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There is a world. One of endless night, surrounded by an even deeper darkness. Filled with nightmares come to life, twisted shapes that slink to windows and ease open doors, sliding across floors to look down on helpless faces. There is another world. A bright world, so bright it burns. Filled with stacked stones that call forth miracles, raised by callused hands that tremble in their work, drained with each stone lifted, settled, lifted again.

After a faerie bargain goes wrong, Maeve Ruhdneah finds herself stuck in the realm of the Ether, separated from everyone she loves. Knowing she's running out of time before Parisa attacks, Maeve develops a plan—venture to Diarmavh and gain the favor of the Wild Hunt, then make a deal with the god of death to return to Faeven. Unfortunately, Aed isn't too keen on releasing her and worse, Maeve's magic is failing. The longer she stays, the more she continues to lose.

In the wake of the Neverseen King's capture and my escape from the Wolf's clutches, I venture into the depths of the Fae realm, armed with little but my own gritty determination to take back my husband and throne. The clock is ticking, the destruction of Lulythinar drawing ever nearer, threatening to take what little I have left in this world. Enemies surround me on every side, but I will not let them win. Even if it costs me my very life.

Nea wird in ein Camp inmitten der nordischen Wildnis Lapplands verschleppt, welches die alten Völker nutzen, um jugendliche Kriminelle und Halbwesen zu resozialisieren. Dort soll sie lernen, ihre Furcht einflößenden Fähigkeiten zu kontrollieren. Doch bevor sie dazu Gelegenheit bekommt, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse und sie gerät in höchste Gefahr. Alte Feinde tauchen wieder auf und neue Widersacher nehmen sie ins Visier. Bald schon weiß sie nicht mehr, wem sie noch trauen kann und wer ein böses Spiel mit ihr treibt.

Coal ist zwar der Prinz von Weihnachten, aber würde dieses Jahr lieber darauf verzichten. Grund dafür ist sein Vater Santa Claus, der aus ihm seine neueste PR-Kampagne machen will: Coal soll seine beste Freundin Iris, die Prinzessin von Ostern, heiraten, um eine Allianz zwischen den Feiertagen zu bilden. Als ein Konkurrent im Kampf um die Hand der Prinzessin auftaucht, trifft Coal auf ein bekanntes Gesicht: Hex, der gutaussehende und charmante Prinz von Halloween. Je mehr Zeit vergeht, desto mehr fühlen sich die zwei Prinzen zueinander hingezogen.

The nightmares are rising… shadows twist through memory and magic, and I stand at the edge of oblivion. The Lords of Shadow and Starlight once warred for my soul. Now they bleed for it. To survive the Court of Nightmares, I must face what Liarel couldn't—ancient betrayal, fractured love, and a prophecy designed to break us. I've tasted the poison of rejection and clawed my way back from the abyss, bloodied but unbroken. Each trial cuts deeper. The truth I uncover rewrites the fate I thought was mine.

Wynter is a witch who sought safe haven for herself and her coven in Devil's Cradle. Founded by seven Ancient beings, the Home of Monsters provides protection, shelter, and will never give you up to outsiders...providing you pay the Ancients' substantial fee. Wynter already wears the brand of Cain - the mark that she is in his service and that her soul partly belongs to him. But as their relationship deepens, Wynter has to make a choice from which there's no turning back.

Zwei einsame Seelen, zwei Welten in Gefahr – ein Geheimnis, das alles zerstören könnte ... Yumi and the Nightmare Painter vom internationalen Bestseller-Autor Brandon Sanderson ist ein romantischer, asiatisch inspirierter Fantasy-Roman voller einzigartiger Magie und Figuren, die tief berühren. Heimlich sehnt Yumi sich nach einem einzigen Tag als normaler Mensch – doch nur durch absoluten Gehorsam kann sie die Geister beschwören, deren Hilfe für ihr Volk lebenswichtig ist. Während er durch dunkle Straßen patrouilliert, träumt Maler davon, ein Held zu sein.

Losing my husband broke me, but crash-landing onto Nightmare Island might just kill me. This isn't just any island. It's where the feral are sent to die. The ones with nothing left to lose. And now, I'm trapped with the most vicious pack shifters alive. I've survived before—endured a forced marriage. But this? This is different. The wild shifters watch me from the shadows. Their glowing eyes track my every move. Their growls vibrate in the air. I'm their target. A prize to be claimed.

Lonnie Skyeborne is a liar and proud of it. From the moment she was born, her mother sensed there was something extraordinary about her daughter and taught her to never reveal the truth of who she is. But now, Lonnie is alone and trapped in her own web of lies. She is the queen in name only, and afraid to trust anyone, even the princes who claim to be her allies. She still has four deadly hunts to complete before she can escape her bargains with the Everlast family, and meanwhile war is looming in the country of Elsewhere.

He's the current bane of my existence… and the hot monster haunting my dreams. Maybe if he weren't also the single father of one of my students, I'd be okay with the evening jaunts into the skankier parts of my subconscious, even though nothing ever goes anywhere. I mean, a private elementary school teacher has to relieve stress somehow, right?

Моя жизнь походила на сказочный сон, пока в ней не объявился Грегори Кольт. Опекун моего жениха и самый сильный маг-менталист Эррена. Хам и циничный мерзавец, имеющий зуб на всех женщин мира! И хоть лично я ему пока никакого ущерба не нанесла, Кольт уверен, что "пустая" девица из пансиона–неподходящая партия для его воспитанника. Но я упряма и от помолвки не откажусь. Буду стойко терпеть его нападки и жестокие шутки. Есть лишь одна смущающая проблема… С некоторых пор Кольт начал бесцеремонно вторгаться в мои сны. И этот кошмар никак не закончится!

I've played matchmaker to all four of the Syndicate Lords, but somehow, I never seem to find my own match. That changes when I meet a handsome stranger and fall hard. Vale Gentry may be tall, dark, and devastatingly charming, but I should have known better than to get tangled up with an elf. Everyone knows they're the snobs of the magical world. I'm nothing more than dirt under their gilded shoes.

Lately, something powerful brews inside me—an aching restlessness to explore the dark depths beyond my cave. Then I meet Ari, a beguiling merman who tempts me past the edges of my territory. He introduces me to the glittering world of the Sea Syndicate and its ruler, King Triton. The sea is a far more dangerous place than I realized, and together, the males rule it with a heavy hand. What's more, they want to rule me, too. Each dominant in their own way, they teach me all about my body—and theirs—introducing me to unfathomable pleasure and sinful obedience.

Everything changes when I meet the captivating gargoyle. He offers to fix my broken magic, and his smoldering touch and commanding presence make me feel alive for the first time in years. But Gothel's help comes with a cost. He demands my complete surrender. And when I discover just how good it feels to give in, it's a price I'm willing to pay. Our dangerous game of seduction and submission leaves me yearning for more. Even as I give myself to him, I know the bliss is short-lived. I'll learn from Gothel, and then I'll steal from him.

When I was five, they told me I was cursed. When I was ten, they accused me of killing my entire pack. When I was fifteen, I ran away in hopes of escaping my past. I left everything—and everyone—behind. By twenty, I’d moved on in every way. New name, new city, a chance at a fresh start. By twenty-five, I was a healer to a pack of nightmare wolves, and whatever my curse, they were immune to its wrath. For once, I was happy: in love with not just my Alpha, but his Beta and Sentinel Guard. Life was challenging, but my past was finally forgotten...until my monsters found me.

A crown of light hovers over my head, a royal symbol that puts me on a pedestal that everyone envies—they long to stand at my side for the rest of the world to witness. Death awakens the truth surrounding my creation, and I’m left in the middle of a war between three supernatural races: wolves, archangels, and monsters. This isn’t the threesome I was envisioning for myself.