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Mack begins her training at the mages' academy in the hope that, by complying, the stasis spell will be lifted from her old friend Mrs. Alcoon. However, once there, she finds herself surrounded by unfriendly adults and petulant teenagers, the majority of whom seem determined to see her fail. Feeling attacked on all fronts, Mack finds it harder and harder to keep a rein on her temper. Forced to attend anger management classes and deal with the predatory attentions of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the shapeshifter world, her emotions start to unravel.

Simon Hunt is a masterful Mage when it comes to knives, solving puzzles, and women. But when a Mageri councilman asks for a personal favor, his skills are put to the test. He reluctantly accepts the impossible job of training a young Learner who is beyond anyone's help. She's beautiful, cunning, and disabled. If he succeeds he'll receive a hefty paycheck. But if he fails, more is at stake than merely his reputation.

What happens to us when we die? Is there really an afterlife? Do we possess souls? Does God exist? For Michael Gabriel the answers to these questions lie in another dimension, a realm of eternity where there is no concept of time, only pure life force, pure existence, and pure evil. Now, as was foretold 500 years ago in the Mayan Popol Vuh, Michael's sons are born: white-haired, azure-eyed Jacob, blessed with inhuman physical prowess, intelligence, and insight into the cosmos; and dark-haired Immanuel, who refuses his genetic calling, desiring only a normal life.

It's been almost a year since the magical apocalypse closed off the city of Manchester from the rest of the world. The vampires, werewolves and humans within the city all now live together in relative harmony...but trouble is brewing on the horizon. Supplies are starting to run out and, despite their best efforts to grow crops and create a sustainable future, everyone knows that it will be an uphill battle. Still, the magic swirling in the city air is an incredible bonus. Charley, the most magical of them all, is determined to do whatever she can to help out her new community.

Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, an unconventional small town that's welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her specialty is uncursing and reselling hexed objects. Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family of luck workers, Aiden has a scheme to get his hands on the most famous cursed object of all.

At sixteen, when Peri Sanguis's wild magic first appeared, she was forced to flee her Wyoming ranch—and her suddenly murderous family—to save her own life. On the East Coast, tutored by mages who run the Witch's Brew bookstore-cafe, Peri's world seems magically tranquil—until her estranged mother and a coven of witches are slaughtered. Now, to solve the violent mysteries of her past, she must put her trust, body and soul, in a sensual immortal who is every woman's darkest fantasy.

Baton. Light. Chocolate. Duck. This is not DS Adams' usual kit. This is not DS Adams' usual case. She doesn't think it's anyone's usual case, not with the vanishing children and the looming bridge and the hungry river. Not with the snap-snap-snap. But six kids are missing, and she's not going to let there be a seventh. Not on her watch. And she knows how to handle human monsters, after all. How different can this really be?

To accountant Emily Spencer, the junky thrift-store ring is perfect for her Halloween costume. A few too many drinks, a slip of the tongue, and all of a sudden, there's a guy calling her mistress and demanding to know her desires. If she just ignores the weirdness, it'll go away, right?

Dopo due anni dalla morte della sorella Fiona, la strega Saika è pronta a eseguirne le ultime volontà e a portare i suoi resti ad Ash Gardens. Quando giunge al santuario, perennemente battuto dalla pioggia, viene accolta dal suo proprietario, amante dei cardigan fatti a maglia, un'enorme bestia mitologica di nome Frank, che le offre di fermarsi qualche tempo nella tenuta. Sopraffatta dal dolore, Saika accetta, anche perché ciò significa poter rimandare l'ultimo addio alla sorella.

Having brought down all the kings of Potestia, Lillith embarks on fulfilling her avenging promise to the feline Ember. Though still grieving the death of her brother, she plans to cross the border into the Republic lands and kill every sage keeping the population under magical control. But the sages have been preparing for this, stoking fear in their subjects by prophesizing the coming of death in the form of a destructive demon queen—who looks remarkably like Lillith.

Moira Wicked is up to her eyeballs in wedding plans, thanks to her nosy but well-meaning family. With every witch and warlock in town invited to witness her fated union with Liam Good, she's resigned herself to destiny's wild ride. She might've wished for a distraction. She didn't mean a siren. When a fishing boat runs aground off the coast, the crew swears they were lured by a woman's haunting song—straight out of myth and legend. Cue the magical chaos.

"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes. Do-over. This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path. Eager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills. I'll be taking care of a centuries old house that called to me when I was a kid.

Desde hace años, Erik, el rey del Reino Eterno, vive consumido por una sola obsesión: vengarse del hombre que asesinó a su padre y lo mantiene prisionero bajo las olas. Pero todo cambia cuando Livia, la hija de su enemigo, rompe sin saberlo los sellos que lo mantenían prisionero… Erik la secuestra y planea utilizarla para reconquistar su reino, aunque Livia no es tan fácil de dominar como Erik esperaba.

Eigentlich wollte Dr. Minerva Sterling ihre Professur an der Universität in St. Andrews beginnen, aber das Universum hat andere Pläne: Allen voran einen unmöglichen Studenten, der ihr völlig unerwartet unter die Haut geht, ein mysteriöses Amulett, das ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt, und ein Geheimnis, das alles fordern wird – nicht zuletzt auch ihr Herz. Wenn dein Schicksal mit den antiken Göttern verbunden ist, bist du bereit, es zu erfüllen?

Reese Summers braucht dringend Zeit mit ihrem magischen Buch. Deshalb beschließt sie, die Feiertage allein in einem Cottage zu verbringen, damit sie den goldenen Schlüssel vom König der Drachen stehlen kann. Nur hat Reese die Rechnung ohne Daniel, ihren Boss, gemacht. Dieser denkt gar nicht daran, ihr den Urlaub zu genehmigen und zerreißt kommentarlos den Urlaubsschein. Zudem schwebt seit einem Jahr der Kuss unter dem Mistelzweig unausgesprochen zwischen ihnen.

Кидан из древнего рода Адане всю жизнь пыталась сбежать от своего наследия. Но, когда ее сестру похищают среди ночи, Кидан понимает: все дороги ведут в место, которого она боялась больше всего — университет Укслей. Чтобы узнать, что же случилось с ее сестрой, Кидан придется постичь древнюю философию, проложившую мост между миром смертных и бессмертных, погрузиться в те интриги, что многие годы пронизывали вампирско-человеческое общество и лицом к лицу столкнуться с жестоким вампиром ее Дома — того самого, уверена Кидан, кто и похитил ее сестру.

Kate Golden has built a successful career helping others become their best selves. But when Kate inherits magical powers from the late Inga Paulsen, the spell that holds her carefully controlled world together begins to unravel. What starts with a mysterious cocktail recipe from an enchanted book quickly spirals into disaster. A grotesque wart sprouts on her chin, her hair turns shocking pink and her perfect life crumbles in the most public way possible.

Ellen lebt mit ihrer Tochter Jenny in einem alten Haus. Doch als sie eines Tages von der Arbeit kommt, ist Jenny verschwunden. Kein Hinweis, kein Entführer. Sie ist einfach weg. Auch Polizist Noah Hansen tappt im Dunkeln. Dann geschehen seltsame Dinge in Ellens Haus: Ein Gemälde scheint der Zugang zu einer anderen Welt zu sein. Gemeinsam mit Noah und dem Kindermädchen Tina begibt sich Ellen auf eine unglaubliche Reise ins 19. Jahrhundert. In eine Zeit ohne Telefon, Internet oder Autos. Wird sie ihre Tochter dort finden?

In Higher Down, einem kleinen Dorf in Nordengland, herrscht dicke Luft. Und weil es für den infernalischen Gestank keine normale Erklärung zu geben scheint, ruft der Schriftsteller Marvin Bitterton die Kanzlei Harrowmore Souls zu Hilfe. Doch nicht jedem im Dorf sind die Eindringlinge willkommen.

Da quando Alex è diventata Apollyon, il suo legame con Seth si è rafforzato tanto da diventare un pericolo per la sua stessa vita. Nonostante i nuovi poteri e la forza inimmaginabile che ha acquisito, ora è più vulnerabile che mai, e Aiden deve trovare il modo di proteggerla. Da Seth, ma anche dagli stessi dei, pronti a scatenare una guerra pur di eliminare chiunque minacci di distruggerli. Non c'è limite a ciò che Aiden sarebbe disposto a fare per salvare la donna che ama più di se stesso.