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When an anonymous request for an unknown flower lands at the door of Felicity 'Fliss' Farrow, a magical florist cursed to tell the truth, she is intrigued—an expert in local flora, how is it possible she has not heard of this species before? Determined to unravel the mystery, she leaves the safety of the duchy to fulfil the request. On her quest, she encounters Willoh Vane, a handsome sorcerer outcast from the duchy for his part in a disaster five years previous.

Broccoli and the crew of the Beaver Cleaver airship are traveling to Port Royal to attend a wedding unlike any other. Their dear friend Booksie is engaged to Rhawrexdee, and their union will be the first ever between a bun and a dragon. All Broccoli needs to do is find the perfect gift for the couple—and ensure the safety of the bride and groom.

Briar always dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, the elite boarding school that's produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in history, long rumoured to be magical. Briar's best friend, Seb, just wanted them to stay together forever. When Seb gets an acceptance letter and Briar doesn't, their relationship is shattered - until, at eighteen, Briar secures a temp job sorting through the magical junk in Temple's attic, and discovers that quiet, sensitive Seb, the boy they once loved more than anything else in the world, has become the villain.

Brought to you by Penguin. Revenge demands sacrifice. Don’t miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to Dire Bound. Death is in the air, and Meryn Cooper vows to be the one to sow it. But is she willing to sacrifice her soul – and heart – to seize her destiny? Blood will spill. Bonds will break. Fate will be tested.

Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life. Together they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A rogue black hole is coming for Earth and in a month everything and everyone they’ve ever known will be gone.

Meet SAGE POE—witch, supernatural consultant, and woman who really should have stayed home for that romantic picnic. She thought the biggest danger in a peaceful meadow would be mosquitoes and bad s'mores. She thought wrong. When a viral YouTuber turns up dead from "equipment failure" that screams sabotage, Sage finds herself investigating a community where everyone's got secrets and grudges run deeper than their Instagram feeds.

For New Orleans witchkin, there is no greater honor than to become the Prime—chosen to rule. But the title is meant to pass between two rival Houses of magic. Not to the wayward daughter of the former Prime who died under mysterious circumstances. As a girl, Seraphine Barreau was dubbed the Tick Witch for her ability to feed on magic and make it her own. Even among those who alter fate and manipulate reality, she was a powerful outcast feared and misunderstood by her people. Now dragged back to continue the legacy that nearly destroyed her, Phine has her work cut out for her.

For the agents of the Fortuna Division, being lucky isn't just their blessing, it's their business. Responsible for handing out doses of good fortune to oblivious mortals, they are known for being invincible to disaster. However, when agents of luck begin to turn up dead, it is clear their own fortunes have taken a turn for the worse. Fearing what this means for the Afterlife Agency as a whole, a small team are thrown together for the sole purpose of unravelling this mystery.

Arthur Connoway desperately wants to free himself from the monster inhabiting his mind. Instead, he is rapidly losing control of it following his mother’s death. In a last-ditch effort to feel whole again—and to lay his mother’s memory to rest—Arthur decides to return to the quiet bee farm he once called home, hoping their sacred honey can heal him in more ways than one. Eight years ago, Eva Moreau's flora magic caused a terrible accident, harming her father in the process. Now, she’s desperate to find a way to heal him, but her attempts only seem to do the opposite.

When Poppy Hill was a child she was stolen from her family's Montana homestead and taken 'Otherside' to the land of the fae, where she spent more than a century as a cook in the Wild King's castle. Now back in the human world, she works for a company that brokers fairy bargains, looking for loopholes in their contracts. Then a bargain that Poppy is negotiating goes disastrously wrong and she has to return to the world she grew up in to try to rectify her mistake, facing danger, intrigue and a pesky ex-boyfriend along the way.

Danica Grey gets a midnight call to save a new client—only to walk straight into the trap of her most dangerous enemy. Moriarty has been playing the long game, and this time, he's targeting a genius savant who refuses to believe she's in danger. Zoey Sears sees threats in code and algorithms, not in the real world. But that won't stop Moriarty from making her his next pawn. Spellbound Security has faced impossible odds before, but this is different.

Iphigenia Pelops lives to serve her family. It is her responsibility and privilege as the Heir, as well as the only safeguard against the family curse. So when Artemis, queen of the Court of the Wild, demands a sacrifice in exchange for her blessing in a dangerous power struggle, Iphigenia is the natural choice. However, Artemis is horrified that Iphigenia's family, and not Iphigenia herself, made the final decision. As recompense, she takes Iphigenia under her wing and teaches her the ways of the hunt—and soon, the ways of the body, as feelings blossom between them.

After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. Eager to see Michiru again, Fuuta interviews for a position at Café Pont, which sits in the liminal space between the two worlds. Fuuta must investigate and deliver his messages without unnerving the living, or worse, upsetting the balance of the universe itself.

From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.

All Tony wanted was a job that didn't make his life harder. Being a temp should have made it easier by letting him pick jobs that he was comfortable with. But bills needed to be paid, and he didn't have the luxury of turning jobs down. So when his boss offers him what sounds like the perfect job, he's afraid to hope he's finally found his place. After all, the job is only temporary. They wouldn't want to keep someone like him. Right?

Moira Wicked thought life would calm down after her magical "I do." Fate has other plans. With her destined marriage to Liam Good now official, Moira is finally catching her breath—just in time for autumn to sweep into Charm Cove. Halloween is on the horizon, the leaves are turning, and all seems well in the witchy world. Until a visit to the pumpkin patch turns up a dead body. So much for seasonal fun. Suddenly, Charm Cove is buzzing with more than just Halloween excitement.

It’s been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. With the help of researcher Benedict Strom, she has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy to acknowledge the new shadow/weaver pair, and Petra and Pluck aren’t surprised when they’re blamed for every recent trouble. When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone.

The biggest downside to most assistant jobs is the endless coffee runs. But for Bryce Alexander, schlepping breakfast orders pales in comparison to landing on the hit list of a very powerful demon who's set on world domination. Despite their best efforts to defeat Demon King Rex—and their successful freeing of the sorcerer Liao Ling from his clutches—Bryce and his boss, the infamous Zambrano, failed to permanently end Rex's reign. Now they're racing against time to stop him from regaining his power and recruiting an army that would turn the entire human race into his diabolical plaything.

Zutiefst erschüttert über die Lügen, die Morven ihr erzählt hat, flieht Edda aus dem Crescent College und sucht Zuflucht bei dem geheimnisvollen Hexer Reik. Er hilft ihr, ihre magischen Fähigkeiten weiter zu trainieren und es beginnt zwischen den beiden gewaltig zu knistern. Doch als Eddas schwarze Magie erneut aufflammt, wird klar, dass nur Morven ihr helfen kann, sie zu zähmen. Zurück am Crescent College muss Edda gegen ihre Gefühle für den dunklen Hexer ankämpfen und eine Entscheidung zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit treffen. Wird sie sich dem Schicksal fügen oder ihren eigenen Weg finden?

Vic Wood's ordinary life crumbles when her younger brother is accepted into the Acheron Order, a secret society of witches tasked with keeping the world of the dead at bay. Scouring archives and libraries for anything she can use to her advantage, Vic uncovers a dangerous truth: the Order is on the brink of war, and her own mother might have started it. As simmering tension gives way to violence, Vic must choose whether to leave the preternatural behind, and risk losing her family, or stay, and remain powerless in a world where power is everything.