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Sam Meeko never thought that he’d ever get a superpower, especially one that allows him to smell everything. Everything. With his unconventional power, Sam joins forces with a group of women hellbent on getting to the bottom of a countrywide conspiracy. It’s going to take some thinking outside the box, and when that doesn’t work, Sam and his group might need to tear the walls down.

Brought to you by Penguin. A GLITTERING NEW COSY MYSTERY STARRING EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE DRAG QUEEN TURNED AMATEUR SLEUTH, MISTY DIVINE... Photographer Jeremy Edmunds has vanished without a trace. Last known location? Soho. As the owner of Lady’s Bar, no one knows the city – and its secrets...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE THRILLING, ACERBIC AND HILARIOUS NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE Middle-aged English professor Dr Rick Tower has a secret. As a teen he was Prodigy – a kickass superhero. He was given and wielded mysterious powers. And as part of a superteam...

In a world where logic meets the extraordinary, Tamara, a brilliant forensic scientist, discovers a mysterious purple plant that blesses her with superhuman abilities, including invisibility. Teaming up with her best friend, Annalise, a passionate FBI agent haunted by scars from her past, the two friends embark on a quest to bring down a brutal serial killer known only as The Hunter. As the danger intensifies, their bond deepens, and secrets are revealed. Will Tamara and Annalise finally admit to their feelings despite being polar opposites?

Madisun Dumas is on a roll. She kicked ISO-1 out of Detroit and then New Orleans. The people who killed her family are six feet under. Now, it's time to go after their bosses, but not everything is as simple as it appears. Something sinister is brewing within ISO-1. Drugs, corruption, and human trafficking are all just a cover for something far more horrific. And Madi is about to land right in the middle. When the entity inside her tells her to trust no one, Madisun really needs to take that advice to heart. If she doesn't, death may not be the worst option.

Madisun has returned home to New Orleans, almost a year to the day her family was murdered. The people who did it are still free. The man who betrayed her is still alive. Justice is coming to the criminals of the city, justice without mercy. Welcome home, Madi. Try not to burn the whole city down.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On her seventh birthday, Lake Worthey receives a mysterious card from a grandmother she has never met. Hours later, her family’s car swerves to avoid a strange creature on the road, leaving her parents gravely injured and clinging to life. When a man...

Lacey Kennedy. A seemingly ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, but she possesses one unique ability, she can move things with her mind. Telekinesis. A superpower she’s learned to keep under lock and key and in doing so, she's taken on the role of a protector of sorts, seizing crime wherever she can. But a new vigilante moves into town and she has to decide whether or not he's a villain or the kryptonite that could destroy everything she holds dear: her heart. Will they become a superhero duo the city desperately needs or will the stakes be too high for either of them to survive?

When darkness falls over Seattle, a masked crusader emerges from the shadows. His name? Phoenix Jones - a charismatic cage fighter, hell-bent on ridding the streets of criminals. Welcome to the world of real life superheroes - ordinary people who put on outrageous costumes and head out to fight crime. Phoenix’s team of superhero sidekicks have all turned against him. They say he’s no hero and in 2020, it’s Phoenix who finds himself on the wrong side of the law. So is Phoenix a model citizen fighting for a better world? Or is he a fraudster who used a superhero identity to disguise ...

Tess McBray was dying. The solstice syndrome had no cure, and she resigned herself to an early grave. But just when she gave up on survival, all her symptoms mysteriously disappeared. All but one symptom, anyway. Something is wrong with Tess’ hands. They absorb any material they touch, and her skin turns to wood, steel, or concrete. It doesn’t take this comic book obsessed 21-year-old long to figure out what’s going on: somehow, she’s developed super powers. And she’s not the only one; across the country, people are coming forward and sharing their gifts with the world.

Amelia is fresh from her victory over ARC when a massive hurricane strikes New Orleans. In the aftermath, a pile of bodies is found and all evidence points to the Wraith as the perpetrator. Has the killer of evil lost her grip on reality and started murdering indiscriminately? Or is there something even more dangerous in the world than the Wraith? With every superhero in North America gunning for Madisun Dumas, Arsenal has to race against the clock and stand up to her own teammates to prove the vigilante's innocence.

They're too "gross and nasty" for the shiny superhero leagues, but these mutant kids aren't giving up. Armed with their bizarre powers, they're taking on the "petty" criminals of the city, proving that even rejects can be heroes – and maybe even earn a little respect (or at least the title).

Tori Lewis wants nothing more than a quiet life with her hunky new husband. She doesn’t expect to walk into a robbery right after her honeymoon. But even more shocking is her discovery that she stopped the gunman with a super power! How did that happen? Undercover superhero Joe Clarke and his team are investigating a string of missing children. When the father of a lost boy turns up dead, the team must decide if the death is related to the disappearances – or to the super villain group, The Nine....To Super Power!

Sally and George, brother and sister, move to Cape Street with their adoptive parents. On their first night, they witness an alien overlord, General Swipe, round up humans and imprison superheroes. Ash, their new friend, leads them to the Hero Agency, a clandestine bureau for failed superheroes. Together, they form a plan to save the day.

Radha makes an attempt at rescuing Shabana from her abductor but ends up doing much more than that. She meets the women being trafficked. Her suspicions of Leo are taking her nowhere. She decides to give him another chance and finds herself agreeing to take him along to see her aunts in Pune...

Kumar reveals a major secret about Radha's life and her world is turned upside down. She is about to leave to go visit her long lost family when the college scam plot thickens and she needs to interfere and save the college. In the meantime Leo realizes who she is and plans to abduct her...

Upon reaching home it is realized that Kumar's actions were out of worry for Radha. On the way Leo has disclosed the entire trafficking racket. Radha and her aunts plan for the rescue of the girls being taken to England and embark upon it. Radha meets the famous Mr. Fry and discovers an ancient...

The story of Radha's ancestors continues and Radha is in awe. However, she also learns some inconvenient truths about her mother. Radha discovers a strange structure in the property. Upon realizing that Kumar has kept Shabana bound in his house, Radha, her aunts and Leo all leave for Bombay...

Radha meets her aunts, Ayeasha, Alana and Meera and Meera's girlfriend, Pri at their massive property on the outskirts of Pune. Radha learns the full extent of Leo's doings.Radha learns a heartwarming secret about Kumar and her relation but Kumar makes a shady deal with Vijay and keeps Shabana...

Leo starts feeling depressed because of the long-standing curse on men who love women from Radha's family…he will self-destruct if he stays with her. Radha is told the fascinating story of her ancestors and how the women of the house came to have their powers...