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The audiobook contains an introductory section exclusively about the author, including a brief life sketch, notable works and achievements, along with word meanings of difficult words marked and highlighted in the text for the listeners' convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an exercise part after each story titled An Understanding, containing four or five questions which the listener has to answer, making the audiobook all the more interesting and listener-friendly.

Magie war nie ein Geschenk. Für Eloise Fuller ist sie ein Fluch. Unkontrollierbar. Schmerzhaft. Tödlich. Und mit jedem Zauber, der ihr entgleitet, nimmt sie etwas, das sie niemals zurückgeben kann: Leben. Als sie nach dem Tod ihrer Großmutter deren Souvenirshop in Rom erbt, tritt sie auch eine Erbschaft an, die älter ist als die Stadt selbst. Jetzt sitzt sie da, mit einem klugscheißenden Papagei und einer Mission, bei der es um alles geht: den Gral finden. Die Welt retten. Überleben. Quentin de Crouset ist gereizt, schweigsam und gefährlich attraktiv.

When my best friend and the only person who knows who - and what - I really am gets selected for the Mating Games, I know the only way to save her is to try and win her for myself. All I need to do is navigate three trials while not letting anyone know I'm a woman, or, and this might be even more important, that I have magic. Easy, right? Easier than slaving away for all hours of the day swinging an ax in the mines. Or so I thought. I certainly didn't count on the one man I've longed for, the one man who stirs feelings of femininity and desire within me, to enter the games as well.

When Deb, an author and publisher, survives the bomb blasts at Chandni Chowk, he knows his life is nothing short of a miracle. And though he escapes with minor injuries, he is haunted by the images and voices that he heard on that unfortunate day. Even as he recovers, his feet take him to where...

New York Times bestselling author of The Night Huntress series, Jeaniene Frost, returns with the Beautiful and Beastly series! It’s Beauty and the Beast meets The Witcher, except Beauty IS the Beast, and he’s the Warden keeping mythical beings in check in our world and beyond. Raine Stone is...

Dämonen jagen ist eigentlich auch nur ein Job wie jeder andere. Man macht Überstunden, hat eine Auszubildende, muss Leichen entsorgen und gelegentlich mal Teenager vor der Hölle retten. Doch als dunkle Mächte den Vatikan unterwandern und ein uralter Feind sich aus der Versenkung erhebt, bleibt Gin keine Wahl.

'You're asking me to hold your hand. And now you're turning away from me. You are saying something but I can't hear you. It's too windy. You're crying now. Now you're smiling. I'm done. I love you . . .' It's been two years since Raghu left his first love, Brahmi, on the edge of the roof one...

Would you change yourself for the love of your life? Benoy zips around in a Bentley, lives alone in a palatial house and is every girl’s dream. To everyone in college he is a stud and a heartbreaker. But is he, really? What no one sees is his struggle to come to terms with his mother’s...

Le royaume de Jasad est à genoux. Dix ans plus tôt, les armées de Nizahl ont brûlé les terres, banni la magie et assassiné la famille royale jusqu'au dernier enfant. C'est du moins ce que Sylvia veut faire croire. L'héritière cachée du royaume de Jasad a échappé au massacre, et vit...

"Aisha is a precocious seventeen-year-old who idolizes her mother and wishes to have a better relationship with her older brother. Twenty-three-year-old Danish has never been able to do anything that would make his parents proud, living as he is in the shadow of his genius younger brother. Aisha...

You'd think that basically being in charge of love would be an epic job, right? Wrong. Sure, I can blow some Lust into people's faces and watch the show, but I can't actually participate. It gets old, trust me. Same goes for love. I can pass it out like sugar-free lollipops at a dentist's office, but I can't get any love for myself. It totally sucks. I used to consider myself a hopeless romantic, so why wouldn't I choose to become a cupid? Sounds like a good idea, right? Wrong again. They don't call us stupid cupids for nothing.

In this dark and sultry enemies-to-lovers romantasy, a mermaid battles hatred and lust for the wretched warlock who once bargained her life away - now he must be the one to save it. Mermaid Zephyra dreams of freedom. On the run from a dangerous captor, she's shed her tail and hidden herself on...

The long-awaited companion to the NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers GRACELING and FIRE. Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue, and her country, were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace. But the influence of her father...

God. Hero. Idol. Monster. Murderer. The story of Hercules is one of the most famous ever told. But what if it's wrong? * * * Shortlisted for the Nebula Award for Best Novel! * * * Furious with Zeus for once again siring a child with a mortal woman, Hera finds herself redirecting all her fury at...

Catch up with the original monster-human couple, Danny and Wyn, in their Wastes-style adventures. Witness Moth and Wyn's blossoming and potentially concerning friendship. Find out all the new ways Edin has been frustrating Hunter (lovingly) since their story ended. And join Lor and Jugs in welcoming a new furry addition to their monster-world family.

Wendall Galen never expected to wake up reanimated as a zombie. Then again, he never expected to be murdered either. Wendall's second life is far better than his past human life. Unfortunately, the diluted bit of fairy DNA he didn't know existed interferes with his reanimation. With his body deteriorating, Wendall's second life is destined to be a short one. Queen Silvidia might have discovered Wendall's living life too late, but she won't let the last remaining descendant of her beloved, deceased brother perish.

Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She's reluctantly inherited her grandmother's coffee shop, but it's not long before she's brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there's Daisy, a Web-code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer.

A centuries-long curse is no match for rom-com shenanigans when a medieval knight is brought to life in modern-day Chicago. Forgotten by time and abandoned by hope, Sir Griffin de Beauford’s existence stretches out before him. Cursed by a ruthless enchanter to see, hear, and think, but never...

I've imagined this in my head so many times. I've always thought about what I would say; what I would do; and how it would all turn out to be. And every time I would remove some detail . . . She's a flight attendant--young, bright and living her dream. He's a heartbroken singer on his way to...

As a social pixie and host of a popular TV show, Parsnip desperately needs to fool everyone into believing he's that same, stunningly colorful creature. Warlock-made charms are all Parsnip needs to keep up the rouse. But the financial cost is high, and each activated charm steals more of his life force. Despite this, Parsnip is willing to pay any price. After all, who would want a faded pixie?