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Da quando Alex è diventata Apollyon, il suo legame con Seth si è rafforzato tanto da diventare un pericolo per la sua stessa vita. Nonostante i nuovi poteri e la forza inimmaginabile che ha acquisito, ora è più vulnerabile che mai, e Aiden deve trovare il modo di proteggerla. Da Seth, ma anche dagli stessi dei, pronti a scatenare una guerra pur di eliminare chiunque minacci di distruggerli. Non c'è limite a ciò che Aiden sarebbe disposto a fare per salvare la donna che ama più di se stesso.

Mentre il mondo dei mortali scivola nel caos, travolto da una guerra in cui divinità, Puri e Mezzosangue si affrontano senza esclusione di colpi, Alex per la prima volta non sa cosa fare. La scioccante sconfitta che ha lasciato sul suo corpo ferite indelebili ha segnato profondamente anche la sua anima, costringendola a dubitare di se stessa e delle sue reali capacità di mettere fine a quell'insensato conflitto una volta per tutte.

The Firm has ruled St. Dismas for generations. To most, they’re just a myth. But in truth, they are the last resort of the desperate. I never understood why anyone would go to The Firm. There’s always a price to pay—a price you won’t discover until your request has been granted. It was a path I swore I’d never walk. Or so I thought. When my brother is gravely injured, everything changes. I have no choice but to go to The Firm. I don’t know what they’ll ask of me, but I’ll give anything to save Jackson. He has his whole life ahead of him, and I’ll make sure he gets to live it.

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s long-existing Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time.

Beverly Lewis, one of the top-selling inspirational writers in the world, has received widespread praise and several Silver Angel Awards for her moving, inspirational works. The Covenant, set in rural Pennsylvania, paints a detailed portrait of Amish traditions. As two sisters reach courting age, their thoughts reflect the promises life holds out to them, and the decisions that will govern their paths. The mixture of faith and heritage in this novel is as fascinating as it is soul-stirring.

Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding of events at the town fourth of July celebration. Questions swirl about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the town nemesis, Gerald Watson. Was it an accident, or was Watson murdered?

When he met her, he knew how it would end. Shade Medici, a warrior king and sole male heir to the dynasty, is expected to mate and produce an heir to secure the continuation of the Medici coven. He's waited over five hundred years for the right mate, and when he meets Kate Reese, his attraction is more than primal—it's merciless. She's also mortal.

Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome - especially when Alexandria's "other half" is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom - so not cool. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do - and sacrifice - for her.

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien adventure. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise. But it is actually a dark, dangerous world.

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: Become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway.

The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make-or-break investment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch.

They rescued me. They held me together. They healed me. And yet they were my corruption. Drowning in trauma I'm dragged back from hell, with only the three Regents standing between me and the darkness. But as I heal in their arms, a new threat arises. One that whispers of war inside the Trivium.

Set in Virginia, Covenant unfolds a saga in a manner that affords listeners to witness triumphs, failures, insecurities, hopes, dreams, losses, and other thought-provoking elements that connect to listeners’ lives. From the vantage points of parents, friends, children, lovers, strangers, and more, Covenant reveals various decisions we face as adults, both male and female, as we attempt to find the meaning of our lives, or justify the lack of meaning.

In the brilliant fourth book from Andy McDermott, Nina Wilde must battle the Covenant of Genesis if she is to find the world's greatest archaeological treasure.... Off the coast of Indonesia, archaeologist Nina Wilde makes an explosive find: evidence of a settlement that existed over 100,000 years before any previously known civilisation. But when her ship is attacked, it becomes clear that the clandestine religious group calling itself the Covenant of Genesis will stop at nothing to prevent her from revealing this knowledge.

They chased me… They claimed me. But now they have me…they're about to find out who really has the power!

Welcome to Faithful Journeys, exploring five powerful books of the Bible. Discover Ruth's story of loyalty and redemption, Mark's vivid account of Jesus' ministry, Ephesians' revelation of our identity in Christ, Philippians' secret to joy in hardship, and 3 John's call to truth and hospitality. Journey through these timeless scriptures where God's Word transforms every season of life.

They joined for their country. They fought for each other. When war breaks out in 1914, Mark Fenner and his Sheffield friends immediately flock to Kitchener's call. Amid waving flags and boozy celebration, the three men - Fen, his best friend Locky and self-assured Frank, rival for the woman Fen loves - enlist as volunteers to take on the Germans and win glory.

Kaitlyn Richards is a witch with powers beyond the norm. Her unique abilities make her one of the few people in the state of Florida qualified to be an S.E., or Supernatural Enforcer. As part of her duties she uses her home as a magical holding cell for creatures too strong to be contained in normal human jails. Holden Sumner is a three-hundred-year-old vampire on a mission—he's been stalking a serial-killing demon for centuries and he needs Kaitlyn's help to kill it. The problem is, she won't give him the time of night. But Sumner is determined to get under her skin.

At Regents University of Law & Economics, wealth and status reign supreme. I came for an education and to uncover the truth about my mother’s abandonment. But by catching the attention of three powerful students I find myself at the centre of age-old traditions within an elite secret society that extends far beyond campus. The Regents of Covenant House hold my fate in their hands, and as I uncover truths about a legacy I never knew existed, I realise that in a place where lies wield power, trust is a luxury I can’t afford.

In the third installment of the best-selling Day After Never series, Lucas and Sierra must prepare themselves for the ultimate showdown with a ruthlessly brutal enemy. In a winner-takes-all climax, the forces of light face off against those of darkness in an epic saga that will leave listeners breathless.