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"...The beginning of a great saga..." —NPR.org "This compelling Nigerian-influenced fantasy has a wonderfully unique premise and lush, brilliant worldbuilding that will consume you until the last page."—Buzzfeed "...Unforgettable in its darkness, inequality, and magic." —VOYA, Starred...

Since moving to Mystic Harbor, Maine, I've made it my life's mission to avoid Reese Blackburn at all costs. Sure, he has cheekbones that could cut glass, not to mention bedroom eyes that could melt any girl into a puddle on the floor. Too bad that doesn't change the fact he's completely stab-worthy. When a fun night out on the town turns deadly, I quickly discover the quaint little hamlet of Mystic Harbor houses more than sandy beaches and adorable B&Bs. Beneath the New England charm rests a world where shifters, demons, vampires, and angelic hunters all vie for power.

Gender-fluid Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and to get closer to the nobles who destroyed home. So when auditions to become a member of The Left Hand - the Queen's personal assassins - are announced, Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge. But a childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the audition: a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers.

Marooned in the dark. Alone. Hunted. Faced with terrifying magic that's waking in her blood. Lilik, a 17-year-old from a port town slum, already knew how to suffer. This expedition was supposed to offer a way out. A chance to drag her family out of poverty. The night-drenched shores of the volcanic island, Ioene, promised mystical power. Salvation. Lilik didn't count on the eruption that destroyed the expedition's hopes.

A darkly irresistible new fantasy set in the infamous Gomorrah Festival, a traveling carnival of debauchery that caters to the strangest of dreams and desires.

After the thrilling cliff-hanger at the end of book two, we rejoin Fletcher and his friends in the ether, where they must undertake a mortally dangerous quest, all the while avoiding capture by enemies and facing foes more terrifying than anything they have yet encountered. But this is nothing compared to what truly lies ahead for Fletcher, as his nemesis, albino orc Khan, is on a mission to destroy Hominum and everything and everyone that Fletcher loves.

Can he make her fall in love with him…again? When Pagan Moore proved worthy of Death's devotion, he was given the gift of getting to keep her. But Dank was never promised that Pagan would keep him. When a soul is created, so is its mate. In every lifetime those souls find each other. They complete the other's destiny. It's time for Pagan's soul to choose if she truly wants an eternity at Death's side or if she wants the mate created just for her. Dank didn't think he had to worry about her choice. He knew where her heart belonged.

Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. Now all she has to do is graduate high school. That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious.

Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland.

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of Underland, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers - precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

Lince, Poiana e Rospo, tre spiantati rifugiatisi nell'ex sanatorio Boeri di Tresigallo dopo una rapina andata male, s'imbattono in una classe di liceali ferraresi in gita proprio nel vecchio ospedale e decidono di prenderla in ostaggio. Costruito sulle ceneri di un monastero di monache di clausura, il Boeri nasconde strati di storie maledette; segreti sepolti nei muri e nelle sue viscere oscure. Tra le sue mura si risvegliano forze sovrannaturali, ombre che inquietano e visioni raccapriccianti.

"El dragón y el unicornio han llegado... El dragón y el unicornio están aquí...". La noticia corre como la pólvora entre los idhunitas contrarios a la tiranía de Ashran el Nigromante y crecen así las esperanzas de que la ansiada profecía se cumpla y el mundo de Idhún sea liberado.

Las Ravens harán lo que sea para que su oscuro secreto no salga a la luz. Kappa Rho Nu es una sororidad especial. Sus fiestas y eventos son los más exclusivos e increíbles de todo Westerly College. A simple vista, las Ravens, como se hacen llamar, son las típicas chicas que reinan en la escuela… pero el velo de la vida universitaria cubre un secreto de cientos de años: en verdad son un aquelarre de brujas.

Mächtige Dynastien, ein rachsüchtiger Geist und ein undurchsichtiger Verbündeter. Seit Cass' Familie durch dunkle Magie ermordet wurde, hat sie der Hexerei abgeschworen. Der einflussreiche Hexer Richter Wittmore hat sie bei sich aufgenommen und versucht sie vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen. Sie weigert sich. Als es jedoch zu mehreren mysteriösen Todesfällen in der Gegend kommt und Wittmores Tochter Sarah-Ann versucht, in einer Séance Kontakt mit dem letzten Opfer aufzunehmen, erscheint stattdessen Cass der Geist einer vor langer Zeit hingerichteten Hexe.

Wenn das Böse in dir lauert, bist du dann dazu verdammt? Nathan wird gejagt. Seit seiner frühesten Kindheit wird er von der Regierung beobachtet, verfolgt, eingesperrt. Denn Nathan lebt in einer Welt, in der – mitten im modernen Alltagsleben – Hexen existieren. Weiße Hexen, die sich selbst für gut erachten und die Regierungsmacht in ihren Händen halten. Schwarze Hexen, die gefährlich und skrupellos sind und im Untergrund arbeiten. Und Nathan, der beides ist – denn seine Mutter war eine Weiße und sein Vater Marcus ist der gefürchtetste Schwarze aller Zeiten.

Alice hat das magische Spielfeld verlassen, doch dem Fluch, der auf Chesterfield und St. Burrington lastet, kann keiner entkommen. Je verzweifelter Alice nach Antworten sucht, desto mehr düstere Geheimnisse kommen an die Oberfläche. Trotzdem kann sie den dunklen König Jack nicht vergessen und der weiße König Vincent verfolgt sie selbst bis in ihre Albträume. Die Schicksale der drei scheinen undurchdringlich miteinander verwoben zu sein. Damit nicht Zug um Zug weitere Figuren fallen, muss Alice sich dem Fluch stellen.

Luke Hunter pensa di scherzare nel preannunciare a un caro amico il momento esatto - le 8:37 della mattina seguente - e le precise modalità - colpito da un furgone rosso fuori città - della sua morte. Ma quando gli eventi si svolgono proprio come lui aveva previsto, e l'amico muore esattamente come lui gli aveva preannunciato, Luke prova a ignorare la cosa. Decide quindi di allontanare amici e famiglia, e di sottrarsi a fatica alle crescenti attenzioni della cittadina in cui vive.

Celia Sand faced Diavala and won, using ink magic to destroy the corrupt religion of Profeta that tormented her for a decade. But winning came with a cost. Now Celia is plagued with guilt over her role in the death of her best friend. When she discovers that Diavala is still very much alive and threatening Griffin, the now-infamous plague doctor, Celia is desperate not to lose another person she loves to the deity's wrath. The key to destroying Diavala may lie with Halycon Ronnea, the only other person to have faced Diavala and survived. But Halcyon is dangerous.

On the heels of a devastating plague, Torvi’s sister, Morgunn is stolen from the family farm by Uther, a flame-loving Fremish wolf-priest who leads a pack of ragged, starving girls. Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever known, and joins a shaven-skulled druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They set out on a quest to rescue Torvi’s sister, and find a mythical sword.

At first glance, the sisters of ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu - the Ravens - seem like typical sorority girls. Ambitious, beautiful, and smart, they’re the most powerful girls on Westerly College’s Savannah, Georgia, campus. But the Ravens aren’t just regular sorority girls. They’re witches.