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Long before the Flood, the Men of Renown ruled the earth. Their names have been lost to history, but echoes of them remain in every culture. Zeus. Odin. Baal. Legends remember them as gods. Scripture remembers them differently. Inspired by the mystery of Genesis 6, When Order Replaced the Light explores the forgotten world between Adam and Noah—a world of giants, ancient kingdoms, spiritual corruption, and humanity's slow separation from its Creator.

Ist es romantisch gemeinsam eine Leiche verschwinden zu lassen? Das Date mit ihrem Arbeitskollegen hatte sich Aëlis grundlegend anders vorgestellt. Doch auf dem Weg zu ihrem gemeinsamen Picknick im Schrakenwald stolpern sie über die Leiche einer Frau mit riesigen Flügeln, und das auch noch im nichtmagischen Teil des Gasthauses!

Des siècles durant, le Syndicat Négociant d'Archefer s'est appuyé sur le sang de drac – et sur les pouvoirs qu'il confère aux Sang-bénis – pour protéger son empire. Mais cette manne précieuse est venue à manquer… Lancé à la poursuite du légendaire drac-Argent, Claydon Torcreek a découvert que celui-ci n'avait qu'une ambition : asservir le monde des hommes, à l'aide de son armée d'esclaves altérés.

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Fairydale, dark academia and gothic romance meet in this haunting stand-alone filled with centuries-old secrets, dangerous alliances, and obsessive love that stands the test of time. In Radcliffe, perfection is a mask. And Sinclair Arnoult wears his far...

Lucius Cornelius Sulla is no stranger to war or its quieter cousin, politics. His current dual siege of Athens and Piraeus is just simply part of a long line of struggles that have characterized his whole career. But nothing could prepare him for his sudden reversal of fortune in Roma. Nor for the supernatural offer beneath the temple of Delphi that can save all he holds dear.

It is the turn of the nineteenth century. The industrial age has begun. Steam powered ships has taken over the oceans. Factories are going up across Europe and America. There is a resurgence of activity in the castles in the mountains and when the Crimean War breaks out Zabella is sent to her grandmother, Rehema to learn about the dragons. Rehema mentally transcends the girl to the First Split (1000 A. D.), the wars her mother, Apollonia, fought to destroy the dragons as they had spread across Asia, Africa, and Europe. It began as they built castles and started controlling men with gold.

Als vom Friedhof Leichen verschwinden, stellen Lincoln und das Ministerium der Kuriositäten Nachforschungen an. Charlie jedoch nicht. Als Hausmädchen in Lichfield Towers mischt sie sich in die Geschäfte des Ministeriums nicht ein. Stattdessen ermittelt sie auf eigene Faust. Sie sucht nach Einzelheiten über ihre wahre Mutter und stellt Nachforschungen über Lincolns Hintergrund an. Was sie dabei herausfindet hat die Macht, das frisch aufgebaute, zerbrechliche Band des Vertrauens zwischen ihnen zu zerstören oder sie näher zusammenzubringen.

When war erupts across the globe, it does not come alone. Jack Callahan has spent his life hiding what he is- an Inkbinder, capable of weaving magic through hand-crafted cards. But when the attack on Pearl Harbor pulls the United States into the war, hiding is no longer an option. Impersonating his grandfather, Jack joins the Allied Occult Division, a covert unit tasked with combating the supernatural forces shaping the battlefield from the shadows.

A samurai bound by honor. A blade that devours souls. A fate written in blood. In feudal Japan, Yurei is a warrior shaped by discipline, loyalty, and loss. When his path crosses with an ancient power tied to the Shadow Blade, his life—and his soul—are forever changed.

Nothing is decided. Umbel is enveloped in war. Geth languishes in prison. And the king's enemies multiply, sharpening their knives in the shadows. But before Geth can help his friends, he must first emerge from the darkest hole in all the Sworn Realms. He won't find things in good shape when he does. King Hadean is trapped under siege while Phelan rots in a cell. Hostile tribesmen have overrun the north. Treacherous allies hold the south. With a deadly foreign assassin somewhere in their midst, the future has never looked more bleak. Geth needs allies.

Enero de 1493. Cristóbal Colón regresa a España para anunciar su descubrimiento a los Reyes Católicos. En la isla de la Hispaniola deja a treinta y nueve hombres en el Fuerte Navidad, la primera colonia europea en América. Allí comienza una historia fascinante y brutal: la de los pioneros que soñaron con un paraíso y encontraron el infierno. La ambición por el oro, las luchas por el poder, la enfermedad y el deseo desmedido por las mujeres taínas encendieron un conflicto sin retorno entre colonos e indígenas.

Ah, traveler… come closer. Sit by the fire. Hear my story. Once, I was a khazi—a holy warrior sworn to the tenets of my faith. But the gods cursed me with an unnatural hunger for blood. So I hunted the wicked, telling myself that if I killed only the deserving, I could still be a righteous...

From Alexandra Bracken, the New York Times bestselling author of Lore, comes a stunningly original romantasy. Set in a sumptuous world ruled by magical perfume, this achingly romantic, slow-burn love story will shatter your heart and leave you breathless. 🌹🌹🌹Immortal Rose is now a...

A MULTICAST NARRATION A queer, gothic horror romance set in a necromancy-tinged London, sure to entrance fans of The Death of Jane Lawrence and Mexican Gothic. London, December 1849­ Irene Shallcross Haley has dedicated her life to necromancy, a forbidden, reviled art that is passed along...

The young Manzie Travelers have lived in the poor rural community of Manzie all of their short lives. They have come to the realization that most in their community doesn't even see them let alone hear them! A school project opens the door and their eyes to a quiet, very slow disease that has permeated their communities and many of the adults living in Manzie. The team work and their love for their community brings a magic to their lives. Artifacts that their parents and grandparents have given them things begin to happen and they are called to go on a magical journey to find their heritage.

Irgendetwas stimmt im Kaiserreich ganz und gar nicht. Ich habe mir dieses Schicksal nicht ausgesucht, aber jetzt kenne ich die Kaiserin persönlich – und ob ich es will oder nicht: Ich bin bis über beide Ohren in politische Machenschaften verstrickt. Als hätte ich nicht schon genug Probleme!

They erased an empire of giants. They buried the cities. They lied about the flood. For centuries, the world believed the grand neoclassical domes of the Gilded Age, the impossible marvels of the World's Fairs, and the spires of the Old World were built by horse and hammer. They were wrong. Tartaria was real. A benevolent global civilization of Black giants who mastered free wireless energy, sonic architecture, and the living art of shadow-weaving. Their cities sang with light. Then came the Great Mud Flood.

Book One of The Changeling's Bookshop Series. She runs a quiet bookshop in the Pacific Northwest. She has a cat who speaks to her mind. And she has just touched a manuscript that shouldn't exist. The book is Bram Stoker's original notes for Dracula—and it pulls Elara Reed straight into 1897 London, her cat Pangur at her side. Stoker is in trouble. Something has latched onto his creative genius, feeding on it, shaping his masterpiece into a weapon. The Dark Muse—a creature of Celtic legend, the Leanan Sidhe—is real, and she is hungry.

Er kam aus einer längst vergangenen Zeit–und wurde zu ihrer einzigen Zukunft. Was, wenn der Orientexpress kein gewöhnlicher Zug wäre? Was, wenn er nicht im Jahr 1913 in Paris ankommt, sondern plötzlich vor Helenas Augen im 21. Jahrhundert auftaucht? Wer sind die geheimnisvollen Männer, die dem Zug entsteigen? Und wer ist der Mann mit den tiefblauen Augen, der längst vergessene Gefühle in ihr zum Leben erweckt? Nikolai gehört zu den Passagieren des berühmten Zuges. Doch der Weg zurück in seine eigene Zeit verliert schnell an Bedeutung, als er sich in die rätselhafte Helena verliebt.

München, 1936. Die Welt hält den Atem an, während sich die Schatten über Europa verdichten. Doch unter der Oberfläche dieser dunklen Zeit verbirgt sich ein Geheimnis, so alt wie die Sagen von Drachen und Helden. Hermann , ein Münchner Bub, wird unfreiwillig in ein Geflecht aus Macht, Mythos und Verrat hineingezogen. Was als Kampf ums eigene Überleben beginnt, entpuppt sich als Teil eines uralten Konflikts zwischen Ordnung und Chaos–ausgetragen von Kräften, die seit Jahrhunderten in den Seelen gewöhnlicher Menschen schlummern.