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When nine-year-old Amelia is kidnapped from her home, a desperate act of magic breathes life into her best friend: a stuffed bear named Floyd. Confused but driven by an unshakable sense of purpose, Floyd sets out on a darkly comedic quest to rescue her – despite having no idea who she is. As he blazes a bloody trail of carnage through anyone foolish enough to stand in his way, Floyd struggles to understand his newfound existence and the strange, violent world he’s been thrust into. The only thing he knows for sure? He was born to save Amelia – no matter the cost.

Jo Strauss is committed to two things in her life - her family and her life as an acrobat/high-wire performer; she takes both very seriously. Her life is orderly, in control, and she is finally settling down in one place so she can spend more time with her parents instead of moving all over the world every few weeks. To celebrate her and her younger sister Star's one year anniversary away from the circus they have grown up with, they meet River Knight, their childhood friend and sister of the heart, for a vacation in the mountains of North Carolina.

Three million people living in the middle of the Pacific dream the same dream. Can they defend it? Can they protect their love? Will their world survive? What if the innovation of a new energy storage technology enabled a bunch of adventurers to start an alternative civilization in the ocean thousands of miles away from the nearest piece of land? It has now been thirty-two years since their voyage.

Discover this new urban fantasy series from the award-winning screenwriter of ground-breaking BBC TV series Spirit Warriors. Fans of The Mortal Instruments, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars will love this thrilling new series.

An ongoing mystery is finally answered, as the girls piece together their biggest part of the puzzle yet. Rather than celebrate this piece of good fortune, however, Eve is more tormented than ever as her dark secret threatens to implode the life that she has so carefully crafted for herself. Having noticed Tyler's suspicious behavior, Cassie does more snooping with surprising results, but will she tell the others what she discovers?

Three months have passed for the newly wedded couple. In that time, Skod has devoted himself to his training and studies of both magic and history. Skadi has resumed her duties within the ice clan, as lead huntress. The two have been kept busy, only able to spend time together when they return home for the night.

Nicholai never really fit in, feeling alien in the only world he'd ever known. His boss suddenly orders him to attend a conference in his place, offering the use of his private jet. Nicholai agrees, assuming that it would be an easy and comfortable task. However, when there's an accident and subsequent crash, he finds that being stranded and alone brings him unexpected healing, and inadvertently throws him into the path of a mysterious huntress.

A house. A mess. A mystery. Amongst the scattered papers and photographs, intriguing questions lay unanswered in the Anderson family lineage, hidden for decades. When a stash of ancient coins is found and a gifted stranger moves in next door, windows are opened to incredible possibilities that transcend imagination, transporting Tora throughout her family’s generations.

The lines between the Three Realms are starting to blur as Fate continues to follow its own desires. For the first time since the Dawn, the Wielder of Fate's seat is vacant with no one in line to claim it.

Lust, greed, destruction. Humanity has fallen into an inverted matrix. Menacing energy vampires are hunting Jo’s best friends and siphoning the souls of StarSeeds. To save everyone she loves from extinction, Jo must collapse the false Phantom time line using Stargate portals and time hops into the ancient Age of Lemuria.

The muggy silence that hung outside my bedroom window that August night in 1982 was pierced by the ringing telephone. A baby call. My mother was a baby-catcher (a midwife) and whenever the call came, she went. Too young to stay at home by myself, I went with her. I planned to draw or sleep as my mother worked, but on that night, as storm clouds burst overhead knocking power out for miles around, nothing went as planned.

Bühnenmagier Jo Kane hat nur einen Wunsch: Er will endlich vom Publikum verehrt werden. Nur Assistentin und Betthase May glaubt an sein Potenzial und ermutigt ihn immer wieder, nicht aufzugeben. Allerdings ist das fast aussichtslos, denn so sehr sich Jo auch abstrampelt, er wird einfach nicht wahrgenommen. Da erscheint es ihm wie ein Segen, dass eines Abends das Zauberbuch eines mächtigen Magiers vor seiner Tür liegt. Ein Ritual daraus sticht ihm besonders ins Auge, und er wagt ein Experiment.

Jo Smith is not your normal human being. Half fairy and half witch, Jo grew up living with her aunt and uncle, along with her cousins. Life seemed to be going well for a change, until she met Dr. Hammersmith. The life that was once normal is turned upside down when she agrees to go and work for him.

Brooke has been forced to grow up and take care of her ten year old sister all at once during her senior year of high school. With her drug addict mother mostly out of the picture, keeping a roof over her and her sister is more than a challenge. Without any money or food, she resorts to stealing at the farmers' market.

A year after Skyelar freed herself from her oppressor, she's convinced Heaven is smiling down on her for once. With Elias' help, Skyelar is not only perfecting her magic, but she's falling deeper into the pools of his emerald green eyes. Unfortunately, not everyone is eager to share in her splendor. Especially her sister. The full moon is approaching, and the Lycan inside Peyton is clawing for release. The Jericho sisters know how dangerous the beast can be, but the greater danger lies in an unsuspecting affair with a Sanguis who would do anything to get Skyelar back.

In his dimension, Earth had evolved differently. Hundreds of millions of years ago, a meteor with unique properties smashed into his version of the little planet positioned between Venus and Mars, changing how the world’s lifeforms and even continents developed. An inhabitant of our world would never recognize his as the same planet by looking at a map of it, and would be especially skeptical if they were to gaze upon some of the inhuman races who dwelled there.

Heaven has one Hell of a view, but the Angels in Heaven are too preoccupied to notice the danger simmering softly on Earth. The Wielder of Fate throne is vacant and the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Hell will crumble if a new Wielder is not chosen. Luckily, The Hand of Fate has chosen, but wielding it is no easy task, especially when Fate itself refuses to play well with others.

Eons ago, there existed great fighters known as the Jo-lan who drew forth their power from mythical beasts known as Psychorages. However, an evil warlord called Innovain brought them to the brink of extinction, then he sought to enslave the next generation of Jo-lan fighters. A young boy called Josec Fenix, after witnessing the death of his father, renounces the art of fighting, but fate sets him on the path of a fighter to restore peace.