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The hotly-anticipated sequel to the unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy The Glittering Edge. Return to a world where magic is real, witches make irresistible boyfriends, and keeping secrets is dangerous—but not as dangerous as the truth. With the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Romeo and Juliet meets The Inheritance Games, in this gothic contemporary fantasy. The locals of Idlewood whisper of a tragic love story that began a decades long blood feud. For as long as anyone can remember, the De Luca witches and the wealthy Barrion family have...

Just hours after finding Andromeda and crossing paths with her mother, Sienna Nealon finds herself back at the Directorate and up against a bigger threat than ever before. Omega, the organization that unleashed Wolfe and others upon her, has declared war on the Directorate and the first strikes have already landed. Facing the seemingly unstoppable forces of Omega and Sienna's own mother, the Directorate seems poised for defeat when a new threat rears its ugly head.

Six years ago, in the aftermath of the House War that nearly tore Shallot apart, Akin Rubén and Caitlyn Aguirre were betrothed in a bid to keep their rival families from returning to war. Now, with both of them on the brink of maturity, that marriage is starting to loom. The moment of choice, when they must decide to go through with the wedding or risk their families resuming their rivalry, is fast approaching.

Inna is the perfect heiress to the Pallo crime family: poised, cunning, untouchable. Behind this glamorous facade, she hunts for her sister's killers, convinced her family are shielding her from the truth. Rylan has sculpted himself into a talented thief for one reason: retribution for his...

Isabella Rubén is a traitor - at 12 years old. Disgraced, abandoned by her friends and shunned by her family, Isabella is sent into exile with scant hope of returning to her former home. Her destination, Kirkhaven Hall; a stone mansion miles from civilization, inhabited only by a pair of older exiles. As she tries to settle into Kirkhaven Hall and a life far from the one she enjoyed before her fall from grace, she discovers that the hall has secrets. Intruders on the grounds, ghostly shadows moving at night, and a plot that may destroy everything she once held dear.

When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea that this seemingly chance...

Das Meisterwerk der Fantasy als Multi-Voice-Lesung Celaena Sardothien ist jung, schön und zum Tode verurteilt. Doch dann taucht Chaol Westfall, Captain der Leibgarde, auf und bietet ihr eine einzige Chance zum Überleben. Kronprinz Dorian hat sie dazu ausersehen, einen tödlichen Wettkampf zu...

Das Meisterwerk der Fantasy als Multi-Voice-Lesung Celaena hat sich in einem unerbittlichen Wettkampf gegen ihre Konkurrenten durchgesetzt und ist nun Champion des Königs. Nach seinen Vorgaben soll sie unliebsame Gegner beseitigen, die dessen grausame Herrschaft beenden wollen. Doch statt sie...

Running "The Earth Shop", Lauren Fournier had seen many unusual things. The supernatural was, after all, the purpose of the store. But never, since she'd taken it over, had anyone in the Christian community entered without an ulterior motive. They want to "save her soul" without a heart for understanding who she was. But from the moment Reverend Dagger Dawkins first speaks to her, it's clear something about him is different. Not simply that he asks her out on a date. No man of his caliber has ever dared to do that. But also, she feels a pull toward him she can't explain.

The only way to save Alveria is to end the war - by any means necessary. After horrendous losses among their ranks, the Untameables are still reeling, none more than Laini Unclaimed. The battles against the forces of Hel have stripped Laini of those she loves most. Now with Hel closing in, little hope remains to save the reincarnated gods trapped in the underworld, including the young man she loves. Until she hears about the Book of Death. Laini must race against the forces of darkness to restore her family and return the light to her dying world.

The Goodbye Family and the Great Mountain by Lorin Morgan-Richards follows the lives of Weird West undertakers Otis, Pyridine, and their daughter Orphie. Pyridine is a witch and matriarch mortician, Otis is a brainless but bold hearse driver, and Orphie is appointed grave digger for her strength of twenty men. Through bumbling, Otis discovers his neighbors are turning into zombies, a mystery that is directly affecting their burial business. In their backyard cemetery, they travel to the underworld for answers.

When Reverend Frank Cross and his teenage son Theodore come across a young family murdered in their own home, they discover a single witness who reluctantly identifies the cult responsible for the atrocity. But the law is too afraid to go after the murderers, and Cross must find a way to bring a posse together to make certain evil does not reign unchecked.

Seit ihrem ersten Tag in Hogwarts pflegen Draco Malfoy, Spross einer berüchtigten Zaubererdynastie, und Harry Potter eine erbitterte Rivalität. Draco scheint der Inbegriff eines intriganten Fieslings zu sein, dazu bestimmt, sich wie sein Vater Voldemorts Todessern anzuschließen. Doch im Lauf der Zeit spürt man trotz der frostig-arroganten Fassade immer deutlicher, dass der junge Slytherin zerrissen ist zwischen dem dunklen Erbe der Malfoys und seinen eigenen Wünschen und Vorstellungen.

Beaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her circus tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She’s the most lucrative act from Texas to Tacoma, the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna. Avita feeds on the fear, the screams, the gasps. But when a handsome young artist is commissioned to create new posters of the performers, Avita is appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that truly all she is—a hideous monster, all sharp beak and razor teeth, obsidian eyes and ruffled feathers?

Narration is provided by Joshua Swanson, also known for his work on The Mark of Athena and The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan. Award-winning author Robert Liparulo delivers the next book in the Dreamhouse Kings series in which the King family must confront the truth about their role as...

Narration is provided by Joshua Swanson, also known for his work on The Mark of Athena and The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan. In Watcher in the Woods, book two in Robert Liparulo's family-friendly supernatural adventure series, the mystery gets even stranger when a man arrives at the King...

Stell dir vor, du hast alles verloren, deine Erinnerungen an die Kindheit verblassen - alles, was dir bleibt, ist eine Pflegefamilie, die dich nicht liebt und furchteinflößende Monster, die sonst niemand sieht. Was würdest du tun? Für Amalia gibt es nur einen Ausweg - den Tod. Doch als ihr Selbstmordversuch scheitert und sie sich in einer Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie wiederfindet, versiegt auch ihre letzte Hoffnung auf Freiheit. Erst als geheimnisvolle Fremde sie in die Nightingale Akademie bringen, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig.

Ella ist enttäuscht darüber, dass sie Kenos Vater nicht helfen konnte. Umso wichtiger ist es ihr, die Wahrheit aufzudecken. Nach der Beerdigung bleibt sie in der Villa, um Nachforschungen anzustellen. Dabei läuft sie Isabella in die Arme und die Situation wird brenzlig. Durch einen Portalsprung rettet sich Ella in Kenos Zimmer, doch dort bleibt sie nicht lange unbemerkt. Keno taucht auf und seinem finsteren Blick nach zu urteilen, wird er ihr kein Wort glauben... Episode 20 der romantischen Fantasy-Serie von Amber Auburn. Jeden Monat erscheint eine neue Episode.

Karrishma Britt has grown up as a child of the Vamkudza, protected and treasured as all the others. She has changed families more often than she can remember as fortunes rise and fall or favors are bought and sold. But other than occasional visits from parents who now claim her vote or trips at their request, she has always lived at the same boarding school - Akademia Balaplutarch.