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“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...

Mel's journey continues down dark paths as she is forced to find who put the curse on her. The closer she gets to the one responsible the more her health deteriorates and the worse the evil behaves. Mel has to battle loneliness, illness and despair… As well as fend of the evil dead. Book 3 in the SoulTracker Series.

Before Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she had no one to rely on, finding strength only in her arcane connection to the dark woods around her. But now she has friends in the newly formed PsyLED team to keep her grounded - even if being part of the agency responsible for policing paranormals comes with dangers of its own.

Tritt ein in Prags verborgene Welt der Magie. Mathea liebt Sarkasmus, Geld – und ihre Ruhe. Doch als Helle Magie in ihr erwacht, muss sie ihre geordnete Existenz als Jurastudentin aufgeben und die nervtötend harmonische Univerzita Mystika e Magie in Prag besuchen. Und als wären feministische Magier und Hippie-Nixen nicht genug, entbrennt zum so begabten wie hochmütigen Warlock Atlas eine unwiderstehliche Rivalität. Der Haken: Er gehört zur verfeindeten Academia Sinistra.

Susan Moore is back in her element as the maestro of middle management, relishing her new job as Client Experience and Customer Support Contact Center Department Manager. Things in the supernatural world have quietened down a little, so now, she's taken her Chosen One hat off, and she's blazing a trail as the new Queen of Office Politics. She's even starting to accept the fact that Donovan, her overprotective, blisteringly hot fae prince, could really be her later-in-life love.

War is hell. Especially when no one has your six. Framed and shamed, at least I’m no longer in prison. Free, I would love to live my life, but Lucifer has other plans. As the mortal realm descends into the chaos of war, the Army comes calling. Surrounded by the violent struggle, a nurse with a heart of gold and a troubling family secret might change everything. You’ve got to believe in something good, right? Entwined in a family feud that is none of my business, I’m suddenly between bedrock and a hard place, making enemies on all sides. That’s what you get for trying to help.

A cursed Fox. A vengeful Silver. A whole lot of trouble. Lydia Crow has long suspected there is more beneath London than just trains but has never been keen to poke around in the dark. But when Paul Fox, powerful member of the Fox Family, blackmails her into taking a case, she has no choice. Investigating a suspicious death in a disused tunnel of the London Underground for her ex-boyfriend causes friction between her and DCI Fleet - and not the fun kind.

Scarlett Bernard is used to cleaning up messes. As a human who cancels out any magic around her, Scarlett's job is to keep the supernatural world hidden - at any cost. But on the eve of the Vampire Trials, a two-day tribunal that allows the otherworldly community to air their grievances, Scarlett receives a blood-soaked message from Molly, her estranged former roommate. Molly, a vampire, had been living with 12 human college students...and in one terrible night, she slaughtered them all.

After the events of his last quest, the Arkane Academy for the Gifted and Strange have concluded that Steve Firestone's patron is the source of a great curse that has plagued his family for centuries.

To save her life, Mackenzie had no choice but to turn Amy into a vampire. Wrought with guilt over it, Kenz searched throughout the supernatural world and found the impossible - a cure to vampirism.

Enlisted by the Japan Buddhist Federation to catalog a number of ancient shrines dotted across Nepal, archaeologist Annja Creed is honored to help. Political violence has prompted the Federation to protect holy sites from desecration and vandalism, and Annja is their last hope to properly conserve these sites. Where there's vandalism, there's plundering, and local police soon become suspicious of Annja's presence. But she is more concerned about the antiques smugglers and Maoist guerrillas trying to kill her.

Because of an ancient curse, the fae and their vampire frenemy can't leave their castle without turning to ash, and they only have one month before they're all toast. When the most powerful fae lord uses his seductive power to lure me close, to psychically feed on my aura, he successfully steps out of the castle for the first time. Now the fae want all of my supposedly special blood to break the curse and find their freedom. Until I can somehow shove the immortals back into whatever magical hole they crawled out of, my life is forfeit.

Her fiancé's family wants her dead. And they won't stop until she is. Victoria and Toby have faced one trial after another since falling in love. Now they must face Toby's old pack - a cruel traditional group opposed to anyone refusing to follow the old ways. Toby will do anything to protect Victoria, even to the point of separating from her. He sends her to a fierce bear shifter colony, where she will be hidden and protected.

In the wake of an Italian mobster's death, the archangels charge Immortal Templar Knight Caradoc of Asterleigh with protecting a necklace that contains Christ's tears. He vows to bring the relic home, never imagining he'll have to battle Isabelle Speranza, the only woman he's ever loved and whom he left in a futile attempt to protect her heart. Discovering she's his fated seraph changes everything. For the dark lord Azazel is hunting the Templar mates.

Once, Tane du Breuil fought side by side with his immortal Templar brothers. But after he betrayed the Order, he retreated to the solitude of the homeless shelter he created. He must now prove himself as worthy to both his brethren and the archangels. Yet when his seraph walks into the Temple, he's tempted with a fate he knows he doesn't deserve.

Anna’s aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its knots. Its deadly consequences. Now Anna counts down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. Until she meets Effie and Attis. They open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. A shop that sells memories. A secret library where the librarian feeds off words. A club where revellers lose themselves in a haze of spells. But as she is swept deeper into this world, Anna begins to wonder if her aunt was right all along.

The adult romantasy series comes to an end in this third instalment, and Briar and Kane are coming back hotter and bolder than ever. Briar will do anything to save the ones she loves. Briar and Kane are headed for the aisle, but their troubles are far from over. Cambria is reeling from disaster...

Die Hexe Ciara setzt alles daran, eine erfolgreiche Reporterin zu werden, und endlich zahlt sich ihre Mühe aus: Sie darf ihr Idol, einen berühmten Duellmagier, interviewen. Als er Hilfe sucht, weil eine Banshee seiner Familie den Tod ankündigt, wendet Ciara sich an ihre Freundin Leslie und den Privatdetektiv Victor.

Algo oscuro pasea desde hace décadas por los pasillos de la casa Cavendish. La gente que ha visitado la mansión habla de ruidos, golpes, voces susurradas, pasos que no proceden de ningún sitio... Algunos cuentan que vieron sombras o que les pareció vislumbrar una figura a lo lejos, alguien escondido que les observaba... Otros sólo se atreven a comentar que sintieron un frío repentino, un aroma a flores muertas, una atmósfera opresiva que les impulsó a huir para no regresar. Sea como sea, todos saben que allí acecha algo oscuro, tenebroso y maldito.