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A struggling artist in 1990s New York City finds her life turned upside down when she stumbles across a lost angel that has crash-landed on the roof of her apartment building. Her first impulse is to profit off her discovery--only to quickly learn she's the only human who can see it for what it truly is. And as if that was difficult enough, the minions of the "other side" are eager to track the angel down and turn it into one of their own. And then things get weird.

Wenn man zwischen einer Grippe und der Behandlung durch die Großhexe Ophelia wählen muss, verliert die Hölle ihren Schrecken. Das jedenfalls ist Trulys Eindruck.

Long ago, Finch made a pact with Chronos, the Titan of Time. In exchange for the ability to rewind time up to 24 hours, Finch agreed to safeguard Chronos’s newest child — whenever Chronos decided to have one. That day has come. Finch must protect the time god egg, keeping it out of the hands of random bounty hunters, werewolves, vampires, assassins, and even Aeon, a rival time god.

“A beautiful girl drops into your life, gives you magical powers of kinkiness, and you didn't think there would be at least one little problem to deal with?” Annie’s words echo in Jake Emmerson’s mind. That woman’s name is Evri and it is her first day on earth. She is lovely but clueless. To keep her, Jake must accept the ownership of the Essence–a magical power that enchants and transforms ordinary objects into the extraordinary.

A fairy tale festival and a meowerzs of a murder. Our amateur sleuth must prowl her way through the clues before the whole town winds up doomed to a thousand years of sleep. In Broomstick Bay, the annual Fairytale Con is happening and Ruby's family bakery is making the funnel cakes. Everyone is dressing as their favorite fairy tale character. Ruby and Lance are going as Aurora and the Prince. But when a fairy is murdered, Maleficent gives the town an ultimatum. It doesn't even matter that there was a proposal or that Ruby should be the happiest she's ever been.

They awakened a sleeping giant and filled within him a terrible resolve. Seven months after the battle for Cambridge, America and its allies prepare the largest military coalition since World War II. But before their arsenals can be unleashed, someone must cross the portal and uncover what waits...

As Alessia Wells dons her crown as the first Fae Queen in centuries . . . She's faced with what feels like insurmountable hurdles. When deadly attacks pop up across The Isle, it's up to Alessia to put an end to the danger. But how can she stop the attacks when she can't even control her own...

"A delicious treat of a novel! Heartfelt, hilarious, poignant, and lovely!" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop Steel Magnolias meets Practical Magic in this charming contemporary fantasy about a thirty-something kitchen witch who is recruited to help a...

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...

In het bloedstollende slot van deze serie barst de ultieme strijd los. Mare zit gevangen, haar bliksemkracht verdwenen, en leeft in de greep van Maven Calore – de jongen van wie ze ooit hield. Maven heeft de troon overgenomen en blijft zijn web spinnen om zowel zijn land als Mare in zijn macht te houden. Maar de rebellie groeit.

Elorions Sieg über Lord Darius hat einen Preis: Sein Level schießt in die Höhe, und Liliths Labyrinth kann ihn nicht länger halten. Vor ihm gähnt die wahre Unterwelt - ein endloser Dungeon um einen Knochenpalast, in dem ein einziger Fehler alles kostet. Drei Wege liegen vor ihm: Er könnte jegliche Blaue Magie an sich reißen, die ihm in die Finger kommt, und so zu einer wandelnden Naturgewalt werden. Oder er investiert seine hart erkämpften Erfahrungspunkte in die anderen Gefangenen und schmiedet aus verängstigten Opfern ein Team.

King Rat blends eerie fairy tale and contemporary urban fantasy in China Miéville's fantastical debut. Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban...

He bargained to prove her innocence. She offered him anything. And anything is a very dangerous thing to promise a faerie. The Errant Reapers aren’t like the fae in bedtime stories. The bounty hunters are powerful, fast, and dangerous enough to be banned from every fae court. Milo is one of the best, so tracking down one measly human girl? Easy. Or so he thinks… Until he meets her. Jules is a struggling art student with a broken heart and no idea the fae even exist.

Ce matin-là, la plus célèbre actrice française a le sentiment que quelque chose lui échappe. Chez elle, son employée de maison l'évite. Dans la rue, on ne se retourne pas sur son passage... Et si c'était plus qu'une impression – le début d'une aventure prodigieuse ? Après les succès du Chien de madame Halberstadt (Le Tripode, 2019) et de Clara lit Proust (Gallimard, 2022), Stéphane Carlier signe avec ce dixième roman une comédie à l'humour tendre autant qu'une fantaisie chahutant les limites du réel.

Read by AudioFile Golden Voice and award-winning narrator, Hillary Huber. A mysterious library holds the secrets to the universe . . . Carolyn knows she’s a little bit . . . odd. But that's only natural when she’s spent her life locked away in an infinite Library, forced to study at the feet...

Killing Dalton’s friend is not the way to get his attention. Strange events bring Earth Ward Inspector Dalton Kingston and his team to southern Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Unfortunately, it’s to investigate the murder of his friend: Earth Ward Inspector Sean Chalmers and his team. One concern is that everything points to Lightville, a lightmire stronghold. Lightmires are nonhumans who eat diseases and heal people, are natural enemies of vampires, and typically do not involve themselves in events. Now they’re at the center of a murder investigation.

When the most recent outbreak of human vampirism occurred in the narrow oasis of New Mexico's lower Rio Grande Valley, the terrifying oral tradition that had been passed on for more than four centuries had yet again been sadly reconfirmed. Every two decades or so, one or more bloodthirsty ghouls would appear that would prey upon the unsuspecting and completely vulnerable members of New Mexico's small but harmonious and tightly knit community that had long been an admixture of First American, Hispanic, and Anglo residents.

I’m a witch hunter. Caleb’s a witch. We should’ve killed each other on sight. Instead, we strike a deal and end up on the run, fighting off the people who trained me and trying to find the spell that will heal both our hearts. I know trusting him is a mistake. Wanting him is worse. But the truth we’re chasing might be the only thing that saves us…or destroys everything we thought I knew. Listen to the complete Cursed Hearts trilogy now.

>One king. A group of incorrigible women. Nine nights. The demon-king, Mahisha, rules Jambudvipa with an iron fist. He wears the horns of a buffalo and has the will of a bull. With allies far and wide, his kingdom—usurped from the Aryas—is prosperous. All seems aboveboard. But Jambudvipa's underbelly rots. Teeming with crime, sin, and greed, the city and its people are not what they seem. Most of all, Mahisha himself.

Briar Jones hat einen Traum: Die Temple, Schule für Thaumaturgie, zu besuchen, denn dort werden die mächtigsten CEOs und einflussreichsten Politiker des Landes in Magie ausgebildet, so zumindest die Gerüchte online. Aber Briar wird zurückgewiesen – stattdessen wird deren bester Freund Seb ausgewählt, woran ihre Beziehung zerbricht. Sieben Jahre später ermöglicht ein Sommerjob in den Archiven von Temple es Briar endlich, doch einen Blick hinter die Kulissen zu werfen und Seb wiederzusehen.