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Mare Berrens, met haar rode bloed en de macht om bliksem te beheersen, is een gevaarlijk wapen in de ogen van het koninklijk hof. Op de vlucht voor Maven, nu een wraakzuchtige koning, zoekt Mare naar anderen met dezelfde krachten, om samen de tirannie van Maven te breken. Maar het gevaar loert om elke hoek. Mare loopt bovendien het risico zelf het monster te worden dat ze probeert te verslaan. Zal haar opstand slagen, of zal ze bezwijken onder de druk van verraad en de levens die op het spel staan?

Hi, I'm Piper, and I'm in love with a vampire hunter. I thought my life took a weird turn at the beginning of summer when I was diagnosed as a pre-vamp, but let me tell you, it's gotten crazier. A few months ago, I didn't even know vampires existed, and now I'm rubbing shoulders with the vampire elite, going into business with one of their princes, and dreaming about a moonlit garden wedding with a tasteful carnivore reception menu.

Something weird is happening to the Los Angeles freeways—phantom cars, lanes from nowhere, and sometimes unmarked offramps that give glimpses of a desolate desert highway—and Sebastian Vickery, disgraced ex-Secret Service agent, is a driver for a covert supernatural-evasion car service. But another government agency is using and perhaps causing the freeway anomalies, and their chief is determined to have Vickery killed because of something he learned years ago at a halted Presidential motorcade.

Kay Harper falls in love with a puppet in the window of the Quatre Mains, a toy shop that is never open. She is spending her summer working as an acrobat with the cirque while her husband, Theo, is translating a biography of photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Late one night, Kay fears someone is following her home. Surprised to see that the lights of the toy shop are on and the door is open, she takes shelter inside. The next morning Theo wakes up to discover his wife is missing. Under police suspicion and frantic at her disappearance, he obsessively searches the streets of the Old City.

Artist Laura Adams is grieving. Her golden retriever, Molly, has died, leaving her feeling heartbroken and alone in the world. Laura turns to the thing she knows best: her artwork. She vows to create a special painting in memory of Molly. But the canvas leads Laura into a world she has only dreamed about: Archaven—the land of the Rainbow Bridge—where her adored pet is patiently waiting for her. Her love for Molly had defied the grave—but could it heal her broken heart? As Laura journeys deeper into Archaven and helps others to visit their loved ones, she discovers a darker force is at work.

Having brought down all the kings of Potestia, Lillith embarks on fulfilling her avenging promise to the feline Ember. Though still grieving the death of her brother, she plans to cross the border into the Republic lands and kill every sage keeping the population under magical control. But the sages have been preparing for this, stoking fear in their subjects by prophesizing the coming of death in the form of a destructive demon queen—who looks remarkably like Lillith.

Rescued from prison by a conniving benefactor, she reluctantly accepts a world-shattering assignment: assassinate Emperor Bharata. This vicious ruler has built a vast empire in the east and now sets his sights on the United Kingdom.

READ BY THE AUTHOR In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a traumatic event. He tries - and fails - to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape. When at last a stranger knocks at his...

The heir to one of the world’s most influential families reckons with the demonic secret of their power in this contemporary dark fantasy that melds occult magic with shocking family drama, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents. Mourning Mayne knows he’ll one...

12-year-old Kate’s not the most confident kid. But when she and her younger sisters arrive home from school and find the front door open, their parents gone, and a bottomless hole in their backyard, Kate tries to take charge—until she finds herself falling endlessly into the darkness, leaving Abbie and Sarah to fend for themselves against mysterious intruders wielding long, curved knives. An ordinary June day quickly turns into an extraordinary adventure as the girls discover that their world is not quite as it seems.

This omnibus contains all three of the Marked Beneath the Moon books by Lola Glass. These spicy romances each focus on a different couple with their own happily ever after.

Adie and her loved ones are under watch as the council guards continue their search for Victor Hesse. But as he's proven before, he's able to slip out of their grasp. He's set his sights on Adie, and nothing will stand in his way. He's coming for her, and will do the unimaginable in his quest to find his revenge and claim Adie for his own. Will Adie be strong enough to stand against the coming battle? Or will everything she's worked so hard for come undone?

Kurz vor ihrem 13. Geburtstag plagen Elvira plötzlich immer wiederkehrende Albträume von einem Brunnen. Ihre Eltern schieben das einfach auf die Hormone! Als dann auch noch ein Umzug ansteht, steht ihr ganzes Leben Kopf. Ihre Gefühlswelt explodiert regelrecht. Aber das ist nicht alles, denn auf einmal passieren merkwürdige Dinge, die sich Elvira nicht erklären kann. In ihrer neuen Heimat Geistwasser scheint sich das noch zu verschlimmern. Sie ahnt nicht, welches großes Geheimnis ihre Eltern hüten, das auch sie betrifft. Geistwasser wird zu Elviras Bestimmung!

We plunge into the enigmatic life of River Fey, a young woman tormented by nightmares that raise questions about her obscured past. Accompanied by her confidant, Jenna, and a black cat, River embarks on an unsettling journey to seek answers from her elusive Aunt Bella, who might be hiding more than just family secrets. The narrative skillfully weaves the mysterious world of Shadow Haven orphanage, a place that holds more than just childhood memories for River. Evidence points towards a clandestine group known as The Watchers of Shadow, further deepening the mysteries surrounding her past.

Eine antike Schale schlägt alles und jeden in seinen Bann. Als das Auktionshaus der Templer am helllichten Tage ausgeraubt wird, ist absolut niemand imstande einzugreifen. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass dieser Überfall nicht der erste dieser Art ist. Die Umstände machen schnell klar: Hier ist ein Verbotenes Artefakt im Spiel. Nun liegt es am Orden, den vermutlich menschlichen Tätern die gefährliche Schale zu entreißen. Doch wie kann man der Macht der Schale widerstehen? Auf der Suche nach Antworten erweist sich eine alte Bekannte als unverhoffte Verbündete.

With a glitter-sneezing caticorn and a thriving business, all Rosalyn needs is a romance as sweet as her baking. When a mysterious Rune Elf strides into Moonshine Hollow, bringing secrets and devastating charm, her perfectly measured life crumbles faster than a day-old scone. Bjorn is no ordinary elf. A secret prince looking for an escape, he's determined to forge his own path far from the expectations of his royal family. When he's tasked with helping a wild unicorn herd suffering from chaotic magic, he's relieved to focus on creatures instead of people.

For five years, Zahara Douglass has been haunted by her sister’s impossible disappearance. Now, in December 1999, with the world on the brink of chaos, Zahara sets out to find her sister no matter the cost in this twisty and compelling modern fantasy from Leslye Penelope. In April 1994, Zahara...

Moi, c'est Blue. Mon boulot ? Agente d'entretien à la station de recyclage de la magie le jour, dealeuse de déchets magiques la nuit. Quand je tombe sur un échantillon bizarre en débouchant une canalisation, tout part de travers : je me colle la mafia locale aux fesses et, juste au moment où je pense avoir atteint le fond, je tombe sur un Hexmeister aussi dangereux qu'arrogant. Je dois absolument savoir ce que contient ce foutu échantillon avant d'y laisser ma peau.

“You can have the best intentions in the world, and still do harm.” Hunter Diaz is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The Arcane Rebellion believes he has killed his best friend, Tobias, but in reality, he captured Tobias and is holding him hostage! Now, Hunter has to keep tabs on the man, for his own safety depends on keeping Tobias a secret from his students, colleagues, and Tobias’s friends. Meanwhile, the Rebellion is moving full steam ahead with plans to take over the magical world.

Legends & Lattes meets The Lost Apothecary in this debut adventure fantasy following a potion maker who must hide her powers under the cover of a crew of conmen, only to lean on each other for comfort, safety, and even love. When Ellastaria Strange joins a ragtag crew of con artists and...