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Georgi has been admitted to Grantabridge University, one of only four women to achieve this honor in 1870. Finally, she can attain her life-long dream and become a barrister. Or can she? Her dream is shattered when she learns the law of Brythion prohibits women the right to claim a place in the legal world. A world ruled by men. Now what will she do?

Daisy Linden and her sister, Frederica, arrive by airship in Santa Fe, capital of the Texican Territories, determined to search for their missing father. But two surprises await them - the authorities' baffling refusal to help and a not-so-chance meeting with snake-oil salesman William Barnicott. To their joy, the Lindens find that their father has indeed been seen in Santa Fe. To their horror, it was an assignation with a cancan dancer in the dead of night.

Come molte sue coetanee, Irene è una ragazza sveglia e piena di vita, eppure c'è qualcosa che la rende davvero speciale: lavora come spia per conto di una società segreta - la Biblioteca Invisibile - e viaggia attraverso dimensioni alternative per recuperare libri oscuri e misteriosi, sconosciuti ai più. Ad affiancarla c'è il suo enigmatico assistente, il bel Kai, con il quale viene spedita in una Londra vittoriana per rintracciare un volume molto pericoloso.

Police Chief Delaney Reed thinks she knows all of Ordinary, Oregon’s secrets. Gods on vacation, lovelorn ghosts, friendly neighborhood monsters? Check. But some secrets run deeper than even she knows. To take down an ancient vampire hell-bent on revenge, she will have to make the hardest decision of her life: give up the book of dark magic that can destroy them all, or surrender her mortal soul.