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Asoka the Great discovers an ancient and terrible secret - a secret buried deep in the Mahabharata; a secret that could destroy the world; a secret hidden away for over 2,300 years....

Galina is a young woman caught, like her contemporaries, in the seeming lawlessness of the new Russia. In the midst of this chaos, her sister Maria turns into a jackdaw and flies away - prompting Galina to join Yakov, a policeman investigating a rash of recent disappearances. Their search will take them to the underground realm of hidden truths and archetypes, to find themselves caught between reality and myth, past and present, honor and betrayal... the secret history of Moscow.

Half-shifter Shaya Critchley may hold a submissive role in her wolf pack, but the petite redhead refuses to let an Alpha male interfere in her life. Furious and humiliated after her mate refused to claim her, she runs off to hide among the humans. Why wait around for an Alpha male to love her when he’d obviously prefer to ignore her?

If twenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet knows anything for certain, it’s that she’ll get her desired apprenticeship with the Royal Guild. After all, her family is well-connected, and she’s all but dating the grand duke’s nephew. But Madeline does not get her apprenticeship. Instead, she finds herself working with a trio of knight marshals, traipsing around the US, arresting all manner of magical miscreants. If tracking trolls, running from murderous pixies, and stumbling into a dangerous web of criminal activity isn’t enough to keep her occupied, there’s also Gray, Jonathan, and Eric.

From the brilliant and hilarious author of The Rook, a delightful new supernatural adventure: When the heir to the British throne suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Checquy operative and reluctant aristocrat Alix is assigned to be lady-in-waiting/personal bodyguard to the new Crown...

It's a nice day for a white wedding. At least that's what Secret McQueen is hoping for, with her poofy-princess-dress marriage to a werewolf king looming closer and closer by the day. But as ever, nothing can be that easy for a vampire/werewolf hybrid for whom someone still harbors a death wish. Summoned to the south by her werewolf uncle, who makes no bones about the fact her mate bond with Lucas doesn't pass muster, Secret learns her furry heritage looks more like a tangled vine than a family tree. Getting her royal uncle's blessing hinges on finding one of the missing twigs

AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner In this sexy, page-turning debut, a high-powered publicist receives a threatening message and must confront her secret mystical past as ghosts prepare to invade our world. "A must-read book for fans looking for a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy...

L’univers virtuel de Barliona. Havre de paix. Espace de divertissement. Enfin, pas pour tous… Ce lieu est une arène de combat pour Daniel Mahan qui lutte pour survivre jusqu’à purger la fin de sa peine : 8 ans dans une prison virtuelle. Mahan aura tout enduré : un travail de forçat dans les mines, la trahison de ses codétenus… jusqu'à ce qu'un nouveau jugement le lâche dans le monde normal de Barliona. Que rêver de mieux??

Windhaven Academy isn't just another school, and Autumn Blackwood is about to discover why. Accepted under mysterious circumstances, Autumn finds herself in a place where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, where an ancient legacy of magic and danger weaves through her own bloodline. Autumn is thrust into a world of secrets, lies, and a curse that has haunted Windhaven for generations. As she navigates the complexities of her newfound abilities as a necromancer, the discovery of her family's deep-rooted connection to the academy sets her on a chilling path.

With a glitter-sneezing caticorn and a thriving business, all Rosalyn needs is a romance as sweet as her baking. When a mysterious Rune Elf strides into Moonshine Hollow, bringing secrets and devastating charm, her perfectly measured life crumbles faster than a day-old scone. Bjorn is no ordinary elf. A secret prince looking for an escape, he's determined to forge his own path far from the expectations of his royal family. When he's tasked with helping a wild unicorn herd suffering from chaotic magic, he's relieved to focus on creatures instead of people.

A happily ever after with my summer fae men was within our reach...until the Heart of the Mists tied me to one of the foreboding winter arch-lords. I can't escape the connection between us. The enemy can speak from right within my soul. I'm not willing to give up on my happiness so easily, but I can't let the realms descend into all-out war. I'll brave the uncertainties of the winter realm if that's what it takes to protect the men I love. My chilly Unseelie arch-lord isn't quite what I expected, though. There's passion beneath his icy front...and also so much pain.

Students go missing at this mythical and magical HBCU campus. No one knows why, but as our four girls continue their education and learn more about themselves, the mystery begins to affect their friendship with each other. Can they solve the case and stop this growing feeling that something is about to change, all while remaining friends? Let's find out.

Arrivée dans cette paisible bourgade après la mort de son oncle, Darcy aspire à une vie tranquille. Jusqu'à un soir où Darcy est témoin de l'agression sanglante et mortelle envers une de ses clientes. L'agresseur prend ensuite Darcy pour cible, mais une créature mystérieuse intervient et lui sauve la vie.

Angst und Schrecken verbreiten sich in der Stadt, als plötzlich die U-Bahn-Tunnel einstürzen und ein riesiger Schlund ins Nichts sich öffnet. Im Zentrum der unerklärlichen Ereignisse steht David, der in dem unterirdischen Labyrinth gefangen ist. David und seine Freunde müssen ums nackte Überleben kämpfen und sich einem namenlosen Schrecken aus der Tiefe stellen.

I was determined to fulfill my best friend's dying wish: see the lost Moriarty paintings in person. With two Moriartys in hand, I tracked down the final painting—and walked straight into a trap. Caleb Forrester, a Marvel detective working a case, was also caught. He was broody, quiet, and the exact distraction I couldn't afford. Caleb's arrival unveiled a centuries-old mystery promising to destroy the world. Cults, stolen paintings, secrets, and a thirst for him I can't deny . . . the mission might be the least dangerous part.

Schatten, die flüstern, Geheimnisse, die nicht länger verborgen bleiben, und eine Liebe, die sämtliche Hindernisse überwinden muss... Mel ist Journalistin, lebt in Verona und glaubt nur an das, was sie sieht. Bei Recherchen für einen neuen Artikel stolpert sie über seltsame Vorkommnisse. Jemand verfolgt sie, oder bildet sie sich das nur ein? Je tiefer sie in die Geschehnisse eindringt, desto unerklärlicher werden sie. Als sie dann auch noch von ihrem Vater ein altes Erbstück ausgehändigt bekommt, steht ihre Welt Kopf.

Usually when your ex-husband dies, that’s the end of the story. Unfortunately for Secret McQueen—FBI agent and werewolf queen—nothing could ever be that simple. Her ex Lucas Rain came back from the dead thanks to a spell gone wrong, and now he’s in trouble. Of course. Secret is going to need to figure out her priorities and finally decide where she belongs in the East Coast werewolf pack. And she’s going to need to do it in the middle of the jungle, because Lucas has gotten himself entangled with a South American werewolf pack, and his life is on the line.

Secret McQueen has been many things in her life: head of the Vampire Tribunal, werewolf queen twice over, bounty hunter, fighter, lover. She's been the hunter and the hunted. Hell, she even died once. One thing she never thought she'd be, however, was a normal human. Because "normal" was never a word to apply to her. Now, Secret's a former vampire/werewolf-hybrid living in a human's body. She continues to answer the call of the supernatural, working for an elite FBI special unit designed to help the general public accept the existence of the creatures that used to only be found in nightmares.

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.

It’s been a hell of a year for Secret McQueen, and the last thing in the world she wants is to get caught up in werewolf drama. But when her former fiancé Lucas Rain shows up asking for her help, she knows there’s no easy way out. After making it known she wants nothing to do with him, Secret agrees to help find Lucas’s wayward sister Kellen. After all, how much trouble could one socialite get into in the city that never sleeps? Unless that socialite has been spirited away by fairies. Trying to track down a missing girl in an alternate reality is just the start of Secret’s problems, though.