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Seventeen-year-old Maggie Sawyer can attest to that. After losing her parents during the last red moon, Maggie's life is finally somewhat normal. Living with her uncle has been great, and her friends are amazing. The last thing she wants to deal with is local vampire legends. But when her best friend Rae goes missing during a party, she's thrown into a life that her family has kept hidden. Her uncle is part of the Coffin Society, a secret vampire hunting organization that operates during the blood moon—the same group her parents belonged to before their deaths.

Boys are so much better in books. At least according to Merrilee Campbell, 15, who thinks real-life chivalry is dead and there’d be nothing more romantic than having a guy woo her like the heroes in classic stories. Then she, her best friend, Eliza, and her younger sister, Rory, transfer to Reginald R. Hero Prep—where all the boys look like they've stepped off the pages of a romance novel. Merri can hardly walk across the quad without running into someone who reminds her of Romeo.

Hidden high above the mortal world, Domus Academy is a secret sanctuary for cambions—the half-human, half-demon children despised by every realm. For Cassia, the academy has always been her home…and her prison. Born with wings and a past shrouded in secrecy, Cassia has spent her life under the protection of the Elders, isolated from other students and haunted by dreams she can’t explain. When she’s finally thrust into her final year among her peers, she’s determined to prove she belongs—even if that means facing the academy’s fiercest students and their dangerous magic.

Mana artists rule the world, and the path to power is a well-kept secret, restricted to state-approved programs and schools. Akari Zeller will never be a mana artist. Not if society has its way. She's a Bronze with no money, no family, and no connections. But technology is advancing too. And to a skilled hacker like Akari, no secret is safe forever. The dark web holds the keys to true power, advancement, and her only chance of survival.

There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, fourteen, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee. And Merri is already dating one of his best friends.

Zwar ist das Verlorene Kind zurück und die Märchenwaldbewohner sind keine Zombies mehr, doch alle anderen Katastrophen konnten größtenteils nicht zufriedenstellend gelöst werden. Also macht sich Red auf, um eine List gegen Aladin ins Rollen zu bringen, während der Rest der Schneewittchen-Gang einen Plan entwickelt, der auch die Sieben Zwerge miteinbezieht.

Problems are like hydra heads these days—the moment I solve one, three more seem to spring up in its place. All I want to do is make it to graduation and spend unfettered time with my hot nephilim boyfriend, but life has other plans. When a town in the mortal realm is laid to waste, it's a race against the clock to figure out who's responsible and why. With every step I take, more secrets are revealed and I discover I'm a pawn in a game I didn't even know I was playing. If I hope to survive, I'll need the support of my friends now more than ever.

Jede Frau im britischen Königreich weiß, dass man sich vom Thronfolger Edward fernzuhalten hat, seit er von seiner geheimnisumwobenen Reise zurückgekehrt ist. Eine undurchdringlich düstere Aura umgibt den einstigen Sonnyboy, mit der er alle auf Abstand hält. Nur die rebellische Freya, die als Angehörige des alten Adels auf allen royalen Partys aus und eingeht, ist ihm ein Dorn im Auge. Vollkommen unvorhergesehen passiert es, dass sie sich nach einem hitzigen Gespräch näherkommen.

Mckenna's never thought much of her nightmares, but on her seventeenth birthday, a vivid dream of burning at the stake awakens her dormant abilities, thrusting her into a world where faeries are real, spirits hold a grudge, and a High Priestess obsessed with a 16th-century prophecy is tracking her every move.

Der sarkastische Rabe Schattenschwinge, Tom der geheimnisvolle neue Freund der Gruppe, die immer noch an sich zweifelnde Magierin Rose und ihre göttliche Katze. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach den anderen, die wie sie auf einer rätselhaften Liste stehen. Während sie zumindest einen groben Plan haben, wie sie in den Grenzlanden weitersuchen, wissen sie weder, wer ihnen in der wachen Welt helfen könnte, noch wie sie mit ihren eigenen Problemen zurechtkommen sollen.

Что вы будете делать, если очнётесь в незнакомом месте — без памяти, без прошлого, без единой зацепки, кем вы были? А если рядом с вами — десятки таких же потерянных, запертых в странном Приюте среди мрачных лесов? Вы дерётесь, поёте, кричите, танцуете — всё, лишь бы не думать, что теперь это место стало вашим домом. А внутри вас — плещется сила: огонь или река, рыжая вспышка или холодная глубина, которой вы не умеете управлять. Это история борьбы за жизнь, за свет и за самих себя.

Eighteen-year-old Cam bounces between houses in Texas and Scotland and has always thought that’s why she doesn’t feel at home in either place. A recent Autism diagnosis followed by a fight with her mothers adds an extra layer of real-life stress, only amplifying her struggle to belong. However, things take an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with members of the Otherworld deep in a Scottish forest. With the Gaelic wisdom from her Granaidh (Grandma), Cam understands that she has been noticed by the Fair Folk, and that this means that her life is suddenly in grave danger.

Verbotene Liebe, uralte Mächte – und ein Schicksal, das alles verändert Als Lehrertochter kennt Aurelia Grey die Hill Cove Boarding School von Kindesbeinen an. Dennoch ist sie in dem altehrwürdigen Internat, wo Menschen und Nachtwesen gemeinsam ausgebildet werden, die Einzige, die ihre Magie nicht unter Kontrolle hat – und damit eine geächtete Außenseiterin. Die elitäre Schwesternschaft, die ihr Dilemma lösen könnte, lässt sie immer wieder abblitzen. Als nach und nach Schülerinnen verschwinden, keimt in Aurelia der Verdacht, dass unter den Gemäuern Düsteres vor sich geht.

Wat gebeurt er wanneer de paden van een Engelse spion en een fae elkaar kruisen? Samson Calthorpe heeft er alles voor over om zijn vader te helpen, dus als hij gevraagd wordt om een spion te worden aan het Engelse hof, hapt hij meteen toe. Alyth Graham is een bastaard van een faeprins en een menselijke moeder. Ze houdt de man van de Schotse koningin, lord Darnley, al jaren in de gaten. Het enige dat Alyth en Samson met elkaar delen is hun haat voor lord Darnley.

Ever since enrolling at Evergreen Academy last year, I have struggled to belong in the elite world of plant magic and affinity powers. And thanks to a curse tied to a decision I made on the spring equinox, I'm further from fitting in than ever. When I'm invited to join a mission to uncover a long-lost magical artifact, it feels like my chance to prove myself—and help protect the academy, which appears to be under threat by the increasingly present Magical Botanical Board of Regents.

Emmi Castor thought she escaped the dangers of dealing with the fae when she sacrificed her magic to build a new witch bottle, one designed to both protect magical beings and witches like her. She struck a bargain with an ancient fae king to get her grandfather back and hopefully return to normal life, but she forgot....

It’s the morning of Carter Cohen’s 16th birthday, and everything’s going his way. He’s psyched and ready to get his driver’s license, his little brother’s not hogging the bathroom, and, man, something smells good for breakfast… But when Carter bounds downstairs, Mom bursts into...

Mentre il mondo dei mortali scivola nel caos, travolto da una guerra in cui divinità, Puri e Mezzosangue si affrontano senza esclusione di colpi, Alex per la prima volta non sa cosa fare. La scioccante sconfitta che ha lasciato sul suo corpo ferite indelebili ha segnato profondamente anche la sua anima, costringendola a dubitare di se stessa e delle sue reali capacità di mettere fine a quell'insensato conflitto una volta per tutte.

Figures Giselle would turn out to be the child of literal Chaos. As a budding immortal who could mold into anything, staying in Cursed Academy doesn't bode well. She'll probably end up a goddess of disaster or tripping, according to her new boyfriend, Ronin. But transferring to Olympian with Ronin means breaking an oath made by the gods on the River Styx--and the gods won't he happy. So long as Giselle bears Prometheus's mark, she stays at his school. Worse, her arch nemesis, Wendy, is forming her own secret society to banish her to the Underworld.

Novice wizard, Everleigh Clarkson, and elven prince, Aithan Nomos, have upped their game and are done playing defense. The supernatural vigilante group, Pandora's Key, has gone too far. Unfortunately, stopping them will be easier said than done. Pandora's Key is planning to take the city by storm...literally and figuratively.