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Charlie Hudson is just trying to survive junior year, navigating the halls of school and the chaos of parties like a ghost. But her world is about to become seriously transformed―like world shifting altered―when a classmate mysteriously disappears into the forest, leaving only a pair of shoes and strange symbols carved into a tree. Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can’t explain, she finds herself investigating the mysterious, alluring newcomer in town, Elias Everhart. With piercing eyes and sharp wit, he dances around her questions, only intriguing her further.

Wren Warrender wants nothing more than to get off the waitlist at her dream school and survive the summer with an insufferable new coworker, so when a group of Magicians drag her sleeping consciousness into a magical realm called Skalterra to act as their weapon each night, she’s less than thrilled. An old evil is breaking free of his glacial prison, and now it’s up to Wren to keep him from unleashing chaos across two separate realities. The lines between waking and sleep start to blur, and Wren is forced to reckon with the fact that some bad dreams are more than Nightmares.

Don hat die tolle Idee, mit Cleo, Kim und seiner neuen Bekannten Sam einen Tag am Meer zu verbringen. Und es kommt, wie es kommen muss. Auf Cleos Haut landen ein paar Spritzer Wasser und sie muss sich abrupt ins Meer verabschieden. Don ahnt natürlich nicht den wahren Grund für ihr Verhalten, sondern glaubt, dass Cleo seine Beziehung zu Sam nicht akzeptieren kann.

Pero Moshe hears a voice singing from the underground tunnels in the palace of Beijing, and a prophecy says she’s the one to answer the call. But when she does and is trapped in the Forbidden City with Dr. Carper, the journey uncovers more than the truth of her past and not-so-missing parents. The Chinese government threatens, a charming boyfriend holds his own secrets, and the Lesaries expect Pero to unlock their sanctuary for a long-awaited freedom. In a fight to restore Elohim’s kingdom, Pero must decide what matters most: saving those she loves or the ones she’s learning to forgive.

As a twenty-three-year-old college student, Lena's living a normal life in Colorado—or as close to normal as possible given her unusual childhood. She keeps her sinister origins a secret—even from her best friend. Then Lena spots a suspicious man with a black pulsing aura, and she can’t turn a blind eye. Knowing her adopted father—and especially her overprotective boyfriend—would not approve, she sets out to discover if this man is the serial attacker who’s been preying on campus women. But her decision to confront the man takes a shocking turn when she discovers he wears a face from the past.

After eight years of brutal war, victory is finally in sight. The forces of North America stand united, one final enemy stronghold left to conquer. Santiago Silva—Santi to those who know him—leads the charge, his magic commanding the winds. But just as the end seems near, a desperate enemy ritual goes awry, flinging Santi back in time.

In the city of Valora, where mages are feared and closely governed by the law, Pandora Small spends her life pretending to be someone she is not. Raised in seclusion by a guardian, Pandora learned to wield her magic in a way the world has never seen, making her more weapon than girl. Pandora may have escaped her guardian, but powerful forces keep them bound together and she’ll do anything to find them again to break their bond for good. Posing as an Ingenue, a well-off young woman with limited magic, Pandora hopes to gain access to the royal court’s social season and the wealthy elite.

Fourth Wing meets The Fast and the Furious in Of Flame and Fury, by debut author Mikayla Bridge. With deadly phoenixes, edge-of-your-seat action and a smouldering enemies-to-lovers romance, you won't want to miss the hottest YA fantasy of the year! Phoenix racing; hotter than F1. Deadlier than...

Seventeen-year-old Kaldur’s heart has always beat in two places: on the page, and in the community he holds dear. Those precious to him keep him afloat in a world dedicated on seeing him drown. But when he accidentally unleashes soul magic that kills four boys, that love is tested. Kaldur’s closest friends rise to the occasion and do what is necessary to protect him. When all is said and done, the bodies disposed of, they swear a blood promise to carry the weight of this secret like they do all others: together.

Toni Ransom has suffered. The one who set her on the course of violence waits. Luna wants to end Toni’s life and her family. War is the only solution. But who can fight a centuries old warrior like Luna? Toni has tasted death, so she is ready. Can love win the day, or is hatred truly the only winner?

Таня – обычная провинциальная девушка. Здесь есть магические двери, которые разрушают улицы, но даруют бесценные артефакты. Предприимчивая Таня заключает со стражей сделку: она с помощью своей уникальной способности закроет три магические двери, а ей за это помогут вернуться домой. Однако Таня не знает трёх вещей: у магических дверей есть на нее свои планы, напарнику доверять не стоит, а главное: этот город — не настоящий Санкт-Петербург, а особый мир, покинуть который невозможно.

Witches and humans have always had issues. Cayden is well aware of that: her witch mom was shunned by her high-society parents when she fell in love with Cayden’s human dad. Now, the family business is in trouble due to wealthy witches gentrifying her historic Texas neighborhood. So Cayden is appalled when she realizes she unknowingly went on a date with Coven it-boy Khy Carter. But when her father’s bakery has an influx of new customers, she realizes Khy might just be a solution to her family’s problems: Cayden absolutely cannot be with a Coven boy, but that doesn’t mean she can’t pretend.

Наследники Зерцалии возвращаются! Зерцалия. Наследники. Отражение зла — продолжение новой захватывающей серии Евгения Гаглоева. Трое уже известных вам героев, Камилла, Алекс и Макс, отправляются на новое задание. В этот раз их путь лежит в Ост-Стингер — спокойный, тихий, непримечательный городок. Но ребята уже знают, что в тихом омуте… водятся темные силы. Кажется, со школой Эмбера что-то не так — в ее стенах кроется тайна, которая по зубам лишь этому трио искателей приключений.

Als Lewis mit dem magischen Wasser von Mako Island im Schullabor ein paar Tests durchführt, wird er von Miss Taylor, seiner Lehrerin, überrascht. Er redet sich damit heraus, dass das alles ein Teil eines Schulprojektes sei. Miss Taylors Neugier ist geweckt.

When Dara Vance found out she’d been chosen for an exclusive opportunity to research a newly-discovered island in the south Pacific, she couldn’t believe her luck. She and her fellow interns traveled halfway across the world, arriving at the mysterious Wells Institute, thrilled at the prospect of spending the summer on an exotic beach and maybe discovering a new species that could bolster their chances for big-time college scholarships.

Everleigh Clarkson is half-elf and half-fae, and it shows. Then again, it isn't for most supernatural half-breeds. But that's okay. Who needs magic when you live in a city as exciting as Las Vegas? Magic, however, seems to have other plans. Not only have Everleigh's parents gone missing, but a secret group of vigilante supernaturals is threatening all of Las Vegas–and they want to use Everleigh to do it. Because Everleigh isn't some magically stunted half-breed after all, it turns out. Everleigh is a wizard. But saving her parents will require more than embracing the magic she once rejected.

Monika can’t bring herself to celebrate her last summer before college. Instead, she’s still grieving the loss of the one classmate who didn’t make it to graduation, a boy named Shun with whom she had a complicated relationship. Then, during her final Japanese Club meeting, Monika hears about the Yomigaeri Tunnel, a local urban legend. Those who venture into this mythological passageway undergo harrowing trials to confront their hidden secrets and worst fears. According to the lore, anyone who makes it through the journey is rewarded with the ability to resurrect one soul from the dead.

If you like Rivers of London, The Dresden Files, and The King's Watch, this is for you. The second book in the Black Museum series is an urban fantasy featuring the most unlikely hero, DCI Judas Iscariot. DCI Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard’s occult division, the Black Museum, is heading into harm’s way—again. The Order of the Black Sun, a secret Nazi society of evil magical practitioners, has stolen a book so powerful that it once resided in the Library of the Heavens, guarded by angels and far from the meddling hand of man.

They've found the other lost children, but that win came at a price. On the run, Lena, Flint and their family know they have two options: go back into hiding or fight. Will their abilities be strong enough to ensure their freedom? Or will Lena and Flint's greatest fear finally come true? Don't miss out on book three in this captivating YA Science Fantasy series. Download now!

My time at Monster Academy continues to get more dangerous...I've survived the first semester in Monstreuse. But my life continues to tangle, just like my budding relationship with Byron, my obnoxious, sorcerer tutor. It turns out my strange powers are tied to the force turning my fellow students into monsters, and that's not awkward at all. And it definitely doesn't put a target on my back.