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Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the government-sanctioned, magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, must do all he can to fight for the innocent in this riveting urban fantasy. When a magical illness begins to afflict children in Boston, the Department of Unorthodox Affairs tasks junior Auditor...

Helen Harper presents Book 5 in the Cat Lady Chronicles...

In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own. 'NDiaye at her most dazzling' Katie Kitamura 'This is NDiaye at her disquieting best' New York Magazine Lucie...

From the bestselling author of the Japanese sensation The Full Moon Coffee Shop, this charming and heartfelt standalone novel brings more lost souls to the enchanted café—where they might find some help from the cats who run it. Under the energetic star of Neptune the doors to people’s...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Old gods, new rules. New York Times bestselling author Katharine McGee boldly reimagines the Greek gods as a family of billionaires—with all the messy drama that entails. “A modern twist on Greek mythology that blends the opulence of Crazy Rich Asians with the scandal...

“Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!” —Kirkus Reviews “Whimsical and wise.”—Shelf Awareness The long-awaited sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books—an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl...

After being summoned to a new world and thrown down into the depths of hell, Hajime Nagumo met Yue and together they conquered the Great Orcus Labyrinth. The pair was planning on taking it easy on the surface for a little bit, but a meeting with the bunny girl Shea Haulia throws a wrench into those plans. She has the peculiar power to see the future, and according to her, Hajime's the one saving her family in her visions! Hajime was planning on refusing, but it appears she might be able to help him on his quest to return home. And so, the adventure continues in Reisen Gorge.

Uno studente senza nome sta per abbandonare gli studi in una prestigiosa università a Kyoto dopo due anni disastrosi: a causa di una serie di scelte sbagliate, prima fra tutte la compagnia del suo peggiore e unico amico, il teppista Ozu, si è rovinato la reputazione e la carriera accademica, al punto che la “rosea vita universitaria” che tanto sognava, ossia trovare una bella fanciulla dai capelli corvini, avere successo nello studio e avere tanti amici, sembra ormai impossibile da raggiungere. Ma il destino ha in mente per lui altri piani.

The last thing Jonathan "Tilly" Tillman remembers is the thunderous crack of a flame-engulfed building collapsing as he tried to save a little girl . . . Until a system administrator offers him a new life on Nephesh, the realm where ideals, myths, and legends clash endlessly for supremacy in the hearts of men. Carrying all the trauma and regrets of his decades-long career as a first responder, Tilly must start from scratch—without a tutorial—in a system-governed universe. To make matters worse, on day one he finds himself facing off against a cosmic force bent on corrupting the entire realm.

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES 'This isn't London. The rules are different up here, and so are the allegiances.' Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he'll need one when this is over... If more's the merrier...

Breakfast was supposed to be quiet, simple even. Dave just wanted eggs. Instead, he got a talking bird and a System that dragged Dave into another universe, and now he has a deadline. If he can't grow strong enough, fast enough, his home world won't survive. This new reality runs on rules Dave doesn't know, and the System keeps pushing him into dangerous experiments he's not sure he'll live through. But engineering is engineering, even when the math is magical. With new allies and a lot of iteration, Dave will map the mechanics, uncover the mysteries, and discover their answers.

You'd think that after battling a demon, Astrid Knightstorm would deserve a break. No such luck for Austin's premier wizard private detective. Her former master and mentor, Orpheus, has gone off grid. And with rising tensions at the Hellmouth—the literal gateway to the nine realms of hell—she's getting worried. What begins as a fact-finding mission to LA embroils Astrid in a battle to save the world from an invasion of monsters that even an army of vampires struggles to contain.

As a child, they tell you monsters aren’t real. That you shouldn’t be afraid of the dark. As a teenager, Marek Tomlinson learned it was bullshit—Monsters were real. And they loved the dark. Now a New York City detective, Marek thought his worst days were behind him—until a string of brutal murders leaves him questioning everything. The evidence defies logic. The bodies are unrecognizable. And the deeper he digs, the more something inside him begins to stir—something ancient, volatile, and not entirely human.

Los seres que habitan estas páginas son sujetos rabiosos, patéticos, rebasados por la estrechez de sus problemas. Hombres y mujeres que han perdido los motivos y las razones. La aventura propuesta por cada una de estas jóvenes plumas desafía la cotidianidad, el circuito inviolable de...

The future is up for sale. Unsurprisingly, it looks too good to be true. In a Citadel where destinies are traded like stocks, the market is booming. It's never been easier to buy yourself a better tomorrow. Werewolf auditor Wrexhannah Langstaff knows someone is rigging fortune's wheel, and she...

In Kaila Nike’s debut novel, Mystique, Octavia, a young and dedicated mother, has worked hard to create the life she has with her two little boys after their father abandoned them years ago. She’s given up hope on finding love until one night she meets Chad, a tall, handsome, and mysterious cowboy. Right away she knows she wants to get to know this man or forever wonder what if.

Between the endless, exhausting work of harvesting souls and keeping the balance between the mortal world and the Forces that inhabit Eternity, Death just wants a break. Of course, that doesn’t mean that Death wants someone else doing their job for them. So, naturally, when a soul is taken before its time and Death had nothing to do with the reaping, there’s only one course of action: figure out who is responsible, and make sure this never happens again.

Eine legendäre Crew, vor der keine Geheimnisse sicher sind – nicht einmal die der Unterwelt! Der Job: Stiehl eine Seele aus dem Jenseits. Elle Fields stammt aus einer Familie von Dieben, die ins Jenseits einbrechen, um Geheimnisse von den Toten zu stehlen. Doch seit die Seele ihres Bruders bei einem schiefgelaufenen Raubzug ausgelöscht wurde, hat sie nur noch ein Ziel: Sie muss wissen, wer für seinen Tod verantwortlich ist.

Undertaker Jean has a secret, she can speak to the dead. Ever since she lost her husband on their wedding day, her priority is to keep their son safe. But when she finds him murdered on his sixteenth birthday, Jean’s world is shattered. She descends into the underworld, determined to bring her son home. Meanwhile in the land of the living, Detective Taura is investigating the boy’s death. Dark secrets that have been following her are brought to the surface. The murder is only the beginning. Supernatural forces are stirring in London.

Destroyer of Peace, Scorcher of Lives, that’s what they called me. All I wanted was to enjoy my treasure hoard, as any dragon would, but King Balan simply couldn’t allow me to live in peace. Now he’s sent me to this strange new world of Chicago, but what he didn’t expect was for me to thrive in here. With the help of a few unlikely human friends, I will conquer the business world and rebuild a new hoard of money, status, and women.