diligently to save her life. As she slips into a deep sleep, she enters an ethereal realm where her grandfather, Ralph Miller, awaits her under the protective canopy of a large oak tree beside a still pond. But this is no ordinary tree! As Sarah gazes into its glittering leaves, she is whisked away into one memory after another. With her grandfather's ever-changing tie, Ralph guides Sarah into understanding life's tragedies and the power of decisions.

Michael M. Naydan’s Seven Signs of the Lion is a mesmerizing blend of magical realism, cultural exploration, and spiritual discovery. Set in the enchanting city of Lviv, this novel takes listeners on a vivid journey through Ukraine’s rich history and mythology. The protagonist, Nicholas Bilanchuk, meets a cast of unforgettable characters—each symbolic and deeply connected to the city’s spirit—while seeking the mysterious “seven signs of the lion.”

Many people experience going to places or meeting people for the first time, yet feeling they recognize them as already familiar. Scientific research and neuroscience are now seriously exploring the phenomena of past life memories, and finding increasingly persuasive evidence that our consciousness is not limited to the present.

Destiny Whip is a former child prodigy, world-renowned enigmatologist and very, very alone. A life filled with loss has made her a recluse, an existence she’s content to endure until a letter arrives inviting her to interview for the position of Scruffmore family historian. Not only does an internet search for the name yield almost nothing, it’s a role she never applied to in the first place! Interspersed with riddles and puzzles that both Destiny and the listener must solve, A Most Puzzling Murder is a one-of-a-kind mystery that will leave you guessing and gasping until the very last chapter!

Open twenty-four hours a day, at first glance The Wizard's Bakery seems like any ordinary bakery where you can buy bread, cakes, and cookies, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter. At first glance, that is. Because when the young boy who is our protagonist chooses it as a refuge to escape a difficult family situation, the reality he finds is quite different. Baked with the help of a mysterious blue-haired shop assistant, are sweets and pastries with immense powers, capable of changing lives.

Band 1Er ist mein Schicksal. Er ist mein Verderben. Er ist mein Untergang. Breanna glaubt fest daran, dass Vampire nur in Geschichten existieren, bis sie von dem unverschämt attraktiven Vampir Coldan entführt wird. Sein Clan braucht sie im Kampf gegen den unsterblichen Vampirkönig, denn ihr einzigartiges Blut ist eine mächtige Waffe. Breanna gerät zwischen die Fronten und muss nicht nur um ihr Leben, sondern auch um ihr Herz kämpfen, denn Coldan übt eine verbotene Faszination auf sie aus.Gefährlich heiß. Übernatürlich romantisch. Der Auftakt der Vampir-Romantasy-Dilogie.

Saunter James, a true spirit in the west of the wild, runs from her Stone Ranch just in time. With her father away and her mother dead, Saunter barely escapes her ghastly aunt, leaving the only home she's ever known. Her pony and the blue dragonfly ever with her through the sacred forest, danger follows her at every turn. The silver moon and twisted trees lead the way to her realizing who she really is. The crooked cottage is a place to rest but, while there, Saunter encounters mystical beasts and new friends with magical gifts that help her on this journey.

A father’s devotion. A son’s courage. A timeless bookstore that holds the power to heal lost hearts. The Book Collected invites you into the poignant world of a father and son torn apart by life’s harsh realities—divorce, distance, and dashed dreams.

When down-on-her-luck writer Eva Blake returns to her seaside hometown to inherit her grandmother’s crumbling bookstore, the last thing she expects is a magical typewriter—or a talking cat who edits her prose. But when the characters she writes come to life, Eva finds herself caught in a whirlwind of imagination, responsibility, and redemption.