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MAGIC COMES WITH A TERRIBLE PRICE. ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY? Years after the High King banned magic, whispers persist that a mage remembered only as the Martyr lies in hiding, waiting to lead the people into their powers once more. For Maeve, the stories are just that, stories. But when her sister...

Delaney Meyers-Petrov is tired of being seen as fragile just because she's deaf. So when she's accepted into a prestigious program at Godbole University that trains students to slip between parallel worlds, she's excited for the chance to prove herself. But her semester gets off to a rocky start as she faces professors who won't accommodate her disability, and a pretentious upperclassman, Colton Price, who seems determined to despise her. Colton Price died when he was nine years old. Quite impossibly, he woke at the feet of a green-eyed little girl. 

A notorious murderer haunting the streets of Bedeville stumbles upon a mysterious woman, becoming obsessed as he spends his nights endlessly toying with her and turning her world into a living nightmare. This dark and twisted retelling of Jack the Ripper mixed with Jekyll and Hyde takes place in a fantasy world filled with magic, mischief, and murder.

Purity is a prison. Perfection is a lie. Mira was six years old when the priests carved the glowing amber lines of her god into her skin. She was told they were a blessing—a mark of the Chosen—and for nine years, she was hailed as the Golden Child of Tuvakora, the perfect daughter of a gleaming theocracy. But when the leaders of her world claim her as a bride, the illusion shatters. Guided by heresy and servitude, Mira uncovers the truth beneath her holy markings. She is not a leader; she is a vessel. Her "blessings" are designed to siphon her hopes for the good of the nation.

Kaylia and Brokk are determined to uncover the mysteries of the Valley and retrieve the crudue vine necessary to save Lexi’s life. They’re prepared for the worst, but they’re not ready for the many horrors of the Valley, the undeniable attraction rising between them, or the whispers haunting their journey. Whispers that will bide their time before unleashing their deadly truth.

One of the Vatican’s most infamous Shepherds has been murdered, and Callie’s friends are the prime suspects. To prove them innocent, Roland and Callie must risk their very souls.... Because Callie can’t reveal that she’s hearing strange whispers when she uses her magic, or that she’s harboring an Angel’s Grace. And if the Shepherds discover the hellish bargain Roland made, the streets of Rome will flow with blood as brother turns against brother.

Step into a dark, dangerous, intoxicating realm with cinematic world-building. Explore slow-burn romances, epic magic systems, fated bonds, hidden identities, stunning plot twists, and banter that will make you blush. In a kingdom on the brink of rebellion, a fugitive hunted for her bloodline faces twisted memories and rising darkness in pursuit of the truth about who she is and a way to bring down a sinister monarch.

Brought to you by Penguin. ATTEND THE BIGGEST MAGICAL TOURNAMENT WITH WHISPERS MOST DEADLY, THE SEQUEL TO THE MAGICALLY MYSTERIOUS WHISPERS MOST FOUL . . . Welcome back to Dunhollow Academy — a magical university with secrets as deadly as its reputation . . . After months mastering her...

In the Kingdom of Magus, Ophelia Dannan’s magic has reawakened, but at dire costs. Though she’s inherited the powers of a goddess, she’s haunted by the events in Wythe and the desperate choices she made to save the lives of her people. As war breaks out, she and Falcon lick their wounds in the Underbelly, waiting for word on Hart and Rune. There, Ophelia plots to end the centuries-old battle for the throne by unearthing and destroying three elusive primordial relics—but she isn’t the only one who seeks them.

Brought to you by Penguin. Rose Thenlif has never felt at home in these elite halls. An outcast for her inability to cast spells, she keeps her head in books, away from the critical eye of her headmistress mother, and the sneers of her fellow scholars – especially the talented but insufferable...

Hidden behind a mask and with a dagger in his sheath, Mute serves the crown with pride. A fair life, if not a monotonous one. But his next contract nicks too close, for murder within a brothel is always nasty business, especially the one which Mute frequents. The brothel his Dorothy works, his Dorothy who awaits Mute and only Mute. Surely none would dare touch her, for if they did, royalty or not, they would fall to Lord Mute, the Silent God's chosen one. They would scream…

Ruling as king does not suit a man like Mute. The boredom. The monotony. The permanent stagnation… Until he arrived. The one with the Gift of Silence. The one wielding a dagger. The one who would mold Balewind into a temple to the Silent Almighty. Lord Deaf intends to be the scream that replaced a whisper, offering one final message to the realm before it never hears again: Bestow upon me your pain, your illness, your sorrow. Silence will absolve them all.

Arianna thinks she’s stepping in to guide the dying into the Light. But with every soul she touches, the cracks deepen inside her. Whispers rise from the shadows of her own mind—fragments long buried—until she no longer knows where her duty ends and her unraveling begins.

Firemountain Chronicles is a dark lovecraftian fantasy set on the back drop of Ragnorac. Dinah Steele didn't know what she was getting in for when she found herself in the sleep town of Firemountain, but a chance meeting with a playboy heir and an encounter with cultists trying to kill an entire night club, Dinah, with Jake's help, faces down a demon from another dimension to save the town by start the end of days.

The Silone clans survived to reach the Dragonspan Mountains, bloodied, but full of hope. But as wars end in the Tek Kingdoms, old enemies rise.

For 13 years, Steven has lived alone with his mother. Until he plays an unwitting part in the resurrection of Ssanek, a long-dead god. Now, as Ssanek’s cult grows, he must decide between abandoning the world to its fate and risking everyone he cares for in a hopeless bid to banish the dark god. Meanwhile, half-elven Christabel searches for a way to bring her mother back from the dead, even as she fights those who see her human heritage as poison.

Joyful and blessed are Voice-bearers, for the Heavens have set them apart. As Whisperers gifted with the Voice, Betka and her people are enslaved. Only they can control the dangerous spirits that haunt the waters, but they are forced to serve under cruel taskmasters. Betka has little hope of freedom from her service or her own bitterness. A powerful water spirit terrorizes the castle where Betka’s sister is serving. Betka is assigned to the crew sailing to face the foe, and she fears for the only family she has left.

Brea never expected her life to change when she stumbled into the Whispering Wisp, a hidden bookstore tucked away from the bustle of the city. But when she discovers an ancient book bound in weathered leather, its pages pulsing with otherworldly magic, she is thrust into a world she never knew existed—the mystical realm of Aetheria.

The young heroes, along with an unexpected ally, must face an unthinkable challenge: saving their kingdom from their own friend. Alaric, once a trusted companion, has been consumed by the ancient darkness of the Shadowstone, a relic of unimaginable power. Now, with their home on the brink of destruction, they are forced to confront the impossible—sacrifice Alaric’s life or risk their kingdom’s fall. Can they save both, or will their greatest bond become their greatest tragedy?