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Miriam Black knows when you will die. Still in her early twenties, she’s foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, suicides, and slow deaths by cancer. But when Miriam hitches a ride with truck driver Louis Darling and shakes his hand, she sees that in thirty days he will be gruesomely murdered while he calls her name. Miriam has given up trying to save people; that only makes their deaths happen. No matter what she does, she can’t save Louis. But if she wants to stay alive, she’ll have to try.

Demons. Monsters. Witches. James Crowley’s sacred duty as a Black Badge is to hunt them down and send them packing, banish them from the mortal realm for good. He didn’t choose this life. No. He didn’t choose life at all. Shot dead in a gunfight many years ago, now he’s stuck in purgatory, serving the whims of the White Throne to avoid falling to Hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his penance and fade away.

Joshua Tatterskein’s life has been strange. He's become a werewolf, lives with a three-hundred-year-old vampire named Silas Decker and a ginger kitten called Trouble. Then things get even weirder when he encounters a talking penguin who wants to hire him for a job. Joshua just wants to graduate from his new high school. The school is owned by Boston’s werewolf pack, and while the teachers might not realize the owners are wolves, all the kids with special abilities—the Goths—know. The good news is the Goths are happy to help Joshua, but the bad news is one of them has gone missing.

Eine Zeit lang hat Charlie alles dafür getan, ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen und sich von der Unterwelt der Schattenmagie fernzuhalten. Zwar konnte sie ihr Leben retten, aber was ist das schon wert, wenn alles andere verloren scheint? Als Diebin mag Charlie talentiert genug sein, um einen Schatten aus einem Turm zu stehlen, – nur ist sie auch gut genug, um ein Herz zurückzustehlen?

In Charlie Halls Welt können Schatten manipuliert werden, zur Unterhaltung, aber auch um Macht zu gewinnen. Und manchmal haben sie ein Eigenleben. Charlie ist eine gewöhnliche Betrügerin, die als Barkeeperin arbeitet und versucht, sich von der Untergrundwelt des Schattenhandels zu distanzieren. Doch als eine Gestalt aus ihrer Vergangenheit zurückkehrt, wird Charlies Leben ins Chaos gestürzt.

In the fourth installment of the Miriam Black series, Miriam heads to the Southwest in search of another psychic who may be able to help her understand her curse but instead finds a cult of domestic terrorists and the worst vision of death she's had yet. Miriam is becoming addicted to seeing her death visions, but she is also trying out something new: hope. She is in search of another psychic who can help her with her curse but instead finds a group of domestic terrorists in her deadliest vision to date.

Fists, fangs, and fury. It's all a matter of balance when Jimmy Black, Charlotte's Vampire Master of the City, is tasked with discovering why a mostly bloodless, decapitated body shows up in a dumpster. After a little sniffing around, Jimmy uncovers problems he didn't even know he had. Like a murderous vampire running loose in the city.

Mai's plans for a weekend of cosplay fun and games at Fan Expo come to a screeching halt when a smokin' hot fae with a vendetta against her father decides the best revenge is claiming her for his own. Her father cost Ryuu everything: his home, his family . . . and his mate. Ryuu wants his pound of flesh, and he's willing to take it out of Mai's hide, bite by sensuous bite. While she's quick to bare her teeth and snap at Ryuu's gentling hand, she sheathes her claws once he offers her secrets about her life and her father that rock the foundation of her world.

Cassie Black may have defeated an evil wizard, but that hasn't stopped her from getting kicked out of the Academy's detective training program. The upside is that it's forced Cassie to start her own agency. The downside? A lack of clients. Cassie thinks her career is on the upswing when Rosaria's new mayor hires her to find a missing jewel. It's a huge case that could turn the agency around. Trouble is, the jewel hasn't been seen for over 500 years, and Cassie suspects there's more to the mayor's sudden demands the jewel be found.

Thierry Thackeray is having the worst week ever. Her ex is back in town, death omens are camping out on her mother's lawn and her estranged father has gone missing. Then there's the small matter of the High Court requesting her presence in Faerie. Now the wrong fae has answered her summons, and she's stuck with a not-so-charming prince who offers to fix all her problems . . . for a price. She can't afford to tell him no, but with her luck, she might not survive saying yes.

Everything changed back in Crescent City when Crowley made his choice to stand up to his angelic handler Shargrafein. It was either her or Rosa, and the choice was clear. Now, there’s no going back. Something about Rosa has everyone scrambling—a hidden power. It’s up to Crowley to bring her back to the land of the living and discover exactly what she is. Only then might they have a chance against the forces of Heaven and Hell, both of whom want her for their own devices.

In the battle between good and evil, there's no such thing as a fair fight. When Jayné Heller's uncle Eric died, she inherited a fortune beyond all her expectations - and a dangerous mission in a world she never knew existed. Reining in demons and supernatural foes is a formidable task, but thankfully Jayné has vast resources and loyal allies to rely on. She'll need both to tackle a bodyswitching serial killer who's taken up residence in New Orleans, a city rich in voodoo lore and dark magic.

Monsters with a taste for children are nothing new, but fairy tales never mentioned this nightmarish predator. Rue has her hands full tracking the creature hunting the streets of Charleston, but a call from home divides her attention—and her loyalties. A stranger has come to Hollis Apothecary, asking questions that prickle the hairs on her nape, but she can't abandon the victims based only on a bad feeling. The pit in her stomach only grows when the stranger takes a hostage and makes his demands. He wants to talk to Rue, face to face. Or else.

When one of Santa's reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price. But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown. And that's before a holiday shopper strolls into Hollis Apothecary claiming to be a long-lost relative. Of her father's.

After a black witch pitched a hissy fit in Hollis Apothecary, Rue got stuck cleaning up his mess. That was the easy part. Repairing the damage he inflicted on Camber and Arden? That makes Rue wish she could bring him back to life just to kill him again. Slower this time. While Rue is setting her new life back to rights, Clay and Asa are off working a case, but it soon becomes clear that they'll need her help to catch the vicious creature preying on locals in a small Tennessee town.

“The world of the Hollows is fast-moving, funny, harrowing, and scary, and—the greatest compliment to a fantasy—absolutely real.” —New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon Kim Harrison is a New York Times-bestselling phenomenon, in the superstar pantheon along with Laurel K...

In the sleepy town of Westhaven, Washington, a series of brutal killings has the local authorities baffled. FBI Agent Carley Wright—a talented agent relegated to coffee runs—finally gets her chance to prove herself when she's assigned to investigate. What begins as a strange animal attack case quickly spirals into something far more terrifying as Carley discovers the existence of werewolves living among humans. When she encounters John Johnson, a mysterious loner with amber eyes and a dark secret, Carley is forced to confront a reality she never imagined possible.

Her name is Pete Caldecott. She was just 16 when she met Jack Winter, a gorgeous, larger-than-life mage who thrilled her with his witchcraft. Then a spirit Jack summoned killed him before Pete's eyes -or so she thought. Now a detective, Pete is investigating the case of a young girl kidnapped from the streets of London.

Thirteen years ago, Jack Winter lay dying in a graveyard. Jack called upon a demon and traded his soul for his life and now the demon is back to collect its due. But Jack has finally found something to live for. Her name is Pete Caldecott, and because of her, Jack's not going to Hell without a fight.

Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box? Well, Rue Hollis spent 10 years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required. Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings.