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The Drood matriarch is dead, and Shaman Bond is home to figure out whodunit. But he'd better act fast if he wants to take them down. It's no walk in the park being a Drood. The family that has protected humanity from the things that go bump in the night for centuries but they aren't much liked...

The mega-corporation, HeHeHe has finally reached a conclusion. They should hire Mac instead of trying to kill him. Despite their best efforts, it was getting expensive. Mac has already survived the rocket launchers, rabid chimps and even the grand piano in a shipyard that ruined a perfectly good date. However, can their offer be any worse than the overly cheery necromancer from a morning children's show and his lawyer? What else could HeHeHe throw at him, and why does it feel like his luck is standing in the corner hiding something sharp behind its back while chuckling ominously?

As Melbourne endures some of the planet's longest pandemic lockdowns, three disconnected lives spiral toward intersecting turmoil. Family man John Clark fights to hold career and relationships intact while opinionated libertarian Jimmy Bulwark rages alone against heavy-handed government restraints. By chance these childhood acquaintances reunite just as forthright executive Nicky Chan gets callously downsized. United in outrage over Nicky's mistreatment, John and Jimmy impulsively intervene despite clashing worldviews that once kept them estranged.

The world has changed. In the wake of the Fae uprising, Infernal power has waned and Raven now finds herself estranged from her old city, her old crew, and her closest friend. Struggling to come to terms with a new life without Mia, Harry's betrayal, and her work with the Bureau, Raven is visited by an old acquaintance and a new threat to the twin cities emerges. The Fae might once more be in ascendence, but they are not the greatest threat to stability within the twin cities, nor the world beyond. Something darker and much more insidious now stalks the streets of Dusk.

A book-loving witch finds magic and mystery in a whimsical short story about the transformative power of friendship and community by the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop. After a challenging divorce, Ashley joins a witchy book club in search of a new social life. But when...

Lawson Raft finally gets his entry-level dream job at Tales and Tails: Mythological and Folklore Zoo. But it doesn’t take him long to realize the zoo isn’t all it’s chalked up to be.

When the mystical Djinn Night Market appears under each crescent moon, it draws the lost and the searching to its shimmering alleys. More than just a place of wonder, the Market, along with its dragon guardians, serves a greater purpose—to quietly repair the world, one soul at a time. Everyone arrives seeking something that’s missing, but visitors rarely leave with what they came looking for; it's always, however, exactly what they need. Coriander never expected to find herself magically bound to a devastatingly attractive Djinn, with a dragon for a future mother-in-law.

The future of every soul and the shape of the next age will be decided as Tilly confronts the source of Corruption itself in this epic LitRPG series finale. Though Tilly has fought countless foes and survived unimaginable trials, the stakes are higher than ever as one final battle descends upon...

Eine verbotene Liebe zwischen Licht und Schatten. Als die Formwandlerin Imara dem geheimnisvollen Samael in einem Prager Club begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, welches Geheimnis er verbirgt. Er ist ein Schattenwesen – verflucht und an eine dunkle Macht gebunden, die ihn zwingt, eine tödliche Seuche zu erschaffen. Trotz der Gefahr, die von ihm ausgeht, kann Imara sich seiner Anziehungskraft nicht entziehen.

The author of A Vampire's Guide to Gardening and Obsidian Queen brings you a lighthearted fantasy full of humor and romance, set in a cozy contemporary fae town in Vermont. Welcome to Moss Hollow. Welcome to Merriweather Tea Shop, where the tea is piping hot, gossip flows like Earl Grey, and a...

Neue Erkenntnisse bedrohen den Frieden der magischen Welt und bringen das Leben von Emilia und Merkur gehörig durcheinander. Die Sterne rufen nach den Herrschern und führen sie in eine fremde, absolut magische Welt voller unbekannter Gefahren. Doch was werden sie dort finden? Wird die Magie der Königskinder ausreichen, um dieses Abenteuer bestehen zu können? Gelingt es ihnen, den Frieden weiterhin zu wahren?

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...

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.

Was haben Amy Winehouse, Christian Grey und Picasso gemeinsam? Sie tauchen in meinem Leben auf. Wirklich. Na gut, nicht wirklich. Aber man könnte die zweite Hälfte meines ersten Omega-Tages und des Tages darauf tatsächlich in drei Etappen mit diesen Überschriften einteilen. Oh und nicht zu vergessen, der Titanic-Moment im High Line Park. Auf jeden Fall kommen die Geheimnisse meines Rudels so langsam ans Licht – ich bin aber auch mittlerweile eine hervorragende Rudel-Journalistin geworden.

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.

Le pardon est une prière silencieuse que vous n'entendez que dans vos rêves. L'agent Patrick Collins travaille pour l'Agence des Opérations Surnaturelles depuis des années. Alors que sa liaison avec Jonothon de Vere fait de lui le co-leader de la meute de seigneurs de New York, il se rend compte que, peut-être, il aurait dû informer ses supérieurs de ce conflit d'intérêts. Victime d'un complot, accusé de meurtre, la secte du Dominion s'acharne sur Patrick, le contraignant à faire face à un passé qu'il préférerait oublier.

My name is Drood, Eddie Drood, but I should probably change that. My family has cast me out, but that doesn't mean the fight is over. Unfortunately, Eddie's had a falling out with his nearest and dearest - some of whom were trying to kill him, so he has a valid excuse. Now, he and his true love...

Megana's life changed the moment she should have died. After a near-fatal accident, she begins to experience vivid, recurring dreams, visions of the moment her life slipped away… and the shadowy figures who were there, watching. As strange occurrences begin to follow her into waking life, an unshakable feeling takes hold: she is being watched. What starts as unease quickly turns into terror when the world around her begins to collapse without warning.

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.