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A superstar lineup is included in this urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Holly Black, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, and more … In this short story collection, our heroes get what’s due to them—with a supernatural flair. But...

Nick's day was going fine until a portal opened in the middle of a county highway and deposited a tattooed, post-apocalyptic goth girl directly in front of his Hellcat. Grace has been running for weeks from something called the Grume — a monster that can't be killed permanently, only temporarily, and gains immunity to every weapon used against it. Then Nick killed it with Grace's crossbow. Now the Grume is immune to yet another weapon, and it's coming after Nick and his crew.

Ich darf mich vorstellen? Alexander Rauch, Arkanist im Ministerium zum Schutz vor Anderswesen. Uns obliegt es, Anderswesen am Betreten unserer Realität zu hindern und gegebenenfalls zu eliminieren. Dabei die allgegenwärtige Magie geheim zu halten, versteht sich von selbst. Leider befinden wir uns gerade in einer misslichen Situation. Das Ministerium steht kurz davor, von der Firma ArcTech übernommen zu werden. Und die Arkanisten stehen vor dem Aus. Dass ausgerechnet jetzt recht viele unerwartete Phänomene in überraschender Weise auftreten, erschwert die Lage erheblich.

For sixteen-year-old Ziva Moore, being different is a liability. Her towering height and explosive temper make her a target at her elite boarding school. But her real secret is the one she can’t control: a volatile power that shatters windows and reads minds. When terrifying visions of a man...

He's the City of the Dead's most notorious enforcer. She's a burned-out assassin. Both monsters in their own right, can they find love locked in a haunted house? Rhiannon Brontë came back to Orphium to steal her sword back. She had no intention of being roped back into the lives of her immortal sisterhood. But now that she's home, she can no longer ignore the calls of duty coming at her from all sides. All she wants is an escape. Eryx Necroline lost his first love to the dangers of his profession and swore he'd never love again.

The team returned to Earth from the Netherworld, having received absolutely no help from the useless Nether gods of Asgard. They will have to find a way to prevent a Convergence, without divine assistance. Fine. They will do that, somehow. Except first, they have to get back to their own Earth...

Liska est une Tisseuse d'échos, une sorcière au pouvoir si rare que le Haut conseil a juré sa perte. Pour survivre, elle se cache et consacre son existence à sauver les hybrides que les Rédemptrices traquent sans merci. Mais une nuit, épuisée, elle baisse la garde dans les bras d'un séduisant et dangereux inconnu. C'est le début de la fin. Contrainte de voler un grimoire interdit pour lui échapper, Liska est désormais la cible d'un Déchu aussi redoutable qu'attirant.

Everything's a mess. The gods won't stay out of her business. And Evie? All she wants is a little peace or drowning in bottomless margaritas. Evie should be basking in the afterglow after her romp with the Shifter Lord. Instead, she's dodging his increasingly aggressive courtship rituals like a...

The time has come for Ana to conquer her doubts about her heritage and discover her inner dragon. Her lessons begin with summoning fire on the shore at Lendman Park, placing a buffer between her fledgling powers and town. Her flames prove eager to please, leaping to her fingertips, but a sudden...

I'm Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond and my family holds back the forces of darkness. It's a full-time job - and we're good at it . . . But now, the Droods have hit a bad patch, what with the death of their Matriarch and the discovery that she was killed by one of their own. It's left the family in...

Berlin ist in einem schlechten Zustand: Die ganze Stadt versinkt in Untoten. Die Hexe Violet steht kurz vor einem Burn-out. Gerade als sie den Entschluss fasst, ihre Wassermagie endlich einmal zum Löschen der eigenen Brände zu nutzen, geht die Welt ihrer besten Freundin in Flammen auf. Gegen jede Regel bittet Violet die Göttlichen um Hilfe – und schmiedet ausgerechnet mit dem Totengott Thanatos einen Pakt. Während sie versucht, das Schicksal ihrer Freundin zum Guten zu wenden, geraten die Untoten Berlins endgültig außer Kontrolle.

As a new investigator and guard of the Crimson Court, I've got a lot to prove. Like, I need to show that my mind-reading powers are actually useful. So, when Balor, my alluring fae prince, wants to team up on a case, I jump at the chance. Only problem is, he's still digging into my past. If he...

Coming to Westin Pack is supposed to be a fresh start for Lucy. A single mother who spent years in captivity, she arrives with a lot of baggage, scars, and secrets. Finding her one true mate is the last thing she wants. But meeting the sexy Dr. Micah might just be exactly what she needs to heal...

one last dream…As the truth about Miori and Touko Kirishima comes to light, Sakuta must make a choice that will decide everything…for him…for Mai…for Shouko…for Miori…and for Touko. Only one thing’s for sure—whatever happens, this will be his final bout of Adolescence Syndrome!...

In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, Chicago's only professional wizard takes on a case for a vampire and becomes the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders. Harry Dresden has had worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Like fleeing...

Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden has had a rough couple of weeks. As the only openly practicing professional wizard in the Chicago area, he has squared off against a multitude of supernatural bad guys. Harry has won the day against demons, poltergeists, sorcerers, trolls, vampires, werewolves, and even an evil faerie godmother. You might think nothing could spook him. You would be wrong.

But if the chosen one can slay the three-headed dragon—if the untamable beast does kneel at its new master’s feet, and the light is tempted back from the darkness, then they shall awaken the protector of man. And the sun must swallow the shadows to bring a balance that reigns through the ages.

Just as we were finding a way to get past our difficulties, the stars have torn us apart. Can I fight against the will of the heavens, or does fate have something unforeseen in store for me now? While we're reeling from the wheel of fate and trying to find a way to move on with our lives, our enemies are only growing more powerful. Felix Oscura is haunting Alestria with his bloodthirsty need to steal the power of the clan he was never destined to rule over. And, the illusive King is growing closer to their goal of taking control of the entire city and maybe even beyond.

Kim Hani - the once-terrible gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox - spends her days working at a café and trying not to let a certain customer irk her. Seokga - a trickster god thrown from the heavens for his attempt at a coup - spends his days hunting demons and irking a particular gumiho. When a demon of darkness escapes the underworld, and the Scarlet Fox emerges from hiding before quickly vanishing, Seokga is offered a chance at redemption: kill them both, and his sins will be forgiven.

Myra Reed’s life is going great. Being a cop is great. Guarding the library of arcane secrets is great. Even dealing with the monsters and gods vacationing in the little beach town of Ordinary, Oregon is great. Then the demon, Bathin, strolls into town and steals Myra’s sister’s soul. So much for great. Luckily, Myra has a plan to evict the demon and save her sister’s soul. Step one: shut down the portals to hell popping up in town. Step two: get rid of the pink know-it-all unicorn. Step three: don’t die while teaching Death how to be a cop.