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Nineteen-year-old human, Brexley, has grown up in privilege, but not without heartbreak. After being orphaned, she is taken in by General Markos, living in a walled city rife with power grabs and ruthless political games. Then, one night, the course of her life changes, and Brexley is thrown into the most feared prison in the east. Halalhaz, the House of Death - where you go in but don’t come out. She must learn to live with the worst of fae and human criminals.

Mitreißend, intensiv und gnadenlos. Harms schlimmster Albtraum wird wahr: Ihr Leben soll den Göttern geopfert werden. Doch dieses Mal läuft alles anders. Sie muss drei tödliche Prüfungen bestehen, bevor sie sich dem finalen Kristalltest stellt – etwas, das noch keine Frau je überlebt hat. Verzweifelt, verraten und in der Hauptstadt der Ardael gefangen, scheint es für Harm keine Hoffnung zu geben. Zumal Rage ihr eine Seite an sich zeigt, die sie niemals für möglich gehalten hätte.

This series contains mature themes and strong language and listener discretion is advised.

What's that you say? You want more village growth? Well be careful where you stand, because the Mist Village just took a Viagra-Cialis sandwich, and there is a stiff breeze blowing! (I can make some more references if you're still not getting the point...did you see what I did there?)

Dante Perez knows what it's like to be an omega in an alpha's world. He's fought to make his company one of the best, and when he gets the opportunity to sponsor the summer's air and water show circuit, he's not going to let anything stand in his way, especially not alpha flyboy Dominic Pavone. Or his inconvenient attraction to the irritating man. For Dominic, being a stunt pilot for the summer is usually the best part of his year. Until Dante ruins everything by traveling with the show. Now Dom can't escape Dante no matter how hard he tries . . . and maybe he's not trying all that hard.

An American writer of travel guides in need of a new location chooses to travel to a small and obscure Eastern European country. The moment Grafton crosses the border he is in trouble, much more than he could have imagined. His passport is taken by guards, and then he is detained for not having it. He is released into the custody of a family, but is again detained. It becomes evident that there are supernatural agencies at work.

Nur noch wenige Menschenstädte trotzen dem gnadenlosen Ansturm der Wildnis, die sie umgibt. Dies gelingt ihnen einzig mit Hilfe der mächtigen Ardael, die einen hohen Preis für ihren Schutz verlangen. Harmonys einzige Chance, sich dieser Auswahl zu entziehen, besteht darin, sich den Wächtern der Stadtmauer anzuschließen, die tagtäglich ihr Leben im Kampf gegen die wilden Bestien riskieren.

Promised Land is part of my James Dean sequence of stories, which includes the recently published novel The Rebel: An Imagined Life of James Dean. My intent was to explore the great icons of the 50’s and 60’s. Major iconic characters in the novel (besides James Dean) and short stories include Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Marilyn Monroe and, in this story, President Lyndon Johnson.

Einst ward geschrieben, die Liebe heilt das Herz. Doch was zählt die Liebe ohne die Freiheit, sie zu leben? Selma macht sich auf die Suche nach ihren Eltern und dem Gral der Patrizier. Sie ist fest entschlossen, die Oberschicht zu stürzen, um endlich mit Adam eine offizielle Partnerschaft führen zu dürfen. Doch hat die Akasha-Chronik tatsächlich die Wahrheit gesagt? Selma zweifelt immer mehr daran. Die Morlems sind spurlos verschwunden und auch Baltasar taucht nicht mehr auf.

With Brexley on the run and Istvan rebuilding his power in the safety of Ivanenko’s territory, those who have escaped the prison are dealing with the bloody aftermath and trying to regain any hold they can on Budapest. But in Markos’s absence, Sonya makes a claim for the throne and takes control of the city.

Before Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she had no one to rely on, finding strength only in her arcane connection to the dark woods around her. But now she has friends in the newly formed PsyLED team to keep her grounded - even if being part of the agency responsible for policing paranormals comes with dangers of its own.

Brexley's journey has led her to the most coveted object in the world. In discovering the Nectar, Brexley finds other secrets and truths she was not ready for, ones that destroy everything she has ever known, confronting a power within herself she is not ready to face. Magic is a balance. Things come at a cost. In saving lives, Brexley destroys her own power, cutting the connection with the infamous legend. When faced with devastating loss and destruction, the fabric of friendship, trust, and love are put to the test.

Shari is a med student, months away from being a doctor. Mace is a coder on his first day of an exciting new job. When the world comes to a sudden and horrifying end, none would have expected them to be among the few survivors. Hyper-aggressive undead zombie creatures hunt anything living on the surface, where even the grass and trees can kill you. Hiding underground is safe, but not much of a life. Their only escape is a virtual world of magic and monsters where Shari can use her healing skills, and Mace can focus on something other than his fears.

Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top. Here dangerous associations and meticulous plots are far more dangerous and cutthroat than any game she survived in Halálház.

For some, the magic of certain books lasts a lifetime. For Thomas Abbey, the works of reclusive children’s fantasy author Marshall France have been an essential part of his life ever since he was a boy. Son of a famous movie star, Abbey is now approaching middle age having spent too many years trying to get out from under the shadow of just ‘being the son of…’ and finding something meaningful in his life. When he meets the puppeteer Saxony Gardner, who shares his passion for the France books, together they decide to collaborate on a biography of their favorite author.

Dr. Georgia Clark works to find a cure for the plague that has ravaged humanity and ended civilizations. Georgia’s sister matches her efforts, but instead of seeking a cure through science, Juno seeks salvation through power. When superhumans emerge from the shadows, their emissary, Valen Dragonis, offers what humanity has failed to discover on its own: an opportunity to survive.

All Wil McKenzie wanted was to be Harper Valley's small-town wizard, bettering lives with benevolent magic and illusions. But that ship has sailed—literally. The Flying Calypso has transported Wil and his telepathic wampus cat to the port town of Manifee City to face a tribunal. Here, among the greatest movers and shakers of the wizarding world, Wil is expected to explain why brokering a peace treaty back home ended in chaos, among the outcomes his alleged alliance with the enemy and the death of a mage.

Yonderton is secure. Law and order have been restored. But this is only a tiny corner of the world on the western frontier. Rob's family is growing but so too is the world around him. Now, he will have to explore the untamed lands and learn the secret behind the beast waves.

Those who survived Halálház never imagined going back. But this isn’t Halálház, this is Věrhăza, and nothing can prepare any of them for this. With General Markos in control of the new prison, torture and cruelty is taken to a whole new level. But what Brexley is forced to do will not only change her, but the course of the future.

She has even survived Warwick Farkas, the brutal legend who still haunts her like a ghost, spilling into her thoughts and life. His betrayal made her a prisoner of Killian, the gorgeous Fae Lord of Budapest. There, her life takes another unforeseen twist, something that will change the fragile alliance between the humans and the fae. Brexley finds herself in the middle.