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The ancient land of Eirinn is mired in war. Ciara, princess of Mide, has never known a time when Eirinn's kingdoms were not battling for power or Northmen were not plundering their shores. The people of Mide have always been safe because of Ciara's unearthly ability to control her enemies' minds and actions. But lately a mysterious crow has been appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat. Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears this coming evil will destroy not just Eirinn but the entire world.

Als der grausame Thronfolger Prinz Terren nach Konkubinen sucht, sieht die Bauerntochter Yin Wei ihre Chance, ihre hungernde Familie zu retten. Doch im kaiserlichen Azaleenpalast erwartet sie ein gnadenloses Machtspiel: Dreißig Konkubinen kämpfen mit Gift und Intrigen um die Position der Kaiserin, während im Hintergrund ein heimlicher Erbfolgekrieg tobt. Als Terren ausgerechnet Wei zu seiner Gemahlin erwählt, beginnt für sie ein gefährliches Doppelspiel. Nur ein verbotener Zauber könnte sie vor Terrens Grausamkeiten und das Reich vor Krieg und Hungersnot bewahren – das Herzseelengedicht.

After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, 17-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother's Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: They're not heroes of the people, as they've always claimed to be, but murderers. She herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters whom her mother vows to purge.

With just one touch, bread turns into roses. With just one bite, cheese turns into lilies. There’s a famine plaguing the land, and Princess Yzabel is wasting food simply by trying to eat. Before she can even swallow, her magic - her curse - has turned her meal into a bouquet. She’s on the verge of starving, which only reminds her that the people of Portugal have been enduring the same pain for years. If only it were possible to reverse her magic. Fatyan, a beautiful Enchanted Moura, is the only one who can help. But she is trapped by magical binds.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare. New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with the transgressive gothic horror of our time! Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London...

A time-bending love story between a prickly young woman and a carefree stranger, who are tasked with saving the universe—after accidentally destroying it in the first place.

Aurelia Isendare is a princess of a small kingdom in the North, raised in privilege but shielded from politics as her brother prepares to step up to the throne. Halfway around the world, Athan Dakar, the youngest son of a ruthless general, is a fighter pilot longing for a life away from the front lines. When Athan’s mother is shot and killed, his father is convinced it’s the work of his old rival, the queen of Etania - Aurelia’s mother. Determined to avenge his wife’s murder, he devises a plot to overthrow the queen, a plot that sends Athan undercover to Etania.

Cairn has finally gained access to the Sanctum…the birthplace of the infernal’s mystic abilities and proving ground for their adolescents, a place filled to the brim with magic and mystery. The power he needs to solidify a major alliance is close at hand. All he needs to do is settle in and prove himself with the help of old friends and new. Simple enough. Or it would be, if Cairn was the only outsider to breach the Sanctum. When he arrives, he discovers an old enemy has sealed the Sanctum from the inside, holding it ransom. Her demands: “Bring me the head of the usurper.”

Magic has been banished back to the edges of the continent, and Sorin the Master Chemist has one remaining task: restore the guilds of Gasta Fletcha to save the continent's economy, and its soul. Except the continent has never been more prosperous. Queen Magda is ready to leave the guilds behind and embrace the incoming factories. Sorin's task of releasing trapped skills from magic amulets is no longer a priority of the crown. Sorin would rather die than give up on the guilds, but Sorin does not get to make these decisions.

Un romanzo epico che parla di femminilità, guerra, sacrificio e amore, ispirato alla leggenda di Xishi e delle Quattro Bellezze dell'antica Cina. Addestrata da Fanli nelle arti del combattimento così come a nascondere le emozioni, Xishi si trasforma in una creatura letale. Solo Fanli riesce a vedere oltre gli inganni che la ragazza sa tessere, e l'attrazione che li lega supera ogni finzione. Una volta all'interno della corte Wu, Xishi, desiderata dal re come dai suoi consiglieri, sa che non potrà mai abbassare la guardia.

Was dich liebt, vernichtet dich. In jedem deiner Leben. Evelyn kann sich an jedes ihrer früheren Leben erinnern. Auch daran, dass sie in jedem einzelnen davon ihren 18. Geburtstag nicht erlebt hat – und schuld daran ist jedes Mal ihre große Liebe, der sie unerklärlicherweise nicht entrinnen kann. Nur dass sie ihr aktuelles Leben gerade sehr mag und, noch wichtiger, dass ihre Schwester sie für eine Knochenmarktransplantation braucht. Wenn sie ihre Schwester retten und den tragischen Verlauf ihrer Zeit und Raum überdauernden Liebesgeschichte aufhalten will, muss Evelyn: 1.

Zinnia Gray sta per compiere ventun anni. Un compleanno davvero speciale, anche perché è l'ultimo della sua vita. Rimasta vittima di una contaminazione chimica è affetta dalla nascita da una sindrome rara e misteriosa, la Malattia Generalizzata di Roseville. Se ne sa poco, se non che nessuna delle persone che ne hanno sofferto è arrivata ai ventidue anni. La sua migliore e unica amica, Charm, vuole che l'ultimo compleanno di Zinnia sia indimenticabile e le sta preparando una festa sensazionale, tutta in tema "Bella Addormentata" - la sua passione da sempre -, con tanto di torre e arcolaio.

Die drei Königreiche befinden sich in einem tödlichen Krieg. Für Meilin die Chance, einer Zwangsehe zu entgehen. Als Junge verkleidet, kämpft sie fortan in der Armee. Ihr Ehrgeiz auf dem Schlachtfeld wird bald von Liu entdeckt, dem Prinzen der Armee, der sie persönlich trainiert.

Zilan sogna di diventare un'alchimista reale, di provvedere al sostentamento della sua famiglia producendo oro e gemme alchemiche, che donano ai più ricchi l'eterna giovinezza. Quando le si presenta l'opportunità di completare gli esami imperiali, si dirige verso la capitale per competere contro i migliori alchimisti del Paese in sfide ardue ed estremamente pericolose.

Justice Kasric, her siblings, and her parents are locked in combat on both sides of the Human-Faerie War. At fifteen, Justice may be the youngest ever Admiral to command her own ship and lead a resistance, but she has the magic and the will to do it. If only nearly every other member of her family weren’t either in immediate danger of dying—or attempting to kill her!

Captain Justice Kasric knows how complicated family can be. The escalating Human-Faerie war has scattered and wounded her siblings and transformed her parents beyond recognition. After narrowly escaping yet another dangerous clash, fifteen-year-old Justice has had enough. She’s determined to defeat the Black Shuck, the mysterious leader controlling the Faerie invasion of London, but if Justice hopes to stand a chance at victory, she’ll have to do the impossible: reunite her family and lead them against the looming Faerie Armada.

Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empire - an empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves. Attia was once destined to rule as the queen and swordmaiden of Thrace, the greatest warrior kingdom the world had seen since Sparta. Now she is a slave, given to Xanthus, the Champion of Rome, as a sign of his master’s favor.

The year is 1848, and Daisy, Morrigan, and Avery Wolfson are skilled in the supernatural, particularly tarot readings. Daisy has insights about the future, Morrigan has ties to the past, and Avery has a special connection to the present. Although Massachusetts is known for its hostility to such talents, the village of Redcliffe is eager to use the sisters’ abilities for its own gain.

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Night of the Witch comes an enemies-to-lovers romantasy set in the dazzling and dangerous Scottish court where a fae guardian of the realm falls in love with a charming Elizabethan spy who could also be the key to her world's undoing.