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With more than 12 million books in print, rights sold in almost 40 countries, and over two years on The New York Times bestseller list, the House of Night series is an international publishing sensation. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important - and mysterious - characters. In the third House of Night novella, Neferet's Curse, the secret history we've all been waiting for is finally revealed....

In this sequel to Doon, Mackenna Reid realizes she made a horrible mistake in choosing to follow her dreams of Broadway instead of staying in the enchanted land of Doon. To make everything worse, she's received her Calling - proof she and Duncan are each other's one true love - and it's pure torment, especially when visions of the very alluring Scottish prince appear right before she goes on stage.

With the Witch of Doon on the throne, Jamie believed dead, and Duncan and Mackenna trapped in Alloway, Veronica has no choice but to put her grief aside and prepare her remaining followers for the impending battle against the false queen and her forces. But while on a covert mission to steal a powerful elixir from the castle, Veronica discovers her true love may actually be alive and fighting a battle of his own.

After cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince. But just as their dreams of happiness are within reach, the world Vee and Kenna have chosen is ripped away, leaving them to face their most horrific challenge yet - their old lives.

I've turned traitor and spy. By the end of this, someone big is gonna die. I hope it's not me. My sister, Mavis, is going to be put on trial. Mr. Zee is certain to find her guilty of helping the monsters in their war against the gods. And then he’ll kill her. I can’t let that happen. So when I find out about a sword capable of wounding him, I set out to the collect the pieces. With the sword in hand, I’ll convince him to step down and free Mavis. Or get killed trying.

When friends stop trusting each other, Darkness is there to fan the flames…. Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird's soul has shattered. With everything she's ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey's...

Jesse risked everything to bring her mother and father home, but her life is far from back to normal. With her parents’ memories of their abduction gone, Jesse is no closer to finding answers, and the threat still looms over her family. When the agency announces that a powerful fae artifact is missing, Jesse suspects it’s connected to her parents’ disappearance.

Worst. Birthday. Ever. My first boyfriend dumped me - happy birthday, Josie! - my dad is who knows where; I have some weird virus that makes me want to hurl; and now my ex is licking another girl’s tonsils. Oh, and I’m officially the same age as my brother was when he died. Yeah, today is about as fun-filled as the swamps of Dagobah. But then weird things start happening. Like I make something materialize just by thinking about it.

Summer erfährt nach einem überraschenden Angriff, dass sie eine Hexe ist, und wird in eine Welt katapultiert, die ihr fremd ist: die Elementals Academy. Diese Schule, gegründet von den Nachkommen griechischer Götter, wird ihr neues Zuhause. Doch Summers Magie ist unberechenbar, und ihre größte Herausforderung könnte ausgerechnet Zane Caldwell sein, ein Mitschüler, der sie fasziniert und zugleich verwirrt. Ein drohender Krieg zwischen den griechischen und den nordischen Göttern bedroht nicht nur die magische Gemeinschaft, sondern die gesamte Welt.

The DFZ, the metropolis formerly known as Detroit, is the world’s most magical city with a population of nine million and zero public safety laws. That’s a lot of mages, cybernetically enhanced chrome heads, and mythical beasties who die, get into debt, and otherwise fail to pay their rent. When they can’t pay their bills, their stuff gets sold to the highest bidder. That’s when they call me. I’m a Cleaner: a freelance mage employed by the DFZ to sort through the mountains of magical junk people leave behind. It’s not a pretty job, or a safe one....

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got magic...

Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, 17-year-old Anouk has been desperate to become a witch. It's the only way to save her friends who, like Anouk, are beasties: animals enchanted into humans. But unlike Anouk, the other beasties didn't make it out of the battle at Montelimar in one piece. With her friends now trapped in their animal forms, Anouk is forced into a sinister deal involving a political marriage with her sworn enemy, a wicked plot to overthrow London's fiercest coven of witches, and a deadly trial of fire to become a witch.

It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name - a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish...and it sets off a chain of events I never expected. With the help of a charming and sexy druid, I set out to locate a missing professor, but what we discover is far worse than we ever imagined.

Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, 16 countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first-ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico’s Runner - the only player without a dragon steed - is kicked off the team, she’s given the chance. When she discovers that a former Blazewrath superstar has teamed up with the Sire - a legendary dragon who’s cursed into human form - the safety of the Cup is jeopardized.

I'd always sensed something peculiar about the reclusive Evergreen Academy, tucked deep in the woods of my hometown. But I never could have imagined it was a college for magical botanists—and that I am one of them. An invitation to the academy opens up a whole new world of wonder, yet my plant affinity powers remain elusive, and my scientific training is far behind that of my peers. When I'm assigned a tutor, Callan Rhodes, a powerful descendant of the academy's founders, I'm baffled by his willingness to help me.

Schon wieder ein Mörder mit Maske! Aber dieses Mal hat er es nicht nur auf Sterbliche abgesehen. Während Skulduggery und Walküre ihren neusten Fall aufklären, bereitet sich die Zauberergemeinschaft auf eine besondere Zeremonie vor. Für drei Tage wird die magische Insel Insadoom aus dem Meer auftauchen und danach wieder verschwinden. Es gibt ein rauschendes Fest mit schönen Kleidern, viel Champagner und noch mehr Blut. Und eins wird schnell klar. Niemand ist sicher! Und nur wenige werden lebend da rauskommen.

After the mysterious death of their best friend, Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. The police ruled Ariane’s death as a suicide, but the trio is determined to find out what really happened. When Nani Eszes arrives as their newest roommate, it sets into motion a series of events that no one could have predicted. As the girls retrace their friend’s final days, they discover a dark secret about Grimrose - Ariane wasn’t the first dead girl. They soon learn that all the past murders are connected to ancient fairy-tale curses....

Red hat ein Problem. Ever ist tot und Jaz ist fort. Ganz im Gegenteil zur zombifizierten Bevölkerung des Märchenwalds, die mit der Büchse der Pandora in Kontakt kamen und Rapunzel dafür zur Verantwortung ziehen wollen. Und dann wäre da noch die Dreizehnte Fee, die Hexe Bane und Prinzessin Jasemin, die allesamt (und jeweils) Rache an Red und ihrer Gang geschworen haben.

Steven’s mother is the greatest grim reaper in the afterlife. Steven? Not so much. Dead 14 years and counting, he’s brash, headstrong, and definitely still in training. While shadowing his mom at work, a chance encounter with a dangerous demon leaves her gravely injured and Steven stranded

Рыжеволосая Сэксони Кэгни — одна из самых благополучных старшеклассниц канадского городка Солтфорд. У нее замечательные родители, два вполне дружелюбных брата и множество друзей, а потому никаких дурацких комплексов. Но у Сэксони есть серьезный недостаток: она бывает невнимательна к людям и вспыхивает как огонь по малейшему поводу. Именно эта черта характера и доставит девушке массу неприятностей во время головокружительной поездки в Венецию, поскольку с пламенем не шутят, — особенно если оно поселилось у тебя в животе!..