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Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one. She would do anything for Father. That's why she takes care of all her little sisters. That's why she runs end-of-the-world drills. That's why she never asks questions. Because Father knows best. Until the day he doesn't. Until the day the government raids the compound and separates Piper from her siblings, from Mother, from the Aunts, from all of Father's followers - even from Caspian, the boy she loves.

This special edition of The Iron Daughter includes the bonus Guide to the Iron Fey. Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan Chase has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to Mab, the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter...

Ein fulminanter Thriller über eine Native American, die in einem Mordfall ermittelt. Die 18-jährige Daunis Fontaine hat nie wirklich dazugehört, weder in ihrer Heimatstadt noch im nahegelegenen Ojibwe Reservat. Denn sie ist halb weiß, halb Native American. Daunis träumt von einem Neustart am College, wo sie Medizin studieren möchte. Doch als sie sich plötzlich um ihre Mutter kümmern muss, beschließt Daunis, die eigenen Pläne vorerst auf Eis zu legen. Ihr einziger Lichtblick ist Jamie, der neue und sehr charmante Spieler im Eishockeyteam von Daunis’ Bruder Levi.

The dead carry their secrets with them.... At least until they end up at Riley Smith's door. Her latest spectral visitor is a murdered bride with a need for revenge, and not necessarily for the person who killed her. Never mind that killer is about to strike again. Riley's determined to help, but is missing Hayden, the hot, ghostly boy who's always had her back. Living, breathing Hayden is awake, which means his spirit isn't around to flirt with Riley anymore. Worse yet, the "real" Hayden doesn't remember her.

Three years after leaving her family behind on the idyllic lighthouse island where she grew up, 17-year-old Elizabeth "Squid" McCrae returns, full of anger and accusations and eager to confront her father about a family tragedy. But as a ghostly voice from the past sparks her memories, Squid soon realizes that nothing is exactly as she thought it was, and no one, not even herself, is completely free from blame.

Once again, 17-year-old Riley Smith is the new kid in school and her dad's career has her back to being dubbed a freak. Truth is, she's a much bigger freak than her classmates think. The only company she keeps these days is the dead who follow Dad home from work. She can see them. She can speak to them. And Fate seems to think she can help them solve their last problems, so that they can move on to the other side. Which is odd, because with the loss of her mother and her father's alcoholism, she's got enough problems of her own.

Ein fulminanter Thriller über eine Native American, die in einem Mordfall ermittelt. Die 18-jährige Daunis Fontaine hat nie wirklich dazugehört, weder in ihrer Heimatstadt noch im nahegelegenen Ojibwe Reservat. Denn sie ist halb weiß, halb Native American. Daunis träumt von einem Neustart am College, wo sie Medizin studieren möchte. Doch als sie sich plötzlich um ihre Mutter kümmern muss, beschließt Daunis, die eigenen Pläne vorerst auf Eis zu legen. Ihr einziger Lichtblick ist Jamie, der neue und sehr charmante Spieler im Eishockeyteam von Daunis’ Bruder Levi.

Riley has accepted that her special gift is to help dead people with their unfinished business. But she never thought she'd be tasked with helping the spirit of a convicted criminal who died in prison. He may lead her on the scariest mission yet, but helping him could mean saving the life of a child. The convict's daughter needs a liver transplant, and the one person who could still be a match is his brother...who also happens to be a gang leader.

A darkly irresistible new fantasy set in the infamous Gomorrah Festival, a traveling carnival of debauchery that caters to the strangest of dreams and desires.

Sideways is used to being an outcast loner and is desperate to do magic again, so she's not going to let little barriers like facing a betraying crush and a family of six demented witch hunters practically alone stop her. But she and her trusty stolen bike are in for a bumpy ride....

I’m the daughter of murdered parents. I’m the friend of a dead girl. I’m the lover of my enemy. And I will have my revenge. In the wake of the devastating destruction of the luxury yacht Persephone, just three souls remain to tell its story—and two of them are lying. Only Frances Mace...

This compelling story of adventure, romance, and intrigue, set in ancient Egypt, was written by the three-time Newbery Honor and Edgar Award winning author Eloise Jarvis McGraw. Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom in ancient Egypt, under the rule of Queen...

The vampire queen must break her curse in this YA romantasy inspired by Filipino folklore, a sequel to The Encanto’s Daughter by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz! A curse has befallen Biringan. Stalking the night sky and sinking sharp teeth in its prey, a vampire-like...