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Bei den Recherchen für einen Artikel in der Südsee gerät sie in die Fänge eines bislang unbekannten Volkes und die faszinierende Unterwasserwelt wird zu ihrem Gefängnis. Während Linnéa mehrere Fluchtversuche unternimmt, kommt sie ihrem attraktiven Entführer mit jedem Mal näher. Schon bald muss Linnéa eine folgenschwere Entscheidung treffen, die nicht nur ihr Leben und das des unentdeckten Volkes, sondern auch die ganze Menschheit verändern könnte.

Still avoiding magic whenever possible, Private Kaylin Neya relished investigating a run-of-the-mill theft. Until she found out the mysterious stolen box had been taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingled, and it was sometimes hard to tell the difference between the two. And since the box was ancient, without a keyhole, and held tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knew unknown forces were again playing with her destiny....and her life.

Nach ihrem Einbruch in Dracon Rock ist die Reitergilde hinter den Rebellen her. Eine Chance, sie zu besiegen, besteht nur, wenn es ihnen gelingt die restlichen Geheimnisse der Gilde zu ergründen. Doch als der wahre Grund, aus dem der Aufstand vor fünfzehn Jahren scheiterte, ans Licht kommt, droht die Rebellion zu zerbrechen. Lys und Azura müssen die Fähigkeiten ergründen, wegen derer die Gilde sie jagt. Rowan und Verior sich gegen alles stellen, was sie kennen. Ash und Dina müssen mit dem Erbe umgehen, das ihre Mutter das Leben gekostet hat.

Wenn Jade und Asche sich vereinen, wird das Tor sich öffnen. Eine uralte Drachen-Dynastie, verborgen in Londons Schatten. Eine Jäger-Gesellschaft, die alles daransetzt, sie auszulöschen. Und mittendrin: Ashley Evans, deren Leben an ihrem Geburtstag für immer aus den Fugen gerät. Ein mysteriöses Kästchen enthüllt Ashleys wahre Natur – sie ist ein Drache. Gejagt von finsteren Mächten trifft sie auf Caleb Lancaster, einen Mann voller Geheimnisse. Gemeinsam suchen sie Antworten: Warum erwacht Ashleys Drachenblut erst jetzt? Gibt es eine verborgene siebte Dynastie in London?

Nachdem Lys‘ Geheimnisse offenbart wurden, hat sie zurück, was fünfzehn Jahre lang unerreichbar war: Ihre Magie und ihren Drachen Azura. Die Rebellen bieten ihr Zuflucht, aber will sie wirklich an ihrer Seite kämpfen, wenn ihre Methoden weiter unschuldige Leben kosten? Die alten Tagebücher ihres Vaters versprechen Antworten auf die Frage, warum er nicht wollte, dass sie Teil der Rebellion wird. Doch ihre wichtigste Frage ist eine andere: Kann Rowan ihr jemals verzeihen? Ihre Suche nach Antworten, bringt sie beide in Gefahr und könnte Lys die einzige Zuflucht kosten, die ihr noch bleibt.

Maureen Lipman and Patrick Barlow star in a full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's tale. When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from Kansas by a cyclone, they arrive in the strange land of the Munchkins. Setting off on a magical journey, they are befriended by the Tinman...

When Lee Anderson and her parents discovered a new world teeming with life, it was the dream of every explorer: they were rich beyond their imaginations. But tragedy struck when a herd of creatures overran their camp and killed her parents. The only other adult in her life had been their partner Gordon, who adopted her as parent. Which didn't turn out to be easy, because he wasn't human. He was a large intelligent alien, and to Lee, he was Uncle Gordon, but neither his race - the Derf - nor humans were gracious about accepting their family relationship.

When four guards are found dead in a bank basement in the early hours of Father's Day, the investigation leaves multiple families in a desperate quest for the truth. Dissatisfied with the conclusions drawn by police, Arielle Lucila is called upon to hunt down the killer. Having lost her own family to violence, the case is personal for Arielle. With the help of her partners, Felix and Selena, Arielle finds a lead. She peels back the layers and discovers the evidence points to an inside job. Proving it will take all of Arielle's investigative effort. Surviving the fallout comes at a price.

Seit tausend Jahren wird jeder Magier in Ignia zum Drachenreiter ausgebildet. Alyssas Vater rebellierte dagegen und scheiterte. Seit seinem Tod lebt Alyssa unter falscher Identität mitten unter seinen Feinden. Als ihr Forschungsprojekt sie den Reitern näherbringt, verliebt sie sich in Rowan, der niemals erfahren darf, wer sie wirklich ist.

'Love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with!’ – Santa Montefiore, author of Shadows in the Moonlight The mystery of St Kilda's residents are all revealed in the epic conclusion to Karen Swan's historical series set in Scotland. Jayne Ferguson has...

Why would a collector of ancient American artifacts hand over his prized pieces to a historian and then shoot himself in the head? And why does an ancient Templar scroll in his possession refer to Jesus as "The Thief on the Cross"? The answers place historian Cameron Thorne at the dangerous intersection of secret American history and modern geopolitical intrigue.

Aisling Keane's nemeses wants revenge. Not just on her, but all of Dragonfly. Can she survive long enough to save her agency? Maslov wants her dead for the fireball that almost killed him and forced him to wear a mask to hide his scars. Kira, Maslov's right hand, wants payback for the death of one sister and the capture of another.

Rogue has secured America with an agreement from the Queen and now the US opens its arms to her. Working with Baxter and the Spectral Plane, Rogue heads to Washington to make connections with the U.S. Government, but is waylaid by a strange group called the Shadows. Are they for her or against her? Cultish and without regard for normal moral boundaries, new enemies blur the line between life and death and dabble in things they shouldn’t. As the case grows bigger, Rogue realizes there’s more at stake than the specters.

In 1901, Queen Victoria passed away and took over the responsibilities of the paranormal court. When Victoria ascends to the paranormal throne, she acquires the help of a human agent, code-named Rogue.

As the second-in-command of Olympus Station, Captain Hadley Wells is usually too focused on her career to worry about romance. That changes with the arrival of Prince Nykal of Jroj, a planet that’s recently joined the Coalition. Their attraction is immediate and fierce, but too many rules separate them to let them have more than one stolen night.

Академия Драконов - моя последняя надежда. План прост: Приехать в столицу, снять временное жильё, сдать экзамены. И всё действительно хорошо начиналось, но полетело в тартарары, как только дознаватель Дэкстер эль Аргар узнал о моей редкой способности: умении разговаривать с животными.

La historia se desarrolla en una remota villa de la amazonia suramericana donde el bambú está presente en todo, el jefe de la comunidad, Huascar era un maestro ya anciano que luego de recorrer el mundo vivía en medio de la selva porque así lo había decidido. Tenía tres hijos, dos varones y...

Five years ago, Kellam left to study magic at the big city university. He promised he'd write every day. He never did. But Farryn isn't about to sit around crying her eyes out over the stupid boy who was once her best friend. She's got burgeoning magic of her own, and she's eager to learn how to use it. Surely a witch like Mother Ulla will be the perfect teacher, right? Wrong. Mother Ulla is delighted to have an apprentice around to scrub floors, weed the garden, make meals, and wash her many strange witchly implements. But this apprenticeship is not what Farryn had in mind.

The richly atmospheric and luminous debut about three generations of women whose magic is as much a part of life as love, death, and the rich, dark earth beneath their feet--perfect for fans of Practical Magic and Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe. There’s something magical about Yarrow, Kentucky...

Attorney Cameron Thorne is thrust into a bloody tug-of-war involving secret societies, treasure hunters, and keepers of the secrets of the Jesus bloodline. Joined by Amanda, an enchanting British researcher with secrets of her own, Cam races around New England with only two choices - unravel the 600-year-old mysteries encoded in the ancient artifacts, or die trying.