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I don't want to hurt her...but she definitely wants to hurt me. Betrayal doesn’t sting. It hurts worse than that; it feels like a rake over coals, a disembowling, a slow, agonizing stretch on the torture rack. Myf is hurt, and she’s found someone to blame. She’s focused all her pain on one target. Me.

Wenn du ganz unten bist, solltest du dich nicht festzuhalten, um nicht noch tiefer zu fallen, sondern du solltest höher klettern. Schritt für Schritt, aber höher. Es gibt keinen anderen Weg in dieser grausamen Welt. Elb und sein Team wissen das und ihr Weg führt nach oben zu denen, die auf Drainagetown herabschauen und auf die Köpfe der Einwohner spucken. Sie nennen sich selbst die Spinnen und sie lassen keine Fremden in ihr Territorium. Doch wenn das Timing stimmt, ist es möglich, einen trittsicheren Schritt nach oben zu machen.

Hayes Farrow hat alles, wovon andere nur träumen: Ruhm, Erfolg und Millionen Fans. Doch hinter der Fassade des gefeierten Rockstars verbirgt sich nur Leere und die ständige Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Als er nach Almond Bay zurückkehrt, steht er plötzlich der Frau gegenüber, die er nie wiedersehen wollte: Hattie Rowley. Für Hattie könnte es kaum schlimmer laufen. Der Tod ihrer Schwester, das Scheitern an der Uni und ein Freund, der sich als Lügner und Dieb entpuppt, haben ihr den Boden unter den Füßen weggerissen.

Dieses Spiel ändert sich täglich. Es lernt, wird besser, intelligenter. Hier kämpfe ich nicht nur gegen andere Spieler, sondern gegen die ganze Spielwelt. Wie soll ich vorgehen? Allein oder als Anführer einer Armee? Aufleveln oder das Netz der Intrigen entwirren? Auch wenn ich nur ein ganz normaler Student bin, in diesem Spiel gehöre ich zu den besten Kämpfern, die es gibt. Über Champions und Mobs konnte ich schon oft genug triumphieren—jetzt jedoch muss ich mich mit den Göttern messen.

Dopo due anni dalla morte della sorella Fiona, la strega Saika è pronta a eseguirne le ultime volontà e a portare i suoi resti ad Ash Gardens. Quando giunge al santuario, perennemente battuto dalla pioggia, viene accolta dal suo proprietario, amante dei cardigan fatti a maglia, un'enorme bestia mitologica di nome Frank, che le offre di fermarsi qualche tempo nella tenuta. Sopraffatta dal dolore, Saika accetta, anche perché ciò significa poter rimandare l'ultimo addio alla sorella.

Spellbound Security Cleveland has been racking up the successes with Rock Stars, Actors, and Magicians. But where there's magic, there's always a strange, new challenge with a dangerous twist. This time, it's parading in the world of high fashion. Danica's new client is single-name supermodel Acadia, who is at the top of her game—and at the top of someone's hit list. It will be up to Danica, her fae dragon Jilly, and the rest of her team to figure out who can't stand a pretty face, before Acadia's out of the glamor shot forever.

A smart, kick-arse urban fantasy from a new master of the genre. Killing Pretty is the seventh book in the fantastic Sandman Slim series. James Stark has met his share of demons and angels, on Earth and beyond. Now he's come face to face with the one entity few care to meet: Death. Someone has tried to kill Death - ripping the heart right out of him - or rather the body he's inhabiting. Death needs Sandman Slim's help: he believes anyone who can beat Lucifer and the old gods at their own game is the only one who can solve his murder.

Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude - not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer - James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies. None, though, are as fearsome as the vindictive Angra Om Ya - the old gods. But their imminent invasion is only one of Stark's problems right now. LA is descending into chaos, and a new evil - the Wildfire Ripper - is stalking the city. No ordinary killer, The Ripper takes Stark deep into a conspiracy that stretches from Earth to Heaven and Hell.

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES "This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…" All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over... Sea: check. Sand: some. Sun: sort of - but...

The boundaries between gods and mortals blur in a futuristic world where ancient Hindu deities reign supreme, not by divine right, but through advanced technology and manipulation of human consciousness. Enter the protagonist, Sam, who dares to challenge these self-proclaimed gods by resurrecting the forgotten concept of Buddhism, symbolizing a cosmic rebellion against tyranny and the timeless struggle for spiritual and intellectual freedom.

A devastating plague, the missing cure, and a healer who didn’t plan for love… I’m Faelynn, a healer and servant of the fae God. I’d sworn off every fae male who set his sights on me … until him. Dreythis was … unexpected. He has the answers to the questions I face, and resisting his pull on our journey will be no easy feat. The fae in my city are sick with a mysterious plague, and my healer magic has done little to help. With so many dying, I never expected that crossing paths with this fae warrior would lead me to the cure. But will solving one problem only bring me to another?

For Maddy Madrigal, preserving the peace in her exclusive neighborhood feels like walking a razor’s edge. Her grasp on her newfound magic is tenuous at best. And now, there are disturbing signs the spell she cast to keep supernatural entities at bay may be beginning to falter.

I'm Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond and my family holds back the forces of darkness. It's a full-time job - and we're good at it . . . But now, the Droods have hit a bad patch, what with the death of their Matriarch and the discovery that she was killed by one of their own. It's left the family in...

Brought to you by Penguin. Murder is money, and business is booming. The Mortons are a modern day, old money dynasty with impeccable taste, from exquisite cocktails and expertly tailored vintage garments to stone cold murder. Jessica is their golden child, a perfectly crafted apprentice to the...

Now living in a new world, Ava has the answers about her family she so desperately sought. But answers come at a cost. As she tries to face the trauma she endured upon her arrival in the realm of Eorhan, she must find her inner strength and courage to take her rightful place, or risk falling apart. With the threat of war looming after their enemies have returned, Ava is the only one with the ability to send the daemon queen back to her realm. And to do so, she must train with Casimir, the broody general of the Earth Kingdom, to complete a harrowing journey to the revered tree of her people.

Broke and rejected by both the Adventurer and Courier Guilds, Alex doesn't slay monsters, but he does need a job before he hits rock bottom―and he'll take whatever he can get. That's when he stumbles into Nino's: a hole-in-the-wall slice shop run by an eccentric pizzaiolo . . . who happens to be a lich. Alex is hired to deliver delicious pizza to dungeon bosses in sixty minutes or less―or else. Armed with a seemingly useless skillset, he'll need to dodge adventurers, deal with scorned exes, and hope for loot in place of tips.

Now that Missy has finally graduated from West Point, she can marry her soulmate Mike. Of course, she also has joined her Special Forces team as their executive officer and there are lots of added responsibilities which go along with that role. Can she carry those out and still handle her role as Alpha for her werewolf pack? Then, too, she has that other role she plays in Russia, being a spy while also being a celebrity. One thing leads to another while doing that and soon she finds someone has targeted her for death.

One accidental spell in a dusty library archive changes everything–binding her to four women she's only just begun to call friends, and awakening power none of them knew they had. But magic has enemies. A violent order called the Torch Bearers has been hunting witches for generations. They've already burned other covens out of existence. Now they're coming for Darby's. Five women. No training. No time. And a bond forged in concrete, grit, and the kind of magic that refuses to die. And the unbreakable bond of women who refuse to burn.

When the god of chaos calls the shots, you can expect Hel on Earth. And maybe hell, too. Almost everything was back to normal: governments had been restored, cities were rebuilding, and the existence of the ancient gods remained a secret. Mostly. Only one thing was left to do: rescue the witches trapped in hell. When Sera discovers the only way in and out of the underworld is to become immortal—the one thing she most definitely does not want to do in life—she must make the decision of a lifetime, an everlasting lifetime.

What if every time you tipped an hourglass, the world held its breath and secret doorways appeared where you'd never seen them before? Alex discovers a mysterious, cracked hourglass tucked away in Mira's shop—an artifact that doesn't just stop time, but focuses it, revealing "hidden paths" at the seams of human choice. As Alex learns to step into these frozen moments, they realize that time shows more than what happens; it shows the footprints not taken and the truth of what could have been.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… Bethany Aodhán is not only a reluctant relic hunter for Deva’s Fae Council, but also a major “chess piece” in the latest round of godly games. When a fallen storm goddess tasks her with finding Bia’s Blade—a godly weapon capable of bringing anyone under the control of its wielder—she knows danger will once again stalk her. As if that was not enough to deal with, the council hands her a second mission—find the person who, with the help of another godly relic, broke into one of the most secure banks in all of England to steal a handful of document

The ghosts of London are restless… Lydia thought she had solved the mystery of the #NewRipper, but the murderer is still taunting her. It appears that someone is able to control the undead of London, and they are coming for Lydia and those she holds dear. Meanwhile, a child has gone missing on...

Alone and loving it one Christmas Eve, the selfish and unfriendly Benedict Nail finds himself shrunk into miniature and lost in the wilderness of his own living room, which turns out to populated by the ghosts of long-dead Londoners. To reverse the enchantment, he must set out on weird expedition through the knick-knacks and mementoes of his past, presents from long-ago Christmasses, and, in the course of a long midwinter night, discover a whole new Benedict Nail.

Sorcha, a gifted Khoravar from the peaceful land of WindWood, possesses a rare magic fueled by song, capable of both healing and warfare. When her homeland and beloved family in WindWood and Canticum become targets of the ruthless Ice King Solaufein of Abaier, Sorcha faces an impossible choice: sacrifice her freedom to become his Queen, or watch everything she loves be destroyed.

It's the summer of 2003, and 22-year-old Michael Andrews has finally escaped his small Ontario mining town for the city of his Spider-Man daydreams. But the wolf attack on a lonely highway changes everything. Now he's navigating Manhattan with powerfully sharp senses well beyond normal human limits, a transformation he can't control, and a beautiful woman he's terrified to let close.

A woman's search for her missing sister instead brings her four powerful princes of chaos in this steamy, why-choose romantasy perfect for fans of Bonded by Thorns, Gild and The Serpent and the Wings of Night. They said the trials were over. They were wrong. I survived the Choosing. I claimed my...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE THRONE DEMANDS EVERYTHING... Queen of Thorns is the lush, dark and addictive second instalment in Clare Sager's brand-new gripping romantasy duology. Can't wait to find out what happens after that breathtaking cliffhanger? The crown awaits...

Ella, eine junge Frau mit bewegter Vergangenheit, ist endlich zufrieden mit ihrem Leben. Doch als ein splitterfasernackter Mann wortwörtlich vom Himmel fällt, steht ihr Leben auf dem Kopf. Erstens sieht er aus wie der unerreichbare Schwarm ihrer Studentenzeit, zweitens ist er mit seinem menschlichen Körper in jeder Hinsicht überfordert. Schon bald begreift Ella die unfassbare Wahrheit: Nicht nur, dass sie fortan an das Übernatürliche glauben muss. Ihr faszinierender Fund hat auch noch ein Geheimnis mit auf die Erde gebracht, welches das Ende der Welt bedeuten könnte.

The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living in a small midwestern town, reveals a miraculous dimension. For Weer’s imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself.

A cozy, magical, slice-of-life holiday romance set in a village adjacent to a magic school—if the Dream Harbor series were set at Hogsmeade! I solemnly swear not to fall in love… Silas Birchwood wasn’t sure what to expect when he joined Emberwind Academy as the school’s first non-magical...

When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. One last salvage and the final battle with Orion and the demon hordes will be upon me. I don't know the name of the person I'm Tracking, or what she looks like so finding her is going to be . . . impossible. But she is the key to defeating the demons.

In the start of a brand-new fantasy series, Genevieve Cogman, the author of the bestselling The Invisible Library, welcomes you to Graynes, a magical school for demon-summoning . . . Philomela once enjoyed the carefree life of a Cambridge Classics PhD - until her father’s gambling debts forced...

Desde hace años, Erik, el rey del Reino Eterno, vive consumido por una sola obsesión: vengarse del hombre que asesinó a su padre y lo mantiene prisionero bajo las olas. Pero todo cambia cuando Livia, la hija de su enemigo, rompe sin saberlo los sellos que lo mantenían prisionero… Erik la secuestra y planea utilizarla para reconquistar su reino, aunque Livia no es tan fácil de dominar como Erik esperaba.

For Adam Kadmon, justice means wrath and vengeance. He is the sword that strikes down the villainous. For Holly MacAllister, justice means mercy and forgiveness. She is the balanced scales that offer redemption. Having survived their battle with a dark cult, these two unlikely partners now work to bring hope to the people of a corrupt, decaying city. Holly struggles to curb Adam’s wrath, but now his violent past stalks them. Enemies he thought defeated have returned, seeking vengeance.

Eigentlich wollte Dr. Minerva Sterling ihre Professur an der Universität in St. Andrews beginnen, aber das Universum hat andere Pläne: Allen voran einen unmöglichen Studenten, der ihr völlig unerwartet unter die Haut geht, ein mysteriöses Amulett, das ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt, und ein Geheimnis, das alles fordern wird – nicht zuletzt auch ihr Herz. Wenn dein Schicksal mit den antiken Göttern verbunden ist, bist du bereit, es zu erfüllen?

Morgan Blackwater's mother is a kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying Shadow Council wizard. As for Morgan? Morgan's a junior salesperson at a tech startup. But with magic dyslexia and a disinclination to kick ass, Morgan is doing her best carving out a niche for herself in the mundane world...

A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, murdering victims in a gruesome and spectacular way. The local police suspect 'monsters' are involved, and have called in Anita Blake and Edward, both US Marshals who really know their monsters, to catch the killer. But some monsters are very real. The Harlequin have been the bogeymen of the vampire world for more than a thousand years. Now they are here in America, hunting both weretigers and human police. They serve the Mother of All Darkness, the first vampire – supposedly dead, but only her body was destroyed.

Brought to you by Penguin. A story of secret societies and foul families. Of belonging and exile. Of corruption, corrosion, temptation and seduction. With wealth, prestige, and influence at their fingertips, five families have embedded themselves into society, but when something threatens to...

Reese Summers braucht dringend Zeit mit ihrem magischen Buch. Deshalb beschließt sie, die Feiertage allein in einem Cottage zu verbringen, damit sie den goldenen Schlüssel vom König der Drachen stehlen kann. Nur hat Reese die Rechnung ohne Daniel, ihren Boss, gemacht. Dieser denkt gar nicht daran, ihr den Urlaub zu genehmigen und zerreißt kommentarlos den Urlaubsschein. Zudem schwebt seit einem Jahr der Kuss unter dem Mistelzweig unausgesprochen zwischen ihnen.

PAN is the story of a transgressive, brutal god—the patron of those who choose to live outside the rules. The finest modern fantasy you’ll read this year. Across the sprawling metropolis of Rome, children dream of an island that doesn’t exist. An old god returns. Anarchy, destruction, and...

From beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune comes The Stars Look Like Home, a funny and moving adventure novel about finding one’s place in the universe from the perspective of a dog. A promise: The dog does not die in this. As a puppy, Burke’s mother told him that dogs' lives...

Strange is the Light follows a passionately entangled group of childhood friends, fractured by the betrayals and secrets kept as they grew into adulthood. Now, after twenty years, Daphne, Ronan, Leonie and Finn will finally have to face the consequences of cutting their last adventure...

Keith is an angel investor for silicon valley startups. When an old friend comes to him with an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an AI image generator, he jumps at the chance. The AI is amazing, and he becomes addicted to using it himself. Then his friend calls him, begging him not to use the AI for a while. Something has gone haywire, and it's offline right now, but Keith just can't control himself any longer. When he uses it again, everything goes wrong, and he has to desperately fight to save himself, the woman he loves, his old friend and his employees, and the entire city.

Кидан из древнего рода Адане всю жизнь пыталась сбежать от своего наследия. Но, когда ее сестру похищают среди ночи, Кидан понимает: все дороги ведут в место, которого она боялась больше всего — университет Укслей. Чтобы узнать, что же случилось с ее сестрой, Кидан придется постичь древнюю философию, проложившую мост между миром смертных и бессмертных, погрузиться в те интриги, что многие годы пронизывали вампирско-человеческое общество и лицом к лицу столкнуться с жестоким вампиром ее Дома — того самого, уверена Кидан, кто и похитил ее сестру.

All was as it should be. The ski conditions were textbook; the skies were deep blue, the wind was calm, it was twenty-four degrees and there were three inches of fresh powdersitting on top of a finely tuned base. There could not have been a more perfect day to begin altering the course of history. Everyone has had the thought: “If I only knew then what I know now.” For Alexander Gabriel, that was about to come true.