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The moment artist Riana Evans sees the dilapidated mansion in Wales she longs to buy it, despite its unhappy past – 20 years ago, five maids died there in mysterious circumstances. So she is delighted when the house’s elderly and eccentric owner sells it to her for a pittance. The house’s “ghosts” prove good for business – inspiring her paintings and providing welcome atmosphere for a series of successful ghost-spotting weekends.

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

When Anna Lane offered her heart to Alexander Lennox, she did not expect to learn that he had secretly promised his suit to another. Hurt and embarrassed, Anna begs her father to take her to the seaside where she can escape the gossip of the ton and recover, but her father insists they remain in London so he can attend to some business. Feeling the sting of rejection again, Anna longs for the day when she can dictate her own future and find a companion who will love her for who she is.

Truly Langford-Bardot has spent her life pretending to be normal. No one knows about the monsters that stalk her sleep, or that she was left inside a cardboard box on the steps of a church as a newborn. Raised in foster care on the tough streets of Philadelphia, she learned to take care of herself. After being forced out of her dream job, a mysterious stranger arrives with proof she's heiress to a mansion in a ramshackle neighborhood. But upon entering her new home, Truly accidentally unlocks a door to a magical realm, releasing an ancient evil from its prison-along with a dark family secret.

Pearl Ellicott dreams of falling in love and having a family of her own. Until then, she is content working as a governess for young Maxwell, tending to his education and fragile health. Together, they explore the mansion’s empty rooms and secret passageways in search of the haunting violin music that seems to come from nowhere. Oliver Waverly is young and independent, with plans to sell the run-down mansion once he inherits. But his strained relationship with his reclusive uncle, Arthur Ravenscroft, complicates matters.

Seraphena Mierel ist die erstgeborene Tochter des Königs von Lasania. Doch ihr Schicksal stand schon lange vor ihrer Geburt fest: Sie würde Nyktos, Primar des Todes heiraten, als Gegenleistung für einen Pakt, den ihre Vorfahren einst geschlossen hatten. Seras Aufgabe ist eindeutig: Bring den Primar dazu, sich in dich zu verlieben. Töte ihn. Rette Lasania. Doch als Sera Nyktos kennenlernt, stellt sie fest, dass er nicht die Person ist, die zu ermorden sie sich ihr gesamtes Leben vorbereitet hat, und ihre Entschlossenheit gerät ins Wanken.

Seraphena Mierel ist die erstgeborene Tochter des Königs von Lasania. Doch ihr Schicksal stand schon lange vor ihrer Geburt fest: Sie würde Nyktos, Primar des Todes heiraten, als Gegenleistung für einen Pakt, den ihre Vorfahren einst geschlossen hatten. Seras Aufgabe ist eindeutig: Bring den Primar dazu, sich in dich zu verlieben. Töte ihn. Rette Lasania. Doch als Sera Nyktos kennenlernt, stellt sie fest, dass er nicht die Person ist, die zu ermorden sie sich ihr gesamtes Leben vorbereitet hat, und ihre Entschlossenheit gerät ins Wanken.

A thrilling new Victorian-era urban fantasy for fans of Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles, the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and the Sherlock Holmes movies featuring Robert Downey, Jr. They are the realm’s last, best defense against supernatural evil. But they’re going to need a...

Upon the death of her beloved father, Deidre Miller is left penniless and alone. Her choices are few: If she is to survive, she has no choice but to assume domestic work. So when she is taken on as a maid in the vast manor of the powerful Hampton family, Deidre is determined to prove her mettle. But when she catches the eye of the young master of the house, she is set upon an unexpected new path.

Por essa Bryce Quinlan realmente não esperava. Ela nunca imaginou que fosse sair de Midgard, mas os malditos asteri a forçaram a literalmente procurar pelas portas do Inferno. Mas o Inferno está... diferente? Uma grama imaculada e uma linda cidade não eram exatamente o que ela estava esperando encontrar por lá. Isso sem falar dos habitantes do lugar, que são tão belos quanto letais. Onde Bryce foi parar?

Victoria Winters at last feels she has a clue to her own identity when she meets elderly Henry Collins. He secretly gives her the jewels which once belonged to his lost love - a woman Victoria strangely resembles. After receiving the gift, Victoria is suddenly terrified by attacks on her life which are masked as accidents. Surrounded by danger, Victoria wonders if she is to be the victim of ruthless thieves - or a hidden murderer desperate enough to keep her from learning about her past.

Vor langer Zeit stahlen Elises Vorfahren dem Fae-König die Krone. Jetzt ist es Elises Aufgabe, dafür zu sorgen, dass ihre Familie den Thron behält – und zwar durch eine gute Partie. Das Problem ist nur, dass die junge Adlige sich lieber in Spielhallen herumtreibt statt auf Bällen zu tanzen. Deshalb wird Elises Zukunft in die Hände des mysteriösen Mitgiftunterhändlers Legion Grey gelegt. Er schürt ihren Zorn sowie eine verbotene Leidenschaft. Und er trägt ein Geheimnis in sich, das nicht nur Elises Starrsinn in die Knie zwingen wird, sondern das gesamte Königreich.

Vor langer Zeit stahlen Elises Vorfahren dem Fae-König die Krone. Jetzt ist es Elises Aufgabe, dafür zu sorgen, dass ihre Familie den Thron behält – und zwar durch eine gute Partie. Das Problem ist nur, dass die junge Adlige sich lieber in Spielhallen herumtreibt statt auf Bällen zu tanzen. Deshalb wird Elises Zukunft in die Hände des mysteriösen Mitgiftunterhändlers Legion Grey gelegt. Er schürt ihren Zorn sowie eine verbotene Leidenschaft. Und er trägt ein Geheimnis in sich, das nicht nur Elises Starrsinn in die Knie zwingen wird, sondern das gesamte Königreich.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Linda Howard comes a thrilling and sensual new novel of romance, suspense, intrigue . . . and memories that can kill. Lizette Henry wakes up one morning and makes a terrifying discovery: She doesn’t recognize the face she sees in the mirror. She...