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Brought to you by Penguin. The latest novel in the smash-hit Plated Prisoners by Sunday Times bestselling author Raven Kennedy 'Find me in another life. Find me in them all' It all ends now. . . But Every end is also a beginning. I was supposed to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have...

Princess assassin Gray Monroe is ordered by her father to kill the villainous prince responsible for throwing the modern world into a post-apocalyptic society. In a decrepit landscape where two magical species war with one another while a human militia hunts them all, Gray has only one thing on her mind: vengeance. With a single focus on killing the man who murdered her first love, she believes nothing will stop her. That is until she hesitates when she comes face-to-face with her nemesis at long last.

I can spin gold, I lie. With my life at stake, I have no other choice. I get one chance to turn my lie into truth, and I'm shocked when I succeed. But now the cruel human king demands I become his wifepassing between his bed and being locked away in a tower, spinning gold until my last breath. My only way out is to summon him. A brutal Fae prince. The deal we strike is sickening, but it's the only way I'll live after I'm caught escaping. My new captor drags me back to his realm.

A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series. "Cynthia Hopkins narrates this fantasy in a detached tone that fits the serious and logical perspective" —AudioFile on In An Absent Dream After Nancy was cast out of the Halls...

Xara ist mitten in ein Spiel aus Leidenschaft und Macht geraten, seitdem der Vampirfürst Dorian und sein charismatischer Diener Juraj sie für ihre verstorbene Liebe halten. Während sie versucht, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen, stößt sie auf immer mehr Geheimnisse. Ein jahrhundertealter Krieg zwischen zwei Vampirclans ändert alles für Xara – wird ihre Liebe überleben?

Zwei Brüder. Eine Krone. Ein grausamer Fluch. Am Vorabend der Krönung wird Prinz Alexander von seinem Zwillingsbruder mit dunkler Magie bis zur Unkenntlichkeit entstellt und soll zusehen, wie Timur ihm alles nimmt, was ihm etwas bedeutet - sein Reich, die Krone und die Frau, die er liebt. Doch Alexander gelingt die Flucht. Von Timurs gnadenlosen Schergen gejagt, setzt er alles daran, die Quelle der plötzlichen Macht seines Bruders zu finden und seinen eigenen Fluch zu brechen. Auf der Insel Tharis findet Alexander unerwartete Hilfe.

Ryszard loves Saxonia and desires to save the kingdom from the evil king. The miller's daughter, Galiana Mueller, agrees to help expose the king's terrible, selfish ways. As Ryszard spins gold for her to tempt the king with, he cannot help falling in love with her himself. The king soon demands Galiana's hand, wishing for more straw-spun-gold, more wealth, and more power. As he becomes corrupt entirely, Ryszard must utilize a power stronger than his magic, that of love or perhaps hope.

Eine Liebe, die nie starb. Zwei Vampire, die nie vergessen. Und eine Legende, die zur Wirklichkeit wird. Seit Xara weiß, dass sie adoptiert ist, suchen sie schreckliche Albträume heim. Um mehr herauszufinden, reist sie an ihren Geburtsort in ein mysteriöses rumänisches Dorf. Hier verstricken sich ihre Träume mit der Realität und sie muss sich fragen, ob die Legende um eine verfluchte Fürstin mehr als nur ein Märchen ist. Denn sie wird für genau diese gehalten und das allen voran von dem mächtigen Vampirfürsten Dorian und seinem charismatischen Diener Juraj.

Orphaned at a young age, Samara has been left under the care of her three horrible brothers for many long years. But just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage. Samara's brothers agree to the wedding in exchange for a large dowry, but on her way to salvation in her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed and she is rescued by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade, who demands a favor in return.

Two exciting short stories set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett. Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons – bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing...

Her stolen past is the one secret the immortals would silence. Hunted and wasting under the Bitterbynde’s spell, the wanderer called Tahquil is driven toward the last Gate between worlds. Beyond it waits a choice that could heal two realms—or break them both. In the far north, a raven prince rules a lightless stronghold where weather, stone, and fate obey his will. Allies falter. Oaths tighten. And a love tempered in peril must face its hardest truth. To survive, she must remember who she was, dare who she is, and decide who she will become—before Evernight closes over all.

Though Imrhien's memory is clouded by sorcery, she must take vital news to the King-Emperor of Caermelor. She hopes that there she may also find Thorn, the fearless ranger who has won her heart. Since no commoner may approach the royal court, Imrhien assumes a new identity as Rohain, a noble visitor from the distant Sorrow Isles. She soon discovers that the King and his rangers have departed to battle the unseelie hordes which have suddenly declared war against mortals.

Now, the quest is on. Objective: Find the dragon before time runs out. With sparse details, he’ll depend on the help of an old friend to complete this hunt. It’s going to feel like a bunch of grinding, but victory is imminent. At least, it has to be...or the last dragon in the land will be gone - forever. Each level gets him closer to a cure, because time is running out for everyone, including our cursed hero. What Illume discovers will shock even the most skilled player.

"За пеленой тумана" - фантастический роман Луки Каримовой, вторая книга цикла "Корпсгрэйв", жанр темное фэнтези, фантастический детектив.

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