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Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father's bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that'll inspire a work worthy of her parentage – and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley. Ada Lovelace knows a thing or two about superstar parents, what with her dad being Lord Byron, the most famous poet on Earth. But her passions lie far beyond the arts – in mechanical engineering, to be exact. Pan, a.k.a.

Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people. In a colonized land where...

Even after defeating her murderer, Prince Ren, Mingshin has no time to rest. The youngest prince's shocking death leaves the royal family shaken, and Mingshin is determined to get answers. She soon discovers that Wen was killed by a magical olfactory-delivered poison that drove him to suicide. But which dark sorcerer is responsible? The Night Dragon, Ren's shadowy master, has yet to show his face. Mingshin knows it is only a matter of time before he discovers that she carries the immensely powerful Divine Stone.

Seventeen-year-old James, a curious orphan with a good heart, never expected a mysterious map to drag him into the biggest adventure of his life. With his mischievous pet lemur Lē, fearless Anna, strong Al, and the rebellious admiral's daughter Lillien by his side, James sets sail in search of three legendary treasures. A ruthless pirate, Hunter Darkwood, and the cunning Chao Chan are hot on their trail, turning every step into a fight for survival. With ancient traps, treacherous waters, and enemies who thrive on deception, the crew will need more than courage to make it out alive.

My name’s Aidan Grey. I’m a twelve—hold up—nearly thirteen-year-old student at P.O.E Academy, and I study the works of Edgar Allan Poe. My birthday is around the corner, but it’s hard to be excited with all this crushing anxiety. Anxiety over what, you ask? Well, it’s not because final exams are coming, and it’s definitely not because of the horrific incident at the Archives—although that, too, has me on edge. Something even more unnerving has been happening.

Duas semanas se passaram desde que Iris Winnow voltou para casa com o coração partido, mas a guerra está longe do fim e a cidade de Oath permanece em estado de completa descrença e ignorância. Apesar do perigo, Iris não hesita em voltar à linha de frente como correspondente de guerra para reportar os movimentos de Dacre. Afinal, é apenas uma questão de tempo até que a batalha chegue a outra cidade despreparada e prestes a ruir.

Eighteen-year-old healer Aliwyn lives in shame after her medical failures. Despite a rebellion brewing against the king, she yearns to practice medicine in peace. But when she agrees to hide an endangered orphan, Aliwyn is plunged into the deadly revolt. A daring escape entangles her with the young rebel leader, Tobias, and she is swept into a world of rival factions and secret alliances. Caught amongst the enemy, she must decide who to save. Worst of all, Tobias' compassionate nature turns her perceptions of the insurgents upside down.

In New Pythos, the defeated dragonlords have regrouped, ready to reclaim their city and crush the revolution that drove them out. Annie, the youngest Firstrider in Callipolan history, is tasked with defending her city against the looming threat. But the responsibility weighs heavy – rations...

Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family’s execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia’s garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible.

Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws and garou—better known as werewolves. And where there are garou, there're hunters—the one and only Calamity Jane, to be precise, along with her fellow stars of Wild Bill's Traveling Show, Annie Oakley and Frank 'the Pistol Prince' Butler. After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there's talk of a garou cure. But rumors can be deceiving—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they're a day late and a Jane short.

The night Fei was born, a prophecy was made: she would one day become the Empress of All Empresses. Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land, Fei has only ever known loneliness. When the opportunity arises to seize her own destiny for the first time in her life, Fei sets out to hunt a legendary tiger, knowing it might cost her everything. What she doesn't expect is to fall under the mercy of Yexue, the beautiful runaway prince from a rival kingdom. 

Um den zu retten, den sie liebt, muss Emilia alles riskieren! Emilia hört auf ihr Herz und folgt Nathan durch den Spiegel in das mysteriöse Anwesen Morgue Manor. Um ihn zu retten, muss sie den Hausherren in einem Duell besiegen. Nur ist Charles Lafontaine-Boutary niemand, der sich an die Regeln hält. Und wenn Emilia verliert, dann verliert sie nicht nur ihre magischen Kräfte. Als sie dann auch noch erfahren, was sich hinter dem Angriff auf die Silvercliff Hall verbirgt, setzen Emilia und Nathan alles auf eine Karte. Denn nur gemeinsam haben sie eine Chance, die magische Welt zu retten.

This thrilling historical fantasy set days before Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii is a meet cute with an explosive fallout. An exploration of ambition and class, autonomy and religion, survival and love, Vesuvius combines the romantic angst of They Both Die at the End and the blended magic and...

Welcome to the continent of Ivryndi, where flora and fauna magic reign, and an unseelie prince with a mysterious power threatens it all. If you love stories steeped in the beauty of nature, slow-burn romance, and endearing characters you'll never forget, enter the dreamy otherworld of The Scented Court. This series delivers an epic-length fantasy experience by an award-winning author.

Gwen has spent the past several years manning the blacksmith’s in place of her father, an open secret in the village in which she lives. A much more covert secret, however, is that she knows not only how to craft but also how to wield a sword, and an incognito stunt at the local jousting tournament manages to catch the eye of the wily Lady Isobelle. Isobelle has secret dreams too, but she’s been promised in marriage to the winner. Desperate to avoid this fate, when she connects the newcomer knight to the female smithy she saw earlier that day, she begins to hatch a scheme…

Old adversaries resurface, and new threats arise as Adele and Rune navigate a delicate balance between their newfound freedoms and the risk of losing everything they hold dear. In the village of Bricen, Adele is learning to manage the complexities of home life, while battling the darkness inside that’s yearning to be released. Despite her willingness to blur the boundaries between right and wrong, she fears judgement from those closest to her.

Sophie and Freddy are in ancient Rome, searching for the artefact that can destroy a god and save their daughter. Hugo is there too with Sophie’s dog, Charlotte—and so is a hired assassin. Hunted through gleaming temples and sleazy backstreets, they must survive until the Festival of Janus, when the artefact will be in plain sight. But killing a god comes with the ultimate price....

Cas has a rule: Don’t tell anyone. Not about the nagging gender discomfort, and certainly not about the prophetic visions of untimely deaths. Cas broke this rule only once, and in response, Remy DeWindt ended their friendship forever. Remy has spent the last eight years researching the secret society that kidnapped her father and the dark magic they practice. She’s determined to take them down and bring her father home—no matter what her former friend Cas thinks happened to him.

When renowned war hero Farias of Narsia returns to his home kingdom, he isn’t greeted with the warm welcome he expects. To his great dismay, his controversial talks of an invisible god discovered in his travels contradict Narsia’s firm belief in their stone idol Dionexes. Some choose to follow his teachings while others reject them, leading to widespread disagreements and a decades-long civil war within the kingdom.