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How can two people live in the same pack their whole lives and never cross paths? It is the largest wolf shifter pack in the world, and she is eight years older than me. She seems to think our age difference is an issue. But age is just a number. I may be a man of few words, but I'm a lover and a fighter. And she's about to learn just how far I'm willing to go for what's mine.

It’s been a year since Sam traveled back to the past, and his mission is far from over. With mermaids being kidnapped and the dwarven civil war heating up, Sam is the best hope for saving his world from total destruction. Armed with knowledge of the future, Sam must use every advantage he has to get stronger and more powerful with each passing day.

After realizing the stage is the perfect place for monstrous misfits like himself, Achille "Bones" Bonaparte creates the Second Chance Circus. But the local baron would rather see Bones and his undead troupe killing the kingdom's enemies instead of killing it onstage. Can Bones and his newfound friends prove their magic is better suited for clowning than conquest? All they have to do is juggle some demonic bargains, wrangle a couple misplaced body parts, and put on one hell of a show.

Tudo o que Reyna e Kianthe desejam é abrir uma livraria que sirva um delicioso chá, em um lugar acolhedor, com direito a assoalho de madeira, luzes amareladas e plantas por toda a parte. Mas esse sonho parece estar bem longe de se tornar realidade — afinal, Reyna trabalha na Guarda Real de uma rainha tirana e Kianthe é a Maga mais poderosa que existe.

Cassie Palmer, once the chief seer of the supernatural world, is out of a job. She's also out of time—her time. Thrown fifty years into the future by a spell she doesn't understand, she finds herself sans power, sans allies, and sans a plan—except to get to her heir, Rhea. She received the Pythian power after Cassie vanished but is being held captive by the ancient gods, who found a way back to Earth and turned it into a wasteland.

Born on the last day to exist, Felix Chance roves the world untold. Mystery hounds his steps as he unlocks his secret past and seeks the love he left behind. What's real? What's not? Felix knows—more than he'll ever tell.

Kai’s life is a whirlwind of grief, guilt, and impossible choices. With her sister buried and her mother trapped in the demon realm of Wrythiin, she’s determined to rescue the ones she loves. But to save her mother and friend from the Wraith world—a realm of danger and deception—Kai must push beyond her limits and face terrifying truths about her lineage.

The hit hopepunk sci-fi thriller starring Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo 'Pulse-pounding, breathtaking... like an HBO mini-series for the ear' LA Weekly When the cryptic Parallax puzzle appears online, it quickly becomes the world's most talked-about conundrum. A complex, multi-level cipher...

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir - the feared and hated cross between a vampire and a human - or so she has always believed. She spent most of her life on the fringes of her two worlds, yearning to belong to one or the other, but despised and distrusted by both. Recently, a war in the supernatural community allowed her to get a foothold into her vampire father's world, one of danger, intrigue, glitz, and glamour, where she found not only a home, but a lover, too. For the first time in centuries, life seemed to be going her way.

History happens all around you. And, occasionally, to you. I could have been a bomb-disposal expert, or a volunteer for the Mars mission, or a firefighter, something safe and sensible. But, no, I had to be an historian. It began well. A successful assignment to 17th century Cambridge to meet Isaac Newton, and another to witness the historic events at The Gates of Grief. So far so good.

Each year at the Tournament of Gold, first-blooded and firstborn male warriors battle alongside their massive, otherworldly monsters for fame and power. But when Talia's beloved younger brother is murdered on his way to the tournament—and his beast unexpectedly bonds with Talia—all hope for the Tenth is lost. The powerful, arrogant, and dangerously seductive Fortiss of the First House would never let a woman vie for a seat on the Court of Talons. Desperate for answers and to protect her house, Talia assumes her brother's identity and enters the tournament.

Ironically for the time-traveling chief seer of the supernatural world, time has never been on Cassie Palmer's side. There has always seemed to be too much to learn, too much to master, and never enough hours in a day. But the tables have now turned, and the fluctuating timelines of Earth and Faerie are diverging, slowing time in Faerie relative to Earth, and giving humans an advantage for the first time in their war with the fey. It is one they desperately need, for a literal war of the worlds is about to take place.

Dory and Dorina Basarab were once one person, albeit an unusual one. They were a dhampir—the hated cross between a human and a vampire that is reviled and feared in both circles. But the human and vampire parts of their nature were recently torn apart by a fey weapon, and now, for the first time in five centuries, they are two separate people.

The Carnacki institute exists to do something about ghosts. Lay them to rest, send them packing, or kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses with extreme prejudice. The institute’s operatives are the best of the best. JC Chance: sharp, brave, charming, and almost unbearably arrogant; Melody Chambers: science geek, techno-wizard extraordinaire who keeps the antisupernatual equipment running smoothly; and Happy Jack Palmer: the telepath with the gloomy disposition, the last person anyone would want navigating through their head.

The White Ladies of San Diego are one of the city's supernatural powers, organized and led by Graciela. But now their leader is missing, and the Ladies have hired John Smith, mediator and sometimes-private-investigator, to find her. Which raises some questions: How do you track down a ghost? What if she doesn't want to be found? And if foul play was involved in her disappearance like the Ladies believe, how exactly? It's not like ghosts can be kidnapped . . . right?

Once a down-on-her-luck clairvoyant, Cassie Palmer is now the supernatural world's chief seer. She's overcome a lot to get where she is but may be facing her biggest challenge yet. Her lover, the part-fey war mage John Pritkin, is facing a battle for the throne of one of the great light fey kingdoms. Winning means gaining control of their army for the war with the gods that Earth is currently fighting. Losing wouldn't be a great idea.

Cassie Palmer, once a down on her luck clairvoyant and now the chief seer of the supernatural world, is in the fight of her life. While on a rescue mission in Faerie, she is kidnapped by a king of the fey named Aeslinn. He is her sworn enemy and has every reason to want to kill her, yet instead he offers a trade: her life for that of her lover, John Pritkin.

"Patti Murin's delightful narration reflects the tongue-in-cheek tone of this holiday romance novel...[her] performance ensures that this audiobook pokes fun at holiday movies in a fun yet meaningful way." — Kirkus Some people are Christmas people, but Jill Jacobs is most certainly not. She...

Shapeshifters Kyrie and Tom try to live a normal life in a small Colorado town - normal, that is, considering one of them is secretly a panther and the other a dragon. But now a primeval Shifter feud grows infinitely more deadly, and Kyrie and Tom find themselves warriors in an ancient struggle for Shifter destiny itself! Quick-witted fantasy doyenne Sarah Hoyt continues the brilliant contemporary fantasy Shifter saga begun in Draw One in the Dark.

"Второй шанс" - фантастический роман Василия Маханенко, первая книга цикла "Вторжение", жанр боевое фэнтези, LitRPG. Реальность жестока. Высокий уровень развития технологий повлек за собой высокий уровень безработицы. Сокращают всех, начиная от учителей, заканчивая мастерами по ремонту техники.