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When Aria and her friends discover Dorian's secret, they find themselves faced with a choice. Will they pledge themselves solely to the Privy Council, an organization sometimes hampered by its own moral obligation to see in only black and white? Or is there room to operate within a shade of grey? Compromises are made, standards are adjusted. Bit by bit, the friends find themselves slipping to the point where it's almost impossible to see where they started. A storm is coming. There's only so long you can straddle two worlds, before they eventually collide.

In the rugged hills of post-Civil War Texas, the land isn’t just unforgiving—it’s hungry. Fifteen-year-old Troy Roberts and his Choctaw cousin Owen Jackson are thrust into adulthood when raiders torch their barn, setting off a chain of violence and betrayal that threatens their families and their way of life. As whispers of a hidden war stir across the frontier, the boys find themselves defending not just their land—but the very soul of their town. What starts with a fire becomes a battle for honor, legacy, and the deep roots that bind a family to the land.

It’s the beginning of the school year—and Briar’s newest resident, D.J. Rosenblum, is not here for it. Ever since her cousin Rachel died, D.J.’s family has been a mess: Her aunt and uncle are catatonic. Her mom is even more scatterbrained than usual. She had to postpone her bat mitzvah a whole year. Worst of all, she and her mom had to move—leaving her best friend, Eva, behind.

Daniela will learn that some dreams should never come true!

I will fight to the death for those I love. What if you could freeze a moment in time? Katerina Damaris thought her problems were finally over when she took her rightful place on the throne. But she had no idea of the trouble that was waiting when she got there. When a mysterious curse freezes the palace and everyone inside, the young queen and her friends find themselves in a race against time to find out who's behind it.

The Girl from My Last Class is a tender coming-of-age story about a quiet boy who meets a new classmate one September morning—and spends the next several years learning how a brief friendship can echo for a lifetime. When Emily Carter moves away, Daniel thinks the story is over. Instead, her laughter, small kindnesses, and simple courage become the compass he carries through secondary school and beyond. Told with luminous simplicity and heartfelt warmth, this short novel captures first crushes, last days of childhood, and the way memory can turn ordinary moments into something eternal.

In his final year of training as a squire, it seems nothing can go wrong for Laster. He's trained for six years to become a knight of Alamore and make his father proud. Now only three months separate him and the moment he's dreamed of for years. But his perfect image of knighthood is shattered by a single deadly ride. Captured by the Prince of a rival Kingdom, Laster must face a reality that he may not live to become a knight. And if he is to live—it means making a deal with the enemy.

An outcast princess, a dangerous goddess, a mysterious iceman and a half-demon. Royal blood is potent. But 18-year-old Evie Mor is unaware of the power she carries. Abandoned by her parents to be raised by centaurs, and unsure how to use her magic, she eagerly awaits the day she can leave the sacred forests and reunite with the humans. However, on the morning of her departure, she learns a horrific truth that leaves her questioning her true identity. Frustrated, but taught not to question the will of the gods, Evie travels deep into perilous lands in search of her birth mother.

Walking home after school, Johnny observes the class bullies playing football in the local cemetery. The lead bully Leo kicks a plant off a grave, demolishing it. Johnny sympathizes with the interned person and replaces the destroyed plant with a new one. The spirit of the interned soul is Agnes Starr. She manifests after witnessing Johnny's act of kindness.

How time flies...When Evie and her friends find themselves trapped in the sorcerer's cave, they think all is lost. But rescue comes from the most unlikely of people. And with it comes the most terrible truth. With the five kingdoms divided and the realm on the verge of collapse, the prophecy is more urgent than ever. But the road is treacherous and the friends are on the other side of the realm. New alliances must be forged and friendships are tested as they set off to fulfill their destiny, only to find that the fates may have something different in store.