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Veterinarian Kat Ramsey hasn't a clue that she's a witch. Sure, she can read minds, and there's the whole "dimension-hopping" issue that she can't quite control, but Kat is determined to keep things normal. That is, until she accidentally hops into the Otherworld, and runs smack into Matthew Ryan—the seriously hot one-night stand from years ago who shoved her out of his dorm. Naked. And there's the tiny matter of the curse she gave him: May you never find satisfaction with another woman.

From a young age, my mind has been plagued with things only I could see. Never knowing if these visions were real or just hallucinations, I learned how to lock them down and ignore them. I learned to take solace in the relative anonymity of city life and find peace in the rainy days my city of Seattle is known for. But just when I think my life is getting on track and my dreams are achievable, a moment of weakness causes me to learn a hard and fast lesson. My entire existence has been a lie. Now I'm faced with a new reality that's as implausible as it is fantastical.

The war that is tearing apart the ancient Empire of Saramyr is reaching its apocalyptic conclusion. The Weavers have stepped from the shadows and taken control, the capital is a demon-haunted nightmare, the land ridden by pestilence. New, terrifying demons, immune to all but magic, have been unleashed on the cities and armies of the resistance movement. And the Aberrant hordes are seemingly without end.

Ex-commando and Montana police chief Skip Walkins's life just got a whole lot worse. The malevolent god Asmodeous the Pale has escaped to Earth's magical twin, Theia, where he plans to release his underworld minions and enslave mankind. Skip, in a fit of unwise bravery, follows.

Angelica Morgan knows better than to trust that saving Una was the end of the war against the gods. Temporary peace is just that - temporary. Ang's connection to the Morrigan's past lives gives her a clue as to what horrors are stirring. Cernunnos is conspicuously absent and Ruadan is giving nothing away.

As a Chimera Operative, Claudia Richelieu is used to working in the shadows of Haven, the walled vampire city she calls home. When mysterious disappearances plague a small mountain town, she's sent to investigate what appears to be an anti-vampire cult.

Frank's woman kidnapped, a frantic chase across worlds, an interdimensional uprising, and all with the surly father-in-law to be in tow. What could be worse? How about being drafted by the Almighty? Trapped on a strange and hostile planet, forced to deal with an alien insurrection, Frank and Longinus scramble to save Karra from the clutches of a rebel overlord bent on revenge. All in a day's work for the devil inherent.

Der Nachtzirkus meets The Greatest Showman. J. R. Dawsons funkelndes Debüt um einen magischen Zirkus verzaubert die Hörer:innen weltweit. Wenige Jahre nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg zieht eine Truppe von Zirkusartisten durch den Mittleren Westen der USA. Ihre Manege ist nicht groß, doch ihre Talente sind mehr als außergewöhnlich: Odette, eine Trapezkünstlerin, kann Krankheiten und Verletzungen heilen. Mauve sagt die Zukunft voraus. Und Rin vermag durch die Zeit zu reisen. Zu dritt versuchen sie mit dem Zirkus, anderen übernatürlich Begabten ein Zuhause zu bieten, Sicherheit und eine Familie.

Ein neuer Fall für den Geheimen Bund der Buchfiguren. Der neue Roman SEHNSUCHTSERFÜLLUNG stürmt die Bestsellerlisten. Mittendrin: seine Protagonistin Izzi Amazing und ihre Wünsche-Agentur, in der ihr ein uraltes, geheimnisvolles Buch hilft, die Sehnsüchte ihrer Kundschaft zu erfüllen. Als in der realen Welt plötzlich mehr Träume als üblich wahr werden - und leider auch bösartige -, bekommt Izzi Besuch vom Bund der Buchfiguren. Denn alle Spuren zur Quelle des Übels führen in ihren Roman. Erneut wird der Buchladen in der Percival Road zum Mittelpunkt eines neuen Abenteuers.

Wenn er dich berührt, bist du tot! Düstere, packende Urban Fantasy in Londons dunklen Ecken für Fans von Laura Kneidl und Sarah J. Maas. "Die Macht der Liebe kann Monster erschaffen oder das Einzige sein, was sie besiegt." Wenn die Schatten sich erheben, lauf! Die junge Willow hätte die Warnungen besser beherzigen sollen, als sie den Job in dem verstaubten Buchladen in der hintersten Ecke Londons annahm. Denn offensichtlich hat Mr. Hunt, der merkwürdige alte Ladenbesitzer, ein Geheimnis.