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She was my best friend's little sister, which meant she was off limits, but I couldn’t help myself. I never could when it came to her, and in the end, I left town and made something of my myself. Ten years later and I'm one of the richest men in the world. I have everything I ever wanted...except for her.

Pennywise is a cat only a doting owner could love, but Bernie brings him with her anyway when she runs to the edge of the world—or at least the edge of the North American continent. Heartbroken and grieving, she finds a lighthouse to live in and a quiet, secluded fishing town to call her own. All she wants is to be left alone with her horrible demon cat. But her lighthouse appears to be haunted, someone is trying to kill her, and the most gorgeous guy she's ever seen just walked into her world.

As a vampyr who was born to fulfill a prophecy, my life was planned before I was created. I obeyed every rule, and I became the perfect vampyr, but one night changed everything. Rejected by the man who was destined for me, who was supposed to love me forever, I do the only thing I can. I flee into the night, nursing my broken heart. Being a rejected mate corrupts the soul, however, and in this game of Courts and Kings, nobody wins. Nobody except the monsters in the shadows.

Darkly magical and full of yearning, Quiet Spells is a dark academia contemporary fantasy from TikTok sensation Isa Agajanian. With witchcraft, found family and characters to fall in love with, it is perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches and Divine Rivals. Ghosts passed through the cottage...

Poppy Dunsfield needs a job. Since she likes kids, a nanny position seems ideal. She thinks she can handle the secluded location, but her employer's mysterious disappearances and strange happenings are too much. She can't stay, no matter how handsome he is or how his voice sends delicious shivers down her back.

Binge Listening-Gefahr – Die Welt hält den Atem an! Als Sophie in die Welt der Elfen zurückkehrt, ist nichts wie zuvor: Die Neverseen, eine gefährliche Geheimorganisation, verbreiten Angst und Schrecken. Sie wollen den Hohen Rat der Elfen stürzen und die Macht an sich reißen! Sophie und ihre Freunde müssen das um jeden Preis verhindern.

Thirty years ago the world as we know it was lost. Now humans live like rats, desperate for food and safety. The wall towers before us as a mocking reminder of what happened. The wall that keeps the monsters locked away from us. The wall that keeps us safe. The wall that every day I sneak through. I thought I was safe in the light beyond its scarred concrete. I thought I knew the way of the world. Then, night falls and I’m trapped beyond the wall. Monsters come out to play in an explosion of shadows, claws, and tails. Their black eyes track me like prey until he comes—their leader....

Zu ihrer besonderen Gabe kam Elisabeth Stihler bereits zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Geburt, als ihre Mutter sie in der verheerenden Bombennacht im März 1943 während der Flucht zum Luftschutzbunker zur Welt brachte. Als kleines Mädchen entdeckt sie durch Zufall am Ende des großen Gartens ihres Elternhauses das Tor, das offenbar nur auf sie gewartet hatte, und das, wie es scheint, außer ihr niemand sehen kann. Dass sie eine Zwillingsschwester auf der anderen Seite hat, die in einer anderen Zeitebene lebt, ahnt sie zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht.

Im post-revolutionären Ägypten bestimmt das Tor über das Schicksal der Menschen. Ein nicht näher benanntes Land im Nahen Osten: Seit der Niederschlagung der Revolution brauchen die Bürger für jede noch so kleine Kleinigkeit in ihrem Leben die Genehmigung des Staates - sei es für die Überweisung zum Arzt oder für die Erlaubnis, Brot zu kaufen. Um die zu erhalten, müssen sie sich vor einem riesigen Tor anstellen, das angeblich jeden Tag nur einer gewissen Anzahl an Anträgen stattgibt.

Marcus was never a hero... and he never wanted to be. He never wanted a lot of things. He didn't want to go to school for a pointless degree. He didn't want to be an office drone, working nine-to-five to barely make ends meet. Most importantly, he didn't want to play by other people's rules. He wanted to do things his way and live life on his terms. Some people might have called him a criminal, but he called it freedom. Too bad it got him killed. When everything changed, death didn't take like it used to.

Imagine witnessing your mother’s brutal murder. Imagine not being able to remember a single thing about what happened, even though you were there. It doesn’t matter how hard I try: I. Can’t. Remember! I was just a small boy when it happened. I must have tried to defend her because I have the scars that prove it. My wounds should have healed completely. They didn’t. My scars are my constant reminder of what the Moones did...what they took away from us. My mother died in agony. A piece of my father died along with her.

Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to. When no one's willing to hire a pixie of his stature, Phil is forced to find work elsewhere. Turns out, pixies make terrible bouncers.

Ein Mädchen, das glaubt, den Eingang ins Paradies gefunden zu haben. Ein verzweifelter Schriftsteller, der um jeden Preis nach Inspiration sucht. Ein Scheusal von Rockstar, der alle in seiner Umgebung so behandelt, wie es ihm beliebt - bis das Schicksal eines Tages an die Tür klopft... Wie schon in Reiche Ernte führen auch die Kurzgeschichten von Das Tor auf unheimliche Pfade. Immer weiter gehen diese Pfade, tief in die Dunkelheit hinab, um am Ende Überraschungen zu enthüllen, die jeden Leser nach Luft schnappen lassen.

Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to the Toronto Guardians, he's determined to make a fresh start in the city's dynamic LGBTQ Village. The last thing he expects to stumble upon in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah. Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn't stop him from being attracted to a certain burly, ginger-bearded defenseman.

In late March of 1943, four commandos arrive in northern Norway with a mission of establishing a base for sabotage operations. Before they can unload their cutter, they are betrayed, as a German Schnell boat arrives and turns the quiet fjord into a battle zone. Only one man, Jan Baalsrud, surrvives the attack. This is the story of his perilous journey to freedom. Wounded, the dauntless soldier swims icy fjord waters, climbs snow-laden granite peaks, endures violent snowstorms and is hurled off a mountain by an avalanche.

"Fated love means nothing when we can avoid extinction. One tiny sacrifice will appease the shadows. It's a shame, really. You've always been my pretty little monster." Those were the last words I heard from my Alpha, my fated mate, before his Beta tossed me off the cliff into a land of no return: Demon Valley, the place where no human or wolf shifter survives. Legends claim there's an escape from the shadowy, demon-infested haven, but no one has ever returned to confirm the truth. Except me.

Fifteen years to life is a long time to be sentenced to prison, even if I do deserve it. As the Enforcer of my MC, I had to do some things that would give most people nightmares. I'm prepared to do my time, waiting for my lawyer to appeal my sentence. But when an opportunity presents itself to escape, I take it. I'm on my way back to my clubhouse in Tennessee when I get stuck in a small Missouri town. I have to kidnap the small-town mechanic to aid in my escape, ignoring the unfamiliar cravings I feel towards him.

I've fought tooth and nail to enter the ranks of knighthood. I deserve to be there. But as a princess, the only place I'm allowed is the training yard. That is until our enemy, Grand Clarak Zarios of Valcor, shows up with an opportunity to save the entire nation from someone in his court trying to dethrone him. It's just what I need to prove my worth.

The days of peace are over. Empire in Black and Gold is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is a world populated by kinden – species of human that have taken on the characteristics of animals, from spiders and ants...

Calculating, cold, often without emotion, was how I was described by those closest to me. I had thought perhaps there was truth to their depiction until this endless searing pain took the place in my chest where my heart used to be. Vengeance now ate away at my soul. The wrath I planned to unleash would make the demons in Hell appear mild. At least, that was until… The twisted crux came in the form of eyes bluer than the sky on a warm summer day, a slightly upturned nose with a scattering of freckles, a pink cupid bow mouth, and a smile that made a man's knees weak.