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YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF A STORY . . . It starts with a class in an old movie theatre. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is...

Prague, 1588 The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of human knowledge and his court is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. His abiding passion is the elusive hunt for the philosopher’s stone and thus immortality. The Catholic Church fears he has pushed too far – into the forbidden realm of heresy – while the greatest powers in Christendom are concerned about the imperial line of succession. 

In the heart of Victorian England, where steam and iron threaten to smother the ancient countryside, artist Robert McKinley is swept into a world of enchantment and peril. When the actress he loves vanishes with her mysterious troupe, Robert’s search leads him beyond the veil of ordinary life—into a realm where forgotten gods and immortal lords dwell beneath the hills, wielding magic older than time itself.

Magical baker Lillie Dean has made a rather large mistake. Even though she owes Mr. Globe a boatload of money, and he told her to keep away from his son, Lillie let Julian Globe talk her into sunny picnics and moonlight walks and the occasional earth-shattering kiss as long as no one else in town knows. But not everyone in Silverkeep is feeling the love. A contingent from the new king has come to town to make sure things are running smoothly, and seem to be everywhere Julian and Lillie go. Are they truly here to help the town find its new normal, or do they have something more to hide?

Identical twin sisters separated at birth, Ayira, born a Sun princess in a distant desert kingdom, and Danielle, raised in modern day Atlanta, were never meant to meet. When an accident forces them to switch places, Ayira wakes up on a train bound for Drew Collins University, a hidden magical...

Pirate loot and deadly feud . . . So much for finding herself after her divorce: Instead, forty-eight-year-old witch-in-training Bex Merriweather has her hands full running a lending library and secretly studying magic under the critical eye of her opinionated familiar, cat Cosmo. All while...

The smallest secret can shatter a life. For the legendary glass artist Justus Hartman, the fire of the furnace was never just about craft-it was about a mystical obsession with alchemy that demanded absolute secrecy. For decades, he kept his apprentices in a tight, sect-like circle, guarding...