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She was stolen as a child. Raised as a human. Now, the truth could cost her everything—including her fated mate. Tess lived an ordinary life, until her mother’s dying confession shattered it. She was never meant to be human.

A hellhound bound by duty. A human woman he was never meant to claim. A love that could either save the world, or destroy it. As alpha of his hellhound pack, Hayden has spent his life enforcing the laws of their hidden world. He never imagined breaking them, until the day he was called to fulfill a blood debt. His mission: rescue a kidnapped woman from an ancient dragon shifter who seeks to control one of his deadliest assassins. Her name is Fallon. And from the moment he sees her, his fate is sealed. Humans are forbidden to hellhounds.

She’s been a ghost in the shadows. He just wants to be left alone. But fate has other plans. Nora Blake is an assassin, one of the best. Known only as the Ghost, she’s spent years eliminating high-value targets without hesitation. But when she refuses to kill her latest mark, she becomes the hunted. The Shadow League never tolerates disobedience, and now they’ve sent another assassin to erase her as an example. Erik “Hutch” Hutchinson walked away from war, trading a life of violence for the quiet of Mystic River.

A smuggler with a dangerous past. A warrior with a prophecy on her shoulders. In the shadows, fate weaves its own story. Mystic River is a town built on secrets, but none are more enigmatic than Colby. Smuggler, gangster, informant, his reputation is as murky as the deals he brokers. Yet, beneath the shadows, he’s a vital ally. He alone understands the Shadow League’s sinister grip, and in exchange for information, all he asks is safe passage for the Shadow Sisters and the women they protect.

Humans are making my life complicated. First, my booty call-boy falls in love with me, then a John Doe shows up, pinned to our office wall. Then a paranoid Doomsday Prepper starts stalking me. Ugh. As if being a vampire in the city isn’t complicated enough.

Sookie doesn't have that many relations, so she hated to lose one - but of all the people to go, she didn't expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans' vampire queen - after all, Hadley was technically already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an inheritance - one that comes with a bit of a risk - not least because someone doesn't want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley's past - or her possessions.

There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with - at least voluntarily - and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state distant. His sinister and sexy boss, Eric, has an idea where to find him, and next thing Sookie knows she's off to Jackson, Mississippi, to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead.

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed. Then she comes face to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of them asks for a favour, she obliges - and soon Sookie's in Dallas, using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire.

In between helping friends plan their weddings, Lanie deals with a dog (that is much more than a dog) that has moved in with her. Then there's an unwanted match from a dating service that might be planted by enemies of the guardians.

Traitor’s Den was meant to be a prison. A punishment. A hellhole my daddy could never escape. Over the decades, however, hundreds of us have found a way to make it our home. We’ve learned to deal with the many bumps along the way with colorful cussing and a dash of humor—often roused by one too many at the saloon—and we’ve embraced the spell that turns us all into honky-tonk cowgirls and -boys.

In the space of a mere instant, the life he once knew–the life he wanted–is no more. In its place, he is given great strength and immortality, but it comes with strings. Strings that bind him to the sylphs and other humans, whom he must protect against those who destroyed the life he once knew–the Fae.

When Tomilyn calls upon the wind to seek revenge upon her sister, Seraphina, she forgets she is in a state of rage. The wind goes after Seraphina but it is boosted a hundred fold by Tomilyn's need for revenge. The cyclone hits the solarium where Seraphina is hiding and when the dust settles, all that is left is two black wings and two beautiful black eyes.

An Elven warrior, pursued by the rat-faced Szcurae, flees for his life and that of the child he carries in his arms. The warrior, as he’s about to die, sets the child adrift. Rescued by the Fire Warriors, the child is considerably more than they believe her to be. She’s the legendary white witch.

Stormy Bay is a dying town nestled against an eerily placid ocean, and Ray Lilly is trapped in it. He can barely remember his name let alone his mission for the Twenty Palace society. Worse, he realizes that for some time now he's been living as a puppet, his body and mind under the complete domination of an unknown power, and the townsfolk think this puppet is his real identity. And that power can still seize control of Ray's body at any time, forcing him and the people around him to playact in nonsense stories that center around a mysterious boy and his monster dog.

Eine abgelegene Kleinstadt, eine blutige Mordserie und ein entsetzliches Monster: Das neue Fantasy-Horror-Hörbuch von Christina Henry! Als die Leichen von zwei Mädchen in der Stadt Smiths Hollow auftauchen, weiß die 14-jährige Lauren, dass die blutige Tat ungesühnt bleiben wird. Schließlich konnte die Polizei auch den Mörder ihres Vaters nicht finden, dessen Leiche ein Jahr zuvor im Wald gefunden wurde: Sein Herz war ihm herausgerissen worden, und zwar unter dem berüchtigten Geisterbaum.

Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to the displeasure of her mother, she prefers baking to brewing potions and gardening to casting hexes. When a spell to summon flour goes very wrong, Mariel finds herself staring down a demon - one she inadvertently summoned for a soul bargain.

Collette LeSange is a lonely artist who heads an elite fine arts school for children in upstate New York. Her youthful beauty masks the dark truth of her life: she has endured centuries of turmoil and heartache in the wake of her grandfather’s long-ago decision to make her immortal like himself. Now in 1984, Collette finds her life upended by the arrival of a gifted child from a troubled home, the return of a stalking presence from her past, and her own mysteriously growing hunger.

Zander is in an auction house for the sole purpose of getting someone to sign a contract. He doesn't have any interest in owning a blood slave—until he lays eyes on Max. That, he must have. Max is there for reasons of his own, mostly desperate reasons, and he's braced himself for a year of hell, which doesn't seem to be forthcoming. Someone needs to explain to this vampire that he's supposed to use Max, not spoil him. Zander doesn't seem to get it.

He swore an oath to protect all life. Now he must kill to survive. Being a knight at the Renaissance Festival is easy, but when Ryan is magically kidnapped to another world, the quest might leave him dead. Mistaken for a dragon-slaying knight, he must kill the dragon queen to be sent home.

Matti would prefer never to see her vindictive dwarven aunt ever again. All she wants is to find her missing parents. But her aunt is extorting the elven assassin, Sarrlevi. That would be problematic on its own, but he’s become Matti’s biggest ally and the man—the elf—she’s falling in love with.

Zaid has one mission: hunt down rogue Anunnaki and bring the magical beings to justice. But when he discovers the nightmare of his ancient civilization in the form of a seemingly ordinary young girl, he knows he must capture her and take her back to his homeland–whether she likes it or not.

Thrust into new roles they’re not ready for, Aeron and Faran must negotiate not only with the enemy, but with their own people in order for the realm to survive. And neither group wants to talk.

So, yes, I've established myself as a half-dragon superhero/celebrity in a weird space fantasy metropolis. And yes, in doing so I inadvertently attracted a harem of gorgeous monster girls. And, true, I seem to be the luckiest guy in the universe for many reasons...but...well...what was I saying again?

Amara was like any other princess from a once magical kingdom. Like most, she had secrets, her biggest one of all: She’s actually her twin sister Avery. After Avery is taken from her ordinary life and brought to the mysterious kingdom of Soluna, she is introduced to the heir to the throne, and her twin sister, Amara.

In Irish Mythology, Otherworld is a happy land and Underworld is a foul land. These worlds exist alongside Earth. Wizard Drowe is sentenced to be a swan, but he escapes. He has tricked Ciarán, his apprentice, into becoming the swan. Granny and Aoife pursue the swan because Granny believes it will lead her to her lost village. Hunted by Wizard Drowe and the vampire Dearg-due, Ciarán and Aoife move from initial dislike to romance. These, in turn, are pursued by Venus and the Drimnagh Witches, servants of the Faerie Queen.

अचनक हग ल क एक अजब स एहसस हन लग, त वह एक सथनय ओझ स मलन गय, ज उसक आट भ लगत थ उसन कछ जच क और परणम नकल क हग म खन ह नह ह, लकन वह यह उसक परवर क कस बतएग, और व इस बर म कय करग?

A daring dungeon rescue. A witch who won’t stop until she gets what she wants. A quest for revenge. Time has run out. After another successful defense of my city, with the help of my newly acquired army, optimism is growing.

"Dunkle Wege" ist Band 2 der vierbändigen Serie "Das Erbe von Grüenlant". Band 1 "Magische Zeichen", Band 3 "Schwarzes Land" und Band 4 "Letzte Entscheidung" liegen ebenso bei mainbook vor.

"Magische Zeichen" ist Band 1 der vierbändigen Serie "Das Erbe von Grüenlant". Band 2 "Dunkle Wege", Band 3 "Schwarzes Land" und Band 4 "Letzte Entscheidung" liegen ebenso bei mainbook vor. Die Serie: Die junge Polizistin Natalie Berger arbeitet beim BKA. Mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten, Menschen zum Reden zu bringen, und ihrer unglaublichen Treffsicherheit beim Schießen beeindruckt sie ihre Kollegen. Als ihr bei einem Verhör der geheimnisvolle Fremde Keiran Lasalle gegenübersitzt, weiß sie sofort, dass dieser ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

Otherworldly killings surround an aging role-playing gamer, and a clever detective must decide how far she is willing to go to stop the inhuman violence.