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Après avoir passé une enfance compliquée à Madadh, Ella a décidé, il y a six ans, de s’installer à Boston. Avec le soutien de Johan, son meilleur ami, elle tente d’y vivre une vie la plus normale possible. Vivre normalement, il faut avouer que cela relève pratiquement de l’impossible lorsque l’on est une jeune Faoladh qui, en plus d’être un peu trop humaine, souffre de troubles obsessionnels compulsifs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Justin Howley never knew there were others like him—others who could do magic. When a traveling magic show comes to town, their tricks are simply too amazing to be illusions. Justin is swept up in the excitement of the show, and in particular the teleporting girl. Despite being the type to never leave his house, he wants to join this traveling group of mages.

When Helsing XII, the latest in the long and illustrious line of brave demon-hunters dies in combat, no-one would have expected his ring of power to be handed down to an idiot. Least of all said idiot; Brian Trelawney, the most hapless car salesman in the whole of Cornwall.

When I got the letter, I couldn't believe it. When I drove down the highway, I still couldn't believe it. And when I got there? I finally realized I had a purpose: breaking rocks with my crazy new roommates.

They say that legends are born, not made. But for Jeremy Goodson and Masaru Hagen that is far from the truth. Confronted by something that neither of them can explain, two complete strangers from opposite sides of the world embark on an unforgettable journey that will forge them into living legends.

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.

Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her?

Sie sah mich an, mit ihren dunklen, dunklen Augen voller Geheimnisse. Irgendwann, versprach ich mir, irgendwann werde ich jedes einzelne davon kennen. Als Winnie mit ihrer Schwester Sasha nach New York zog, hatte sie nur ein Ziel: ihren Vater zu finden und zu erfahren, warum er vor vierzehn Jahren plötzlich aus ihrem Leben verschwand. Doch den Mut aufzubringen, sich der eigenen Vergangenheit zu stellen, ist leichter gesagt als getan, zumal Winnie mehr denn je das Gefühl hat, ein Auge auf ihre jüngere Schwester haben zu müssen.

Après avoir échappé aux griffes de Corrigan, le Seigneur Alpha de la Fraternité, Mack essaye de mener une vie tranquille dans la campagne écossaise, le plus loin possible des métamorphes. Mais lorsqu'elle trouve un travail dans une vieille librairie, tenue par une mystérieuse dame âgée qui semble non seulement passionnée par les bienfaits des herbes mais aussi connaître plus de choses qu'elle ne le devrait, Mack se retrouve prise dans un maelström impliquant le ministère des Mages, le peuple des Faes et la Fraternité.

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.

Mordak isn't bad as far as goblin kings go, but when someone - or something - starts pumping gold into the human kingdoms, it puts his rule in serious jeopardy. Suddenly he's locked in an arms race with a species whose arms he once considered merely part of a calorie-controlled diet. Helped by an elf with a background in journalism and a master's degree in being really pleased with herself, Mordak sets out to discover what on Earth (if indeed, that's where he is) is going on.

The Pearl Saga continues as a small-town private detective, Evan Gold, tries to solve a series of baffling murders while keeping his neck out of the noose! Evan is surrounded by a beautiful client, a sly grifter, and an ominous man dressed in black. Each of them crossing and double-crossing each other to gain possession of a mysterious, pearl-like stone with some strange properties...and nothing is what it seems!