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To do list: 1. Solve big case while boss is away. 2. Have serious relationship dramas. 3. Jump a river with a car. What the heck did I get myself into? My name's Jane Butterworth. For me, the paranormal is just a day job. I work at the Blue Moon Investigation Agency, a firm that specialises in cases that no one else will take, cases that start at strange and unexplainable and tier rapidly south from there.

Have you ever seen a pregnant elf? Halfling quintuplets? A tiny, bearded dwarf infant or a six-foot-tall GIANT baby? In a land where Maternal Magic once protected every mother and child, birth has become deadly. Fresh out of midwizardry school, Izzie is determined to use her blood magic to save lives. Maternal Magic is waning each year. She’s lost friends and patients. And no one knows why. Haunted by an ancient ritual that went tragically wrong, Izzie has sworn to do no more harm.

Elena is a zany, irreverent human who’s always thinking about sex. Ned is a serious, proper gargoyle who barely tolerates his partner’s horny antics. Together, they tackle the biggest non-mundane mysteries, like tracking down a leprechaun’s stolen anime collectibles, locating a werecat’s missing cat food, and finding a hot date for Dracula.

After a wild dash across the Mandalas on the continent of Kaldara, Jane is one step away from her goal. But the path ahead is perilous. She must travel through the realm of the dwarves, now under siege by the deadly critch. Worse, the System has devised its own answer to her growing power in the form of Jane King Slayers.

One big dream. One little fairy. One last chance. Lina only wants one thing in life; to be a Christmas fairy. The problem? Her magic can be a little wild, and she has an addiction to candy canes. With her big heart, she is determined to make her dream come true. In this short story collection, follow Lina from her childhood, through her school years, and into adulthood. Every stage in her life brings new trials to overcome.

Dave Deranger, a middle-aged plumber, was the 1990 Nintendo Champion and an Olympic silver medalist in boxing. Since then, his greatest challenge has been trying to quit smoking and plunging toilets. That all changes when an immature deity named Tyme abducts him to be her champion in a "intergalactic scavenger hunt." The prize? His world is spared. The penalty for losing? Earth gets vaporized by a massive laser pointer from space.

I'm Marie—smart mouth, zero impulse control, laser-focused on one goal: getting custody of my baby brother to keep him out of foster care. But when a gorgeous older man at a museum tempts me with a combination of mansplaining and faulty math, I find myself tied up in the basement of an abandoned dental school. Turns out, he was a vampire. And he's turned me into a bloodsucker on the way out. Bye-bye, Harvard. Hello, tiny, creepy night college in Eternity, Louisiana.

Nach zwei Dienstjahren in der Baudivision der Iron Army hat Flint Woodson genug von allem. Mit seinem vierbeinigen Freund an seiner Seite wünscht er sich nichts sehnlicher, als eine abgelegene Siedlung zu finden, als Wächter oder Baumeister zu arbeiten und eine Frau zu finden. Er schert sich nicht darum, seine verbleibenden Knoten mit Fertigkeitssteinen zu füllen oder sein Leben mit der Suche nach einer Klasse zu vergeuden. Wyldblüter wie er sind nicht zu Großem bestimmt.

Prinzessin zu sein, ist gar nicht so leicht: Die kleinen Feen im Königsgarten beißen, die schönen Kleider zwicken, und zwischen den vielen Reisen, Eröffnungszeremonien und königlichen Bällen bleibt kaum Zeit zum Lesen. Als Tandy verflucht wird, in einem Buchladen zu leben, bis sich ihr Herzenswunsch erfüllt, ist das daher wie ein wahr gewordener Traum.

After humanity's deep space probe Squanto goes missing in the Gauntlet, Staff Sergeant Martin Kelvin and Sergeant Frank Cage are pulled from leave to search for the vessel. Three teams have already vanished in the quantum corridor where time fractures and physics breaks down. But Squanto didn't just find a path through; they found something waiting in the darkness.

Ein einsames Dorf in den schottischen Highlands. Eine grausam entstellte Leiche. Und ein uraltes Geheimnis, das besser nie aufgerührt worden wäre. Als in Abercombe ein verstümmelter Körper gefunden wird, deutet zunächst alles auf einen Tierangriff hin. Doch als Magier und Ermittler Aillard Blackwood gemeinsam mit seiner Sondereinheit des New Scotland Yard den Tatort untersucht, stoßen sie auf etwas Ungeheuerliches: Spuren, die nicht nur tierisch sind – sondern auch menschlich.

Ash will sich an Chariot und Isaac Montefiore rächen. Geheimnisse, Rache und Magie verbinden sich im letzten Teil der Jezebel Files zu einer explosiven Mischung. Ein vor fünfzehn Jahren begonnener Betrug sorgt dafür, dass alles auf dem Spiel steht, was Ash wichtig ist.

Rejoin Never in this short story as he fights to take back Tsolde's inn from the clutches of a greedy nobleman. After returning from Kiymako, Never discovers that Tsolde's inn, the Young Stag, is now owned by Lord Taginus - a wastrel and a cad. Yet the man hides a troubling secret, and when Never stumbles upon it he quickly finds a far darker adversary than he first imagined.

End game. This is it—everything the humans have been working on will either save them… or lead to every last human being dying. Warren's good with that. What he's not good with is Ani, Raven, Andy, Louise, and Buck dying. Warren is not good with that. He's not fighting for the world—he's fighting for them. Lucky for the world… It's the same thing. Time to suit up and head out. The end of the world awaits!

A man is reincarnated into a fantasy world of magic, swords, and monsters where the people all seem just a little insane. Luckily, Ken has the greatest power of all! Common sense! With the cheat ability of rational thought watch our boy deal with explosion maniacs, masochistic paladins, giant...

My friend was abducted by a werewolf, so I went looking for her—and ended up mated to one too. Because this isn't the first time I've been trapped in a mate bond with some guy I don't know. But this guy is different. He's shy. Sweet, too. I find myself having fun teasing him. And talking to him. And just hanging out with him. Fate made him my second chance, and honestly? I think it might actually be right this time.

This novel has a librarian in it. Also, it has some monsters. Hilariously twisted and darkly magical, The Librarian and The Monsters of the Apocalypse serves up post-apocalyptic adventure that delivers supernatural thrills with a side of demonic family drama. Perfect for anyone who likes their end times with a mix of action and humor.

Thanks to her unwanted superpower, fashion designer Bella Bulluci may be the luckiest woman in Bigtime, New York. But luck can be good or bad, and it seems like just as many embarrassing things happen to Bella as do positive ones. Like when a charity event that Bella plans get crashed by Hangman...

Piper Perez has always wanted to be a superhero. Always wanted to wear a cool costume, have amazing abilities, and save the day. There's just one problem—Piper doesn't have any superpowers. So she focuses on other things. Facts, figures, memorabilia. Piper knows and collects it all, about both...

Anxious brides. Drunken businessmen. Panicked partygoers. As Bigtime, New York's premiere event planner, Abby Appleby is capable of handling almost any crisis, but even she's not prepared when she finds herself in the middle of a fight between superhero Talon and his ubervillain nemesis Bandit...

Following his death by pie-eating contest, pudgy, pathetic putz Zack found himself in the body of the recently killed demonic sect elder known as Slifer, supreme elder of the Black Rose Sect. Slifer was revered by many and feared by all, and under Zack's management he was going to kick some serious ass—even if the System really had it in for him. After a botched mass-assassination attempt by the rival Black Death Sect, Slifer's decided to pay a friendly visit to the other evil sects for the sake of peace.

It seems like a lifetime ago that Thedeim was a mortal man. After a fatal accident, he was transported to a strange realm to begin again as a living low-level dungeon. But he didn't stay small for long. With a powerful will, he built his dungeon self into a force to be reckoned with, full of minions, creepy crawlies, and a hedge maze to die for. Except Thedeim isn't a place where delvers die. He's a different, friendlier kind of dungeon, which suits both him and his many allies just fine. But being a nice dungeon means taking on some not-so-nice entities.

Transported from Earth to another world by a temperamental goddess, misanthrope Seiji was suddenly a dark lord of incredible power. Not that he wanted that exactly. He just hated everything and everyone and wanted to be left alone. So as a big baddie, he's tried to hold back on the pure-evil schtick and make life a little better for his people—without being a total wuss, of course. But sometimes baddies gotta be bad. And now Seiji has found himself caught in a military, political, and possibly genocidal conflict with goblins.

In this raucous, tongue-in-cheek spin on the Romanian fairytale “The Girl Who Became A Boy,” a knight attempts to thwart invasion, save the most beautiful woman in the world, and finally get away from their sisters. Jules is tired of running low-stakes errands with their five magically...

He’s been charged with possession before, but never like this. Jack McCoy was a thief and a liar. Then he died. Margaret Chen transported souls for the biggest afterlife collection company in North America. Then she met Jack. Possession isn’t really supposed to be possible, but Jack McCoy...

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The 10 Questions is a clever, heartfelt, and ironic journey into the great unknown — a guide for those who wonder what might come next, but prefer to ask with a smile.

That’s the question at the heart of the beloved cult-classic horror film, Howlers. Relive the perilous adventures of the Bradshaw brothers as they try to save Talbotsville from a Howler infestation. Will Landis Lake ever be safe to swim in again, or will the town fall captive to the beasts?

Sol the Wise Guy has stayed out of Hornytown for a hot minute. But when a sexy sheyd sweeps into his office saying she’s been framed for murder, well, sometimes a shmendrick’s gotta step up to the task. This silly, satirical, romp through the Devil’s corner of D.C. prompts the question of what we could might repair with a little old Chutzpah.

In this romantic, cozy fantasy debut a Nigerian witch must grapple with an ancient curse that will erase her family's magic and doom her beloved bakery forever unless she finds her soulmate. Perfect for readers of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Wahala (noun, Nigerian): Trouble...