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I'm dead. Or at least I was. Until I got the opportunity to return to the life I was abruptly torn away from. It's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. I'm not done living yet. The catch? Become a Soul Chaser. Hunt down the Horrors, deadly souls that escaped The Below, and return them to the depths where they belong.

Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement. When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead?

Soltanto perdendo coloro che ama, Corban imparerà il vero prezzo del coraggio. Le Terre dell'Esilio hanno un passato violento, in cui eserciti di uomini e di giganti si scontrarono in battaglia, scurendo la terra con il sangue nero dei loro cuori. Anche se i clan dei giganti sono stati spazzati via in ere ormai remote, le loro fortezze in rovina continuano a segnare come cicatrici la terra degli uomini.

Nicolai Attano finally has everything he's ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he'd want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese. Six weeks have passed since the disaster on the train and his wife was kidnapped. To get her back, he'll need help. Nico struggles to work with a city poisoned against him and is instead forced to seek the aid of a disreputable black-market dealer. A simple bargain to ensure her rescue, Nico doesn't think twice.

Reyna’s friends were supposed to be safe in the Shadow Court, but she has enemies everywhere. And unless Mazrith forgives her, he will join that number. As hard as she wishes it were not true, Reyna’s desire for the Prince grows as fierce as her need to win the games and find the staff that will set him free. But she’s about to find out who he really is and what he has been keeping from her, and that will change everything.

‘The Malice was entertaining and riveting, with almost never a dull moment. … Do yourself a favour, buy this book. And the first one, too, if you don’t already own it. You will regret nothing.’ – Geeks of Doom In the south, the Breach stirs. Gamma’s sword, the Malice, wakes, calling...

Of all the things aspiring artist Haven Marbury expected to find while clearing out her late father's remote seaside house, Bedtime Stories for Monsters was not on the list. This secret handwritten manuscript is disturbingly different from his Pulitzer-winning works: its interweaving short stories crawl with horrific monsters and enigmatic humans that exist somewhere between this world and the next. The stories unsettle but also entice Haven, practically compelling her to illustrate them while she stays in the house that her father warned her was haunted.

The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogy. "Listen. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuary." The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and...

A twisted heart, a hollow soul. A broken warrior, lost gods of old. A thief of shadows, blessed with light; a single lie which stole their might. A princess to win, in a brutal game. A great empire falling to a monster’s claim. A forbidden love, a curse untold. The last immortal trapped in a coin of gold.

Perséphone et Hadès sont fiancés. En représailles, Déméter provoque une tempête de neige qui paralyse la Nouvelle-Grâce, et refuse de lever le blizzard si sa fille n'annule pas ses fiançailles. Lorsque les Olympiens interviennent, Perséphone voit son avenir entre les mains des anciens dieux, qui sont divisés. Doivent-ils permettre Perséphone d'épouser Hadès et partir en guerre contre Déméter, ou interdire leur union et prendre les armes contre le dieu des morts ? Rien n'est sûr, sauf la promesse de la guerre.

Nichts scheint mehr sicher, außer dass der große Krieg um ihre Liebe für Hades und Persephone angebrochen ist! Die mitreißende Liebesgeschichte von Hades und Persephone geht weiter! Abschluss der "HADES&PERSEPHONE"-Trilogie von Bestseller-Autorin Scarlett St. Clair.

Les amis de Reyna étaient censés être en sécurité dans la Cour des ombres, mais elle a des ennemis partout. Et à moins que Mazrith ne lui pardonne, il rejoindra ce nombre. Bien qu'elle souhaite que cela ne soit pas vrai, le désir de Reyna pour le Prince devient aussi féroce que son besoin de gagner les jeux et de trouver le bâton qui le libérera. Mais elle est sur le point de découvrir qui il est vraiment, et ce qu'il lui a caché - et cela va tout changer.

IO SONO PERSEFONE FUTURA REGINA DEGLI INFERI. Persefone e Ade sono fidanzati. A questa notizia, Demetra scatena una tempesta di neve, e si rifiuta di placare la tormenta a meno che sua figlia non annulli il fidanzamento. Quando gli dei dell’Olimpo intervengono, il destino di Persefone verrà messo nelle loro mani... e loro sono in conflitto. Lasceranno che Persefone sposi Ade, entrando così in guerra con Demetra, oppure ostacoleranno la loro unione e impugneranno le armi contro il dio dell’Oltretomba? L’unica cosa certa è che presto ci sarà una guerra.

The auction block awaits, and a vicious vampire prince wants me and what flows through my veins. So I make a run for it, only to end up falling at the feet of a fae warden. Technically, Roar, the Warden of the West, should return me to the vampire court, but he has other ideas. He needs a fake fiancée. The deal: if I play his dutiful partner at the Winter Court and help him trick the cold King of Winter, Roar will hide me from the blood-suckers intent on draining the life from me. I agree, and for a while, it seems like nothing can go wrong. That is until Vale sets his sights on me.

As its neighbors muster for war, the city-state of Kantor clings desperately to neutrality. Suraan, the queen regent, is beset on all sides, her son Rahuul still too young to take the throne. As his elder sister and guardian, Adaali’s only purpose is to protect Rahuul from would-be usurpers. But dark forces are at play from within and without, and she must seek help from the most unlikely of places - or be consumed by the war of the gods that threatens to destroy the very fabric of her world.

The first time Moses Murphy's granddaughter killed on his orders, she was six years old. For 20 years, she was a prisoner of an organized crime syndicate, forced to use her magic to make Moses the most powerful and feared man on the East Coast. To escape his cruelty, she faked her own death and started a new life as Alice Worth. As a private investigator specializing in cases involving the supernatural, Alice walks a precarious line.

Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O'Neil, has to face the fact that her father, the Head of the Netherworld, is also Public Enemy Number One. In joining a group of rebels who would see her father dethroned, Dulcie will realize just what it means to go against her own blood. Throw in her tattered relationship with Knight Vander and the shock of a lifetime and Dulcie's life just went from bad to worse.

A month into her competition with Venator Terryn, Ayleth seems no closer to winning the Golden Prince's trust. Why else would he call Terryn to serve at the castle on some secret mission, leaving Ayleth to manage the borough on her own? No matter. She'll prove her worth to the prince come what may. Plenty of mysteries plague the land under her protection...including the mystery of Terryn himself and the strange, dangerous talisman he's been keeping hidden in his room.

Connaissez-vous le fou qui était sage ? Il se nomme Nasreddine Hodja et ses brèves histoires ont fait le tour du monde. Nasreddine est un personnage dont la célébrité dépasse les siècles, les générations et les âges. Il est connu dans le monde arabo-musulman sous différents noms : en Turquie, Iran et Pakistan, il est Nasreddine Hodja ; dans le monde arabe, il s'appelle Djeha, Jiha, Goha, Ch'ha... Dans d'autres lieux, il est l'idiot, le simple ou le fou-sage. Un livre audio de plus de 50 histoires tout en sagesse, à la lisière de l'absurde et de la raison.

Magic & Malice: When Ember Rose is tasked with covering the birthday party of a wealthy 200-year-old matriarch for the local paper's society section, she doesn't bank on the guest of honor dying before the cake is served. Magic & Mythos: A murder in Starry Hollow forces Ember to team up with her law enforcement nemesis—leprechaun Deputy Bolan. Magic & Mishaps: Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects.