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Everyone has a guardian angel. For those who hear their voice clearly, the world can be an amazing and dangerous place - for there are misguided men who fear the voice and label those who can hear their angel to be witches. Stan worked for Avorn Security: A group working behind the scenes to protect the innocent from many threats, including the witch hunters. He never expected to find the hunters stalking one of their own. Rissa watched Stan from the safety of her window in the kitchen, until the day he rescued her from those who would do her harm.

Mankind faced extinction centuries ago, but with the help of the intergalactic consortium, they were rescued from the brink of destruction. This time, Nathan Chambers will have to fight a war on two fronts if he hopes to prevent their demise. The conflict will test the endurance of his friendships, the strength of his body, and the toughness of his character, and he will need to shed his naive teenage persona and be reborn as the defender his allies desperately need.

Pearl and Ginevra grow up in the era known as the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. One lives above the stairs, the other below. Surrounded by Astors and Vanderbilts, Pearl fills her days with teatime and shallow friendships, yearning for something more. A chance meeting with Mary Cassatt sparks her secret desire to be an artist. Meanwhile, Ginevra, fresh off the boat from Italy, finds her own dreams out of reach as she joins the unwelcoming household as a servant and seamstress.

In the attic of the Watchers' large Edwardian house in San Francisco, a box is discovered. Within the box are 100-year-old stories of ghost killers of the old. And among them, a diary, dated in 1915 and written by a young man named George Sinclair. Strange drawings and writings in the diary tell of something sinister, and the final entry is loud and clear: George is a ghost killer, and he is being hunted. Modern-day George Sinclair knows that this discovery could be the key to his unknown heritage. George and his friend travel to Pennsylvania to investigate.

All Carthinal wants is admission to the ranks of the mages. Traveling from Bluehaven to Hambara, where his rite of passage is to take place, he doesn't expect to end up on a quest to find the long-lost sword of the legendary King Sauvern. With strangers he meets on his journey, Carthinal sets out on the seemingly impossible quest. Followed by Randa, the snooty aristocratic daughter of the Duke of Hambara, and the young runaway thief Thad, Carthinal and his companions face tragedy and danger.

Kalla has claimed the third and final aspect of the waking wolf goddess. Now, she and her magister must take the Quill to Ganysha so the Elephant Lord may recreate the binding, and they must find Grael's Fang before they can face the Nagali. And if that was not enough, there are still lands to be freed. Meanwhile, darker troubles are brewing. Grosso, at the Nagali's behest, has begun to corrupt the Emperor of Argoth, fomenting war amongst the normally peaceful Argosians. If the Fleet mobilizes to attack, nobody will be able to stand in the way of its military might.

Ophelia’s first love might be her last. In her wildest dreams, Ophelia Montague never imagined she would leave the city and her friends, and move to a quaint seaside village. But when her parents die in an accident, that’s just where she finds herself - ensconced in a rambling house on the beach with her uncle Sebastian and two Great Danes. By the ocean's edge she meets Jack Denham, who seems to command the sea and the moon - and if he has his way - Ophelia, too.

Just before the German occupation during World War II, the Marquand family flees their home in the English Channel, and never returns. Now, it's the summer of 1983, and the once-opulent Idlewild mansion is crumbling and derelict. The building holds a mysterious lure for 18-year-old David Simeon, who dreams of Idlewild years past. Who is the young girl he sees, endlessly wandering through its corridors?

Ever since Bartholomew Borax III returned to being homeschooled, Mother has been so cleaning-obsessed and cruel that all he dreamed of was finding another portal to the magical Artania. Until now. With doorways opening without warning and thrusting him through time and space, he has no idea where he’ll end up next.

After the collapse of an ancient empire, four people each acquire a crystal with extraordinary properties. Their minds and futures forever intertwined, Casper, Nadika, Jayani, and Sharif begin a journey among the stars to find clues about the mysterious empire and discover its secrets. But in their search of Lemuria, they accidentally unleash the powers of their crystals and release forces they can't comprehend...or control.

Lacey is your average teenager. She goes to school, tries to maintain a "D" in chemistry, and spends Friday nights creeping on her crush on Facebook. She is ordinary except for one thing: She can change the future. After Lacey is introduced to the Fate-Changing Regime, her life turns upside down. A fanatical group opposing the FCR will stop at nothing to eliminate them.

While touring an old castle in France, Brandy Petracus finds a graveyard of Templar Knights executed for practicing black magic. Long forgotten by the world, this ancient cemetery is known to the locals as the Devil's Bed...and its occupants do not rest in peace. Brandy finds herself the leader of an eclectic group besieged by resurrected Templar knights - craving their blood.

After being a slave for longer than she can remember, Micasa escapes with the help of her new friend, Hawke Morau. She learns that Hawke's soul has been broken into fragments, each of which holds a different power from his past. After the two set on a quest to recover the pieces of Hawke's soul, Micasa learns of the mysterious essence that infuses all life, and grants its wielder powers that stretch far beyond the mortal realm. Soon, Micasa finds out that there is a lot more to the world they live in - and to Hawke - than she ever realized.

A great power has awakened within Princess Kallan. To keep the princess hidden, she is taken to Alfheim, her abilities suppressed and her memory erased. Years later, Kallan inherits her father’s war and vows revenge on the man she believes responsible: Rune, king of Gunir. But soon, a twist of fate puts Kallan in protection of the man she has sworn to kill and Rune in possession of powers he does not understand. Lost in the world of men, the two form an unlikely alliance to make their way home and solve the mystery of their past - and of the shadow that hunts them both.

Luego de que Garryn vuelve a su hogar a reclamar el trono, se ve invadido por sueños de un misterioso sistema estelar con un sol Amarillo. Al consultar a un mentalista, Garryn descubre que no es el único con esos mismos sueños y se embarca en un viaje para comprender sus visiones. Pronto la verdad detrás de los sueños revela un secreto que cambia la vida de Garryn y sacude el Imperio hasta sus cimientos.

Craft shop owner Amelia Ryan has more than just a talent for giving old barn materials new life. She can see Life Shadows: Spirits of the dead. When she moves her Barnwood Builders store to downtown Briarton and scouts a new location for one of her projects, Amelia’s ability leads her to uncover a tangled tragedy 70 years in the making. As secrets of the past meet with threats of the present, Amelia must rely on her supernatural ability to discover the truth. But will it be enough to bring the perpetrators to justice?

The mirror showed a girl her true love. That's what everyone said. Girls rushed to check their reflection, hoping to see if the stories were true. Not Doris. She had no interest in finding her true love. How was Doris supposed to trust in love? Derrick said he loved her, but when she did not return his feelings, his so-called love turned into an obsession that took the lives of her mother and step-father.

In the English village of Low Moor, something sinister is afoot. New to the small town, young vicar Paul Milton discovers the depths of the town’s ominous energy when his wife disappears. Desperate to find her, he gets tangled in a struggle between a deadly Celtic sorceress and a relentless Christian geomancer. Both sides seek control of the strange power running beneath the town, and tension mounts as a new channel to the darkest forces of the Otherworld opens.

Tragedy has swept Charlotte Duncan's feet from under her again. This time, she knows she is to blame. Reeling from loss, Charlotte must find a way to move forward and continue the war against Archangelo and the Vampire Council. As their reign of terror continues, Charlotte tries to protect those who seek asylum at Zaen. Along the way, she receives assistance from unexpected quarters, and discovers that while everything important has been stolen from her, she's been left with a precious gift. But in the end, only one of Nememiah's Children will survive.

When Tara McPherson steps into her office, destiny stares her in the face. The malevolent Tom Spencer enters her life, determined to exact vengeance against the Gifted Three: a group with powers to see the past, present, and future. To save their lives, Tara must overcome her fear and recall long-repressed visions. After their world collapses, the girls' combined gifts become more critical than ever.