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The inimitable Jasper Fforde gives readers another delightful mash-up of detective fiction and nursery rhyme, returning to those mean streets where no character is innocent. The Gingerbreadman—sadist, psychopath, cookie—is on the loose in Reading, but that’s not who Detective Jack Spratt...

A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is...

By day, Gama is a handsome prince, albeit with green skin. At sunset he transforms into a slimy, green frog. Gama sets out on a quest to kill the Goblin King in order to break his curse. Accompanying him on this journey is the cursed princess Odette, who turns into a swan at night and is a bird-beaked woman by day. Odette’s maid, Meddie, has been cursed with snakes for hair, but Gama thinks they’re cute. Later, bunny priestess Usagi, who has been cursed with insatiable lust joins their party. The cure to her curse happens to be passionate kisses from Gama.

From the bestselling author of He Sees You When You’re Sleeping comes a dark romance about a murder-sober retired serial killer and his murder-curious protégé. Perfect for fans of Brynne Weaver, this twisted romance inspired by the Bluebeard folktale is filled with dark humor, sizzling...

Britain slides into darkness. A splintered land ruled by brutal kings in their hilltop fortresses and besieged by Saxon invaders. Wielding Excalibur, Arthur Pendragon, king of kings, is all that stands between Britain and Saxon conquest. Arthur must face and defeat enemies within his own kingdom, and then unite the kingdoms of Britain in a war that will shake the country's very foundations.

USA Today Bestselling Author, W.J. May has created a new paranormal series with a world of Fae and Magic. Escape into a realm of fantasy creatures, love and deception, betrayal and jealousy. Enjoy this box set collection of books #4-6!

Beneath the city of Toronto lies a secret, magical kingdom called Fairhaven—one Princess Esme finds dreadfully dull. She spends her days pulling pranks and ruining parties, much to her father, King Tedros’s dismay.

All Josephine “Jo” Linnd wants is to prove herself worthy of one day taking over her family’s bakery. Her aspirations are crushed when a seemingly random robbery lands her a bodyguard. It wouldn’t be so bad if said bodyguard didn’t aggravate her to no end. Nor would it be so bad if that irritating personality wasn’t offset by a charming smile and kind eyes.

Ulf is like a storm, slowly building up its power, he grows more dangerous with each passing moment. And like all storms, he will eventually break. When he does, he will destroy everything in his path. Ulf is one of a long line of famous Norse warriors. His ancestor Tyr was no ordinary man, but the Norse God of War. Ulf, however, knows nothing about being a warrior.

In the village of Middleton, Christmas is usually a time of joy and festivity, until this year. With Christmas banned and streets silent, a sense of foreboding hangs over the town. Joanne and her friends feel it too. The empty streets, the strange man in the shadows, the growing fear in the villagers’ eyes, something dark and ancient is stirring. As people vanish without a trace, Joanne discovers the legends her grandmother whispered about the Krampus might not just be fairy tales. Middleton’s choice to abandon Christmas has awakened an old menace, and the Krampus has come to claim his due.

Evil takes on many forms — something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her…

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The people of Portscatho are bound to traditions and to the sea, living side by side with the spirits, gods, and monsters that inhabit the rollicking waters. When Kensa and her half-sister come across a dying sea beast on the Cornish shore, Kensa is quick to claim credit for the discovery and in doing so steals the glory and her sister’s position as apprentice to the local wise woman. It seems an appropriate station for Kensa, who has always existed out of step with the others in the village.

Ye Xian and the Celestial Feast is a traditional Chinese-inspired fairytale following Ye Xian, a shy and artistic girl with a curious streak, who is the daughter of the village chief's First Wife. Her stepsister, Jun-Li, is sharp-edged but not cruel, unlike her mother, the chief's Second Wife, who harbors a deep bitterness towards Ye Xian even after the chief and her mother die.

Beneath the quiet streets of Bucksport, Maine, an ancient darkness stirs. When a pair of tourists stumble upon a historic theater promising an immersive colonial play, they are swept into a nightmarish performance from which there is no escape. As the curtain rises, the line between stage and reality vanishes, while something unseen watches from the wings, waiting to claim them.

For sixteen years, Tenshi has enjoyed a mortal life with his wife, Emica, and their three children. Where the greatest struggle of his days is raising teenagers while finding the balance between his international artist career and home life. Hidden deep within his memory is the truth of his celestial past, so much so that even his own children don’t know his original identity. The days of battling gods and angels are long behind him, or so he thought. While he has been living his best days, the spirit realm is crumbling apart.

The epic, captivating tale of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who must reconcile her mind and heart when she is drawn against all odds to Ares, the god of war, from the internationally bestselling author of Ariadne and Hera. From the moment Aphrodite emerges fully formed from the sea, she is...

Old gods, new rules. New York Times bestselling author Katharine McGee puts a modern-day twist on ancient mythology in this bold reimagining of the Greek gods as a family of billionaires—with all the messy drama that entails. When Julia Dodds meets Harry Adams, love hits her like a lightning...

In Twelve Pitstops You Should Make While Driving to the Afterlife, Mili Mulic—a Bosnian war refugee turned artist and author—blends myth, memory, and metaphor into a deeply human road trip through the soul.

In the cold, bitter wasteland known as the Deadlands, it's hunt or be hunted. Somewhere on this frozen hellscape lurks a sinister demon, a creature hellbent on destroying the world as we know it. Natives call it the Wendigo—a spawn of Hell that embodies famine and pestilence. But its curse is not like that of a Lycan or Undead… A Wendigo's curse preys on the minds of mortal men. With the help of hostile environments, the Wendigo can make a weak-minded man see paradise, Tempting them with comfortable lies much better than harsh reality…