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Rosalinda è intrappolata sull’Isola delle Peccatrici insieme ad altre Maestose come lei: bellissime streghe odiate dalla società per la loro magia, ma venerate da uomini potenti che vogliono usarle a proprio vantaggio. Ha diciotto anni, ormai, e sa di essere considerata il premio più ambito dell’Offerta di quest’anno, quando il sovrano e i nobili del Regno di Coronado sbarcheranno sull’isola per pagare le decime alla Chiesa e adorare gli dei con feste, danze e gozzoviglie, e infine scegliere tra le Maestose quella destinata a salvare le loro anime.

Cleo stellt zufällig fest, dass der Gesteinsbrocken vom Mondsee auf einmal eine starke magnetische Wirkung hat. Während sie alles versucht, um hinter das Geheimnis des Gesteins zu kommen, will Rikki von all dem nichts wissen. Als sie erfährt, dass Cleo den Stein Ryan, einem Kollegen von Sam, gezeigt hat, kommt es zwischen den Freundinnen zum Streit.

A spellbinding romantasy about a powerful teenage witch who will do anything to escape the remote island where she’s being held captive—even blackmail the notorious, charming pirate who washes up on shore. “A dazzling debut with magic, pirates, sea monsters, and a steamy star-crossed...

Bella hat die Idee, im „Rikki’s“ ein Benefizkonzert zu Gunsten eines Vereines zum Schutz von Delphinen zu geben. Sophie hört das zufällig mit an und verkauft die Idee als ihre eigene. Sie überzeugt Rikki und Zane davon, das Konzert im Café zu veranstalten und ihr die Organisation der ganzen Veranstaltung zu überlassen.

New York Times Bestseller! Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Dodger, a Printz Honor Book, combines high comedy with deep wisdom in a tale of one remarkable boy's rise in a fantasy-infused Victorian London. Seventeen-year-old Dodger is content as a sewer scavenger. But he...

Bella bringt Cleo darauf, sich als Assistentin des Delphintrainers zu bewerben. Cleo bekommt den Job tatsächlich – wenn auch erst einmal nur zur Probe. Als Ronnie, der Delphin, gleich an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag einen beeindruckenden Sprung vollführt, beschließt der Delphintrainer, Cleo bei der Delphinshow einzusetzen.

Will ist wild entschlossen, wieder nach Mako Island zu fahren. Er will herausfinden, was mit ihm in der Vollmondnacht dort in der Höhle geschehen ist. Er bittet Rikki um Hilfe, doch die behauptet, sie würde die Höhle nicht wiederfinden. Bella dagegen will herausbekommen, was Will wirklich weiß. Sie verspricht ihm, den Eingang zur Höhle zu zeigen.

When Sybella accompanies the duchess to France, she expects trouble, but she isn’t expecting a deadly trap. Surrounded by enemies both known and unknown, Sybella searches for the undercover assassins from the convent of St. Mortain who were placed in the French court years ago. Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she no longer knows who she is or for what she’s supposed to be fighting. When she discovers a hidden prisoner who may be of importance, she takes matters into her own hands.

Lewis erfährt, dass er ein Stipendium an einem der renommiertesten amerikanischen Institute für Meeresbiologie erhalten hat. Er will mit Cleo darüber sprechen, kommt aber nicht dazu, weil Don verkündet, dass er und Sam übermorgen heiraten wollen.

Als Lewis mit dem magischen Wasser von Mako Island im Schullabor ein paar Tests durchführt, wird er von Miss Taylor, seiner Lehrerin, überrascht. Er redet sich damit heraus, dass das alles ein Teil eines Schulprojektes sei. Miss Taylors Neugier ist geweckt.

Es ist Valentinstag und alle haben damit so ihre Probleme. Während Cleo gern etwas Romantisches mit Lewis unternehmen würde, will der unbedingt mit ihr angeln gehen und nebenbei muss sie sich auch noch um ihre Schwester Kim kümmern, die plötzlich zwei hartnäckige Verehrer hat.

Während Cleo und Lewis versuchen, das Rätsel der aggressiven Wassertentakel zu lösen, überrascht Zane Rikki mit der Idee, ein Motorcross-Rennen zu veranstalten. Der Sieger soll 1.000 Dollar Preisgeld erhalten. Rikki versteht nicht, woher Zane das Geld nehmen will, denn die finanzielle Lage des Cafés ist katastrophal. Aber natürlich hat sich Zane etwas dabei gedacht.

The New Arilion Knights contains books 1-3 of the series. Emma’s problems go far beyond carb-counting mean girls. With nonhuman-like pointed ears and a stuttering problem brought on by anxiety, she’s one of the few who know Earth’s about to be blindsided with annihilation. What if the only way to save her home is to secretly join the academy of intergalactic warriors? And the only way to save her dad is to betray him? It’s up to this wallflower to stop bullying from going extraterrestrial.

Enna knows to fear the mystings that roam the wildwood near her home. When one tries to kill her to obtain an enchanted stone, Enna takes a huge risk: fighting back with a mysting of her own. Maekallus’s help isn’t free. His price? A kiss. One with the power to steal her soul. But their deal leaves Maekallus bound to the mortal realm, which begins eating him alive. Only Enna’s kiss, given willingly, can save him from immediate destruction. It’s a temporary salvation for Maekallus and a lingering doom for Enna.

Eva is the first Maiden in Aerie history to train asan Archon: a sacred leader of the New North. All eyes are watching as she prepares to uncover the Relics of the evil past. Wounds remain, both from the harrowing Testing and the murder of her brother, Eamon, but she has learned to feign grace. And although she is betrothed to Jasper, she still finds herself drawn to Lukas, a Boundary dweller and former servant who may know who killed her twin brother.

The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope is to get home before Ampara brings the full might of its armies against their peoples. As Shidadi and Dara alike prepare for war, Zivah and Dineas grapple with the toll of their time in the capital.

"I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind. I awakened in the same place but in another time – to a stranger’s soft kiss."

The end of everything is filled with beginnings in this surprising work of preapocalyptic fiction.

The world is spinning in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the Earth in just one week's time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn't how to save the world - the question is what to do with the time that's left. Against this stark backdrop, three teens are swept up into intertwining stories of love,friendship, and family - all with the ultimate stakes at hand.

When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she knows it's only a matter of time before she fully succumbs. Now she's destined to live her last days in isolation, cut off from her people and unable to practice her art - until a threat to her village creates a need that only she can fill. Broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, Dineas thirsts for revenge against his captors. Now escaped and reunited with his tribe, he'll do anything to free them from Amparan rule - even if it means undertaking a plan that risks not only his life but his very self.

Around Agatha Sea, princesses are poised, magically gifted, and betrothed. So, when seventeen-year-old Princess Beatriz still fails to secure a betrothal, her parents hold a ball. Forming an alliance could mean the difference between peace and war, but Beatriz doesn't want just any suitor. She's in love with her best friend, Prince Lux. Marrying Prince Lux will always be a silly dream as long as she has no magical gift.