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When Anders awakens in a foreign land, he finds himself far from the campaign in Southland and anxious to get back. The sapphire’s intoxicating grip has given him more than just a craving for power. Its tainted magic pushes him closer to the precipice of becoming more like the evil that he is foretold to destroy. In his attempts to resist the darkness, Anders must work through his pain before he can return to the fight he abandoned so suddenly.

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Meet the Kings of Sin . . . The must-read billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted series. 'Get ready for all the spice, all the build-up and all the sizzling tension' GLAMOUR Read King of Greed now for a steamy marriage in crisis romance. He had her, he lost her . . . and...

Ard and his companions are being hunted by King Martin, who has gone completely scorched earth on his own kingdom in an effort to root them out. The lovable mage finds a quiet spot in the uninhabitable wilds of Garrish to train his soul magic—only nothing ever goes quite according to Ard’s plan. Driven out by King Martin’s escalating mania, Ard must now go through the king to reach the goddess behind it all.

King Kohl, scion of the Kohl and Son real estate firm, has a reputation for loving three things: the ladies, closing on properties, and playing bridge. Still, when he invites Wendy, the president of the Rosalie, Mississippi, Country Club Bridge Bunch, to a small, exclusive bridge party, her investigative instincts as a reporter for the Rosalie Citizen are on the alert. In fact, King means to use the occasion to make a surprising announcement to his selected guests. But before he can lay his cards on the table, tragedy strikes.

Welcome to Silver Falls University, where the elite come to thrive. My life as a queen bee was always traced for me. I'm rich, I come from an influential family, and I constructed my personality to become the girl everyone wants to be. I rule Silver Falls University with bright smiles and the pretense of being everyone's friend. But in a place where toxic rich kids love to see others fall, no one is safe.

An ordinary boy, a mysterious letter, a royal birth, a giant trout, a near-death experience, and an unexpected romance magically come together to create a touching and good-hearted novel about the search for self and the power of belief.

They climbed up from the streets of Glasgow to the top of the world. Now these Hollywood icons are heading for a fall. Three stars, three tales of struggle and success. Now they’re discovering that in Hollywood, happy endings don’t last for ever. Sometimes they’re just the calm before the storm.

He waited years for her to choose him. His patience has run out. Welcome back to Silver Falls University. There is a murderer among us. I've been best friends with Wren Hunter for sixteen years. The boy who chased me in our schoolyard, kissed my scraped knees, and always swore to protect me grew into the god of Silver Falls University: admired by his peers, desired by every woman on campus, and feared by anyone who gets in his way.

La conclusion palpitante des aventures de Catalina et Matthew. Matthew et Catalina croient que leurs deux destinées les condamnent à s'éloigner l'un de l'autre. Ils n'ont plus rien en commun et un futur à conquérir, pour lequel il faudra se battre et affronter des épreuves au sein du Cercle. Mais s'ils triomphent peut-être qu'ils pourraient se retrouver.

Six years ago, my life was shattered to pieces. Now, it's happening all over again. I thought that information was true power. But as awful secrets come to light, it's clear it's also pain. He's pulled me back in. He's started something that can't be undone. Now, they're coming for us. History is repeating. They want us to crawl. But we're different now. This time, monsters will weep, and false kings will fall.

Der Auftakt der zweibändigen Vampire-Royals-Reihe. "Ich bin seine Auserwählte. Ich bin sein Schicksal. Ich bin sein Tod...". London, Gegenwart. Seit Jahrhunderten herrschen die Vampire mit harter Hand über die Menschheit. Doch im Untergrund hat sich eine Rebellion gebildet. Eine Gruppe von Menschen, die nicht länger bereit ist, diese Unterdrückung hinzunehmen. Auch Florence ist Teil des Widerstands und wurde von Geburt an auf ihre bevorstehende Aufgabe vorbereitet. Mit ihr hat die Rebellion erstmals die Chance, eine Attentäterin ins Crimson Heart, das Schloss des Vampirkönigs einzuschleusen.

From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Fall of Ruin and Wrath is a scorching romance with high stakes, breathtaking magic and a searing enemies-to-lovers romance. She lives by her intuition. He feeds on her pleasure . . . Long ago, the...

Journey into the dark heart of Mexico's most powerful criminal empire with this gripping investigation of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—El Mencho—the former California drug dealer who built CJNG into a narco-insurgency capable of shooting down military helicopters and terrorizing an entire nation. From his early days dealing heroin in San Francisco to his violent death in 2026 and the bloody succession crisis that followed, discover how one man redefined cartel warfare forever. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of ...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From Schneider Family Award-winning author Shannon Stocker comes The Roach King of Raleigh, an unflinching YA novel about a high school sophomore who’s determined to rise above his circumstances—even if it means starting a secret roach breeding...

When magic floods my small town, it brings mayhem and turns me and my besties into newbie witches. As mayor, I haven't got a clue how to handle pixie pranksters, walking tulips, or sexy shadow daddies swooping out of the sky. How the hell do I hide all these shenanigans from the non-magical world? Enter King Severin, aka sexy shadow daddy, aka my future hubs. Turns out that last one's no joke! He offers to wrap my town in Faerie glamour to protect it from outsiders… if I agree to be his fake wife for a year.

This book begins with King Solomon's reign and ends just before Jesus' birth, but don't expect to hear an historical record as in a textbook. This is history read as God's master plan, and He knows exactly what He's doing.

Prophets and Kings is volume two of a five-volume set that covers human history from the beginning of our time and on into the future.

The gripping finale to Three Crooked Kings and Jacks and Jokers brings to a close Matthew Condon's best-selling true-crime trilogy. In 1983, the soon-to-be-knighted Police Commissioner Terry Lewis continues to turn a blind eye to the operation of The Joke, a highly organised system of graft payments from illegal gambling, prostitution and illicit drugs. As the tentacles of this fraudulent vice network spread, the fabric holding together the police, judiciary and political system starts to unravel.

For more than 20 years, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the US, employing over 250 made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over 30 murders, even killing a dozen of its own members. He would be brought down by Salvatore "Good Looking Sal" Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massino's closest and most trusted friend but also his brother-in-law. King of the Godfathers is the story of the brutal mob war that made Massino head of the Bonanno family and the most powerful gangster in America.

The patriarch, C. F. Seabrook, was hailed as the "Henry Ford of Agriculture." His son Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life called "the biggest vegetable factory on earth." But the carefully cultivated facade—glamorous outings by horse-drawn carriage, hidden wine cellars, and movie star girlfriends—hid dark secrets that led to the implosion of the family business. A compelling tale of class and privilege, betrayal and revenge three decades in the making, The Spinach King explores the author's complicated family legacy and the dark corners of the American Dream.