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Madisyn Drake is a rare breed of cat shifter…a loner, unpredictably wild, and emotionally distant. A recent betrayal has left her ready to sharpen her claws on the next man she sees…until a prowling wolf with steel-gray eyes and a brooding dark edge challenges her distrust. No matter how fully he satisfies her touch-hunger, Madisyn’s not ready to open up again, even if it is oh so gratifying. Bracken Slater has earned his reputation as an indomitable predator. Once broken by grief and guilt, he is feeling alive again, thanks to the heady scent of this independent feline.

Over two decades ago, forty-eight young, gifted superheroes fell to Earth and were eventually marketed as opposing brands: heroes and villains. Now, one exceptionally gruff bad guy is looking to hop teams. Hello, PR director Vanessa Theriot. His real name is Roland Casteel a.k.a. the Pyro. First, swap that with the less incinerating the Wyvern. Next, put him in spandex to highlight that near-godlike body. Finally, give that hero in training a heroine—if Vanessa will play the part in a pretend romance guaranteed to make the city swoon. She’s game.

Ever since she lost her mother to the fae forest, Kat has sought to free human slaves from the cruel clutches of fae masters. Her daring escapades performed under the nose of her guardian go off without a hitch—until the fae decide to retaliate. Prince Rahk of the Night Court is sent as an emissary to the human world to establish peace through marriage. But he carries with him a secret task: Find the vigilante freeing the human slaves and kill him.

Hunter is finding allies in the unlikeliest of places. After meeting a spec ops deer assassin on a top secret mission to recover stolen tech for her people, Hunter managed to convince her to help him eliminate the tigers as a threat. Now, their shaky alliance continues. Yelena will continue helping them defend the Warren and take out the remaining threats, the relentless wolves and the enigmatic Trinkets, in exchange for any data they recover on the Trinkets along the way.

I'm Cat, and I've officially hit the third act of my fantasy nightmare. There's famine sweeping the land, war brewing like a badly-timed sequel, and—plot twist!—Damien Drakonar, the infuriatingly hot dragon prince I may or may not love, is now facing off against his own brother, Crown Prince Thorne. Yeah. Family dinners are awkward. Oh, and did I mention the whole "I've been promised to another" situation? Because nothing says "happily ever after" like a surprise royal engagement and a kingdom on the verge of collapse.

He's watching me again. The dragonborn warrior—a stranger. What does he want from me? I search my memories, desperate to place that face… those dangerous eyes. But nothing comes. The councilors are losing patience. I'm running out of time. As the heiress to the Red Queen, I must name one of the clan leaders as my future husband. But all I can think about is him.

Her mother is dead. Her kingdom has fallen. And the person to blame for it is the man Essa loves—Charlie, a famed biplane pilot from the enemy nation across the sea. But Charlie is gone now, flown back to the cursed country he came from, and Essa and her surviving band of dragon riders fight to protect what's left of their kingdom.

When Lucille wakes, trapped in a closet, with strange voices in her head and only fragmented memories of her mom surrounded by attackers, she has no choice but to accept help from a questionable stranger. Now, as a prisoner in Elora, a world filled with angels and demons where only the trained and ruthless belong, Lucille is desperate to escape and find her mom. But Elora is no place for a 19-year-old girl with little control over her power.

David always was an outdoorsman and an explorer. But when Earth merged with the magical world of Tannoris, it suddenly became too dangerous for anyone without a Class to leave the cities. A shame, too, because with elves, foxkin, catkin, and many other magical beings abound, there is plenty for him to experience!

After discovering the truth of her once hidden powers, Carys Elletara has been taken captive by Dagan Delanis and shows no signs of submitting to his ill-willed ideologies. The world around her is unraveling. With each truth uncovered, a new thread is untangled and revealing a history of a world that once existed only in stories. Damieren Thepyra's only goal is to get her back.

Chaos. Magic. Love. Three elements to my life that have brought me to this point—traveling to the God realm. I know we can handle whatever the fates decide to toss our way. Yet between visiting Queen Titania's court and learning far more about my demi-gods' past than I could have expected... I just hope we can retain some semblance of sanity by the end of this. And what happens when I finally meet the man, the myth, the... well, god, obviously—Set. My father. What has Isis been hiding from me? Secrets are unraveling nearly as fast as things are heating up between my men and me.

In the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia has known only a life of servitude. Labeled a “wretched”, an outcast unwanted and unworthy of respect, Lia is forbidden to realize her dream to read or write. All but doomed, her days are spent toiling away as a kitchen slave under the charge of the Aldermaston, the Abbey’s watchful overseer. But when an injured squire named Colvin is abandoned at the kitchen’s doorstep, an opportunity arises.

Bist du bereit für den ABGRUND? Nein? Tut mir leid, ab jetzt gibt es KEIN ZURÜCK mehr! Skaisa ist Anfang zwanzig Jahre alt. Sie besitzt einzigartige ozeanblaue Augen und ist auf eine Loverboy-Masche hereingefallen. Es gibt bloß sehr wenig, an dem ihr Herz hängt, da jeder Tage die Hölle für sie ist. Eigentlich besitzt sie nur ihr Leben und einen winzigen Teil ihrer heilen Vergangenheit. Nur aus diesem Grund hält sie in dieser gefühlskalten, hoffnungslosen und grausamen Welt durch.

A gift bestowed. A time that is borrowed. A seed must be sowed, a strike to be sorrowed. Unveil the smoke to a world that is cloaked near a well at the end sits seven streams to defend. Nine trees of wisdom and the darkness of light. Chaos will come for all those who fight. A true death and a love that is bound by fate and fortune and all nine realms. Taint and trials, cruelty and lies. The Gods must fall before all can rise.

With his home in order, David is eager to unveil the mysteries of his Bloodline and learn more about his powers. It’s a good thing there’s a feisty catgirl Bloodmage around to help him with that.

Verdan Blacke ist ein Kaiserlicher Magier, Forscher aus Leidenschaft aber Soldat aus Notwendigkeit. Am Ende einer blutiger Schlacht legt ihm eine Hexe mit ihrem letzten Atemzug einen Fluch auf. Ohne andere Alternativen ist er gezwungen dem ständig wachsenden Schmerz des Fluches zu entfliehen, indem er sich durch ein Ritual selbst in Stasis versetzt.

Als ein wandernder Heiler in ihr Dorf kommt, sieht Georgianna ihre einzige Chance gekommen, sich ihren tiefsten Wunsch zu erfüllen. Trotz aller Widerstände tritt die junge Elfe ihre Lehre an und reist mit dem Heiler durch das Land Gorrae. Sie versteht schnell, dass ihr Meister von einem alten Geheimnis gegeißelt wird, das wenig mit den Heilkünsten zu tun hat und die beiden von den Kerkern der Hexenstadt Behemoth bis in die nördlichsten Gebirge führt. Um ihrer Reise kein jähes Ende zu bereiten, muss er sich einer unerbittlichen Wahrheit stellen und Georgianna erkennt, dass auch ein Heiler nicht jeder Verletzung gewachsen ist.

О том, чтобы пообщаться с Валорами, не говоря уже о работе на них, я не смела и мечтать. Это закрытая раса, о которой известно совсем немного, ведь прямого контакта с землянами у них не было. До сегодняшнего дня. Стечение обстоятельств и ряд нелепых поступков с обеих сторон привели меня на их военный корабль.

The dragon rider might have taken everything from me. My home, my family, and my crown. But I vowed long ago he would never take my heart. I survived ten years being tortured by his crazy worshippers. I know I can survive anything the king throws at me. Because if this usurper thinks I'm going to bend and break to his will now that I'm his wife, he doesn't know what his new queen is capable of. I will make him bend and break.

Wenn ich meine Ausbildung zur Walküre überleben will, muss ich mir meine Flügel verdienen. Wenn ich Kain überleben will, muss ich eine Entscheidung treffen, die unsere Welt in Schutt und Asche legen könnte. Ich bin kaputt. Meine Fae-Magie funktioniert nicht, und niemand weiß, dass ich existiere. Meine Schwester hingegen ist auf dem Weg zu großem Ruhm. Sie wurde auserwählt, in den mythischen Federklingenhallen zur Walküre ausgebildet zu werden. Doch als die Walküren kommen, um meine Schwester abzuholen, nehmen sie mich mit.