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Once upon a time, in a cottage in a bunker in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, there lived a witch named Ophelia. Ophelia, along with animal friends who live in her garden, creates a cozy life for herself. What’s better than books and tea? But then, one day, a knock comes at her door. Join Ophelia and her two unexpected visitors for magical stories about spells, scones, a hedgehog, and the power of friendship.

Aber wie sollte ich schnell zu Geld und Ansehen kommen? Nicht durch Raub und Mord, schließlich war ich ein Baumeister. Handwerk und Baukunst – das war unser Ding! Und es war Zeit, mein Imperium wiederaufzubauen. Okay, ganz ohne Raub und Mord würde das vielleicht nicht vonstattengehen, schließlich hatte ich immer noch Feinde.

Une disparition inexpliquée, une ville où la magie gronde, et une louve prête à s'allier à un vampire pour découvrir la vérité. À l'abri des regards et des jugements, je vis en paix à Glenwood, un village où personne ne s'attarde sur ma différence. Louve malentendante, j'ai l'habitude d'être mise de côté, considérée comme trop fragile pour appartenir pleinement à ma meute. Mais cette tranquillité vole en éclats le jour où Sam, mon meilleur ami, disparaît sans laisser de trace, emportant avec lui des secrets que je suis loin d'imaginer.

In der magischen Stadt Noxbridge wird die Grenze zwischen Traum und Realität von Tag zu Tag dünner. Mira, eine junge Frau mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten, entdeckt eine geheimnisvolle Kraft, die tief in ihr schlummert – eine Fähigkeit, die sowohl Segen als auch Fluch sein kann. Als ein Riss in der Traumwelt droht, die Realität zu zerreißen, muss Mira sich entscheiden, wie weit sie bereit ist, für die Rettung ihrer Welt zu gehen. Doch je mehr sie in die Geheimnisse der Traumwelt eintaucht, desto mehr wird sie von einer dunklen Macht angezogen, die sie an den Rand ihrer eigenen Existenz führt.

Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's grim reapers? The work enables Nora to learn all about the myriad ways you can kick the bucket, which is comforting...until one day, a file crosses her desk with a name she recognizes. Her twin brother’s.

There are at least 100 things wrong with Meredith Schwarzwelder. In fact, keeping track of these things is the only way David Carew has managed to remain living with him for as long as he has. Meredith is an irredeemable eccentric who flirts with everyone in his path (#3 on the list), cries at anything (#35), makes the worst coffee in the world (#70), and talks to mice, or imagines he does (#50).

Like her sisters, Sage and Teal, Sky Flores has a touch of magic, and it’s caused nothing but heartache. Not only did she disappear into the woods years ago and reappear with no rational explanation, she’s also more comfortable talking to animals than to people. Different and misunderstood, Sky is shunned in the small town of Cranberry.

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.

Merry Gentry, ex-private detective and full-time princess, is now the mother of triplets, a rarity in the high ranks of faerie. And not everyone is happy about it, including Taranis, King of Light and Illusion. He’s using the human courts to sue for visitation rights, claiming that one of the babies is his. To save herself and her children, Merry will use the most dangerous powers in all of faerie: a god of death, a warrior known as the Darkness, the Killing Frost, and a king of nightmares.

Five generations of Sadie Duncan’s descendants claimed the beautiful Wild Hill as their home, each generation of witches stronger than the last. Then, in the aftermath of a tragedy, the last of the Duncans, prophesised to be the most powerful of their kind, abandoned Wild Hill forever. Brigid moved to California and turned her gift into fame and fortune. Her sister Phoebe settled on a ranch in Texas, where women visit in secret for her tonics, and Phoebe’s daughter, Sybil, became a famous chef.

Nelle pieghe dimenticate della quotidianità si nascondono le armi più potenti: parole, sguardi, silenzi. In Armi Quotidiane, Silas Dakar ci invita a esplorare un universo in cui l’ordinario si tinge di straordinario, dove una porta che si chiude può segnare il destino di una vita e un gesto inaspettato può avere più forza di una rivoluzione. Con una scrittura che intreccia realismo magico e un’osservazione impietosa della condizione umana, queste storie svelano i segreti nascosti nelle crepe del vivere quotidiano.

Draußen ist es bitterkalt. Drinnen wirst du immer beobachtet. Die Welt ist eingefroren. Nur die Stadt Snowglobe, eingeschlossen unter einer riesigen Kuppel, bietet noch ein komfortables Leben. Doch wer dort wohnt, bezahlt mit seiner Privatsphäre: Konstant wird ihr Leben für die weniger glücklichen Menschen außerhalb gefilmt. Die junge Chobahm träumt davon, eines Tages selbst in Snowglobe zu leben. Ihre Chance kommt, als eine der Schauspielerinnen unerwartet stirbt und Chobahm deren Platz und Leben einnehmen soll.

Psychic detective seeks rigid unbeliever for impossible romance. Yoga a plus. Kevin Quinn is living with new psychic abilities he refers to as the 'gift that keeps on taking.' His attempts to use his talents to help the police meet with limited success. Yet, when teenage boys go missing from Southern California beach cities, Kevin gets on a plane to his hometown, where he faces his father, who turned his back on Kevin once before.

When Shay reopens Hollywood Lakes Inn, her biggest worry is whether the plumbing in the 200-year-old house will spring a leak. But as she readies for her first VIP guest, she's caught in flashbacks that never happened—memories so vivid she wonders if she's losing her perimenopausal mind. With no time to dwell, she focuses on Porter Nichols, the famous screenwriter renting the entire second floor. He's got a script to finish and a terrible case of writer's block. When an unexpected guest arrives along with some disgruntled muses, Shay suspects his problem is magical in nature.

Since moving to Hollywood Lakes, Shay's life has been full of surprises—like the mysterious crow gifts she keeps finding on her porch and her childhood summer camp turning into a getaway for adults. It's all cocktails and crafts until Color Wars begins, and Shay learns her former nemesis is captain of the opposing team—even meaner now than she was then. Shay's determined to win . . . until word witch duty calls.

Cassie Black has just lost two people through a magic portal. Her archenemy, the Mauvais, is threatening to destroy city after city if Magic Headquarters doesn't hand her over to him. And HQ isn't exactly saying no to that offer. As the Magic higher ups debate her fate, Cassie refuses to sit by and watch the grass grow between the toes of the surveillance gnomes. Biting back her life rule to never get involved, she knows the only way to stop the Mauvais is to go after him herself.

Annaleigh Elizabeta Morales hatte nicht damit gerechnet, an diesem Abend zu sterben. Schon gar nicht mit dem Tod persönlich. Wer denkt schon daran, ein Engel zu werden und alles zu vermasseln?

On a fate-laced evening at 7:30 pm, the three cornerstone figures in Malita’s life found her crossing their minds, yet none were present to shield her from Bruce’s malevolent grasp. Amidst grappling with the void left by her father’s absence, Malita’s world plunges into a deeper abyss when a supposed guardian from her family cruelly betrays her trust. This grave violation leaves her wrestling with shame, betrayal, and a tenuous relationship with her mother, all while battling against the engulfing tides of self-pity.

Da saß ich nun, mutterseelenallein auf meinem Floß, um mich herum die Weite des Ozeans. Hinter mir loderten die Flammen noch immer über der Insel der Freiheit. Vor mir erstreckte das Wasser sich bis zum Horizont. Ich wusste nicht, ob jemand von den anderen Insassen überlebt hatte. Ich hatte keine Ahnung, ob man mich suchen würde – und wenn ja, wer. Meine einzige Option lag darin, weiterzumachen und mich einem unbekannten Schicksal anzuvertrauen.

El silencio del parque es un relato fantástico, emotivo y con un final sorprendente que te conmoverá. Explora las emociones humanas a través del misterio que se oculta en un parque en el corazón de la ciudad. Sumérgete en esta historia donde lo fantástico se entrelaza con lo cotidiano. Susan, una mujer marcada por la tragedia familiar, se encuentra en un momento crucial de su vida tras la reciente pérdida de su hermana Helen. Mientras intenta superar su dolor, encuentra consuelo en su perro Neo y en sus paseos por un parque cercano de su nuevo hogar.

Der Planet Erde versinkt in nuklearen Flammen. Das System war so freundlich und weise, alle seine kleinen Menschen in eine neue Welt zu transferieren. Jedem wurde ein neuer Name, ein Startbonus und ein kräftiger Tritt in den Hintern mitgegeben. Manche erhielten ein Schwert, manche eine Krone, und ich bekam…. Eine Kartoffel?! Wie soll ich bitte mit diesem Ding die Welt erobern? System, bist du sicher, dass du wirklich so freundlich und weise bist? Die Platte wurde von Magic Dome Books produziert. Aufgeführt von – Alexander Müller. Toningenieur - Dmitrii Musinov. Korrekturlesen – Kseniia Böhm.

Einmal Königin sein im Reich der Feen – Traum oder Albtraum? Im dritten Band in der Sunday-Times-Bestsellerserie findet die Feenforscherin Emily Wilde es heraus. Emily Wilde hat ihr Leben dem Studium der Feen gewidmet. Als renommierte Dryadologin hat sie in ihrer Enzyklopädie der Feen Hunderte von Arten dokumentiert. Jetzt steht sie kurz davor, ihr bisher gefährlichstes akademisches Projekt in Angriff zu nehmen: die Erforschung des Innenlebens eines Feenreichs – als dessen Königin.

The unusual Night Library on the outskirts of Tokyo is open from seven o'clock to midnight. Unlike most libraries, it only stores books by deceased authors, and they can't be checked out. Instead, they're put on public display to be revered and celebrated by the library's visitors, making it akin to a book museum.

The beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale is run as a living museum, allowing tourists to see history in action. But there’s more to the place than any visitor would guess...Fifty-something Shona grew up in the village and now runs its vintage, 1940s-themed teashop. Not everyone knows that the previous manager, her great-aunt Polly, still lives there too… as a ghost!

Jessica Bay’s life is full – of chaos. As an inner-city GP, mother to two moody teenagers, and wife to a man who can recall the last time they had sex (632 days ago) but can’t remember to take out the bins, Jessica is at her limit. In need of a change of pace, she and her family move to a tiny island in the English Channel. On one of her after-work walks, Jessica sits on a bench. No big deal, surely? But she soon discovers that this bench gives her the ability to relive any day in her past.

Self exiled from her family of traders in mystical goods and services on her 23rd birthday, the Friendship Magician must make her way in the world: meeting a Scandinavian werewolf, a business minded minotaur, an air elemental with a taste for smutty stories, Canadian elves, an incompetent valkyrie, and the one creature she was always told to never deal with. Blending an economic view of the value of friendships with a coming-of-age story in an urban fantasy setting, this book will appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Charles de Lint, and Neil Gaiman.

Nyssa Blacksea is a wanted woman. The Empire she once served now hunts for her and her unlikely new companion, Quinn. It's only a matter of time until the two women are found and executed. Desperate and with nowhere to turn, Nyssa and Quinn hatch an insane plan—offer the Empire its oldest enemy in exchange for their freedom. But the path to their freedom is fraught with assassins, heart-breaking betrayal, strange gods… and a dangerous queen who demands Nyssa to submit.

Sie arbeitet in einem aussichtslosen Job in einer isolierten paranormalen Gemeinschaft. Schafft diese bissige Teenagerin es, bei einem Angriff diejenigen zu verteidigen, die sie liebt? Kricket Jones ist gelangweilt. Die Neunzehnjährige, die mit ihrer Familie wegen ihrer Drachen-DNA hinter einem Schutzwall gefangen ist, findet ihre größten Adrenalinschübe dabei, heimlich verbotene Amulette zu basteln. Doch ihr alltägliches Leben nimmt eine halsbrecherische Wendung, als merkwürdige Explosionen die Gemeinde erschüttern und jeder in der Stadt in einen bewusstseinskontrollierenden Bann gerät.

The Krysfelt Academy for Girls is the most prestigious academy in the Magocracy, and it’s about to get its first male student… Like most guys, I never expected to see the inside of that fabled place. But when I’m assigned the Enchanter class—previously reserved for girls—an invitation to Krysfelt is part of the deal. To earn my place, I’ll have to win over the fiery headmistress and the monster girl students—catgirls, orcs, wolfgirls, dryads, goblins—you name it… And that’s not even mentioning the pretty (but slightly insane) tiefling girl who believes she and I are destined to bond…

Missy finally begins her senior year at West Point and for a while everything goes great. She has a nice roommate and has been tasked with an excellent leadership position. She is very pleased with all her studies and sports activities. She also continues to celebrate each full moon with her pack back home. The three communities her friends have established with her support and funding are all thriving. Then she learns her enemies may be targeting her yet again. Since they are not heeding her warnings, how will she deal with them this time?