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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. 

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.

For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, but now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic; the storms, more destructive. All hope lies with Clara, a once-in-a-generation Everwitch whose magic is tied to every season. 

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.

Bloomsbury presents Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland, read by Kate Handford. New York Times bestselling author Sara Holland continues her blockbuster contemporary fantasy series, Havenfall, with this unforgettable sequel. ‘Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller’ STEPHANIE GARBER After saving the...

Evan Tatf tem tudo programado: tirar um ano no Alaska, cuidar para que seu irmão mais novo e sua mãe estejam seguros e continuar o processo de terapia para entender o abandono de seu pai. Mas após o diagnóstico de sua mãe, tudo parece ruir, exceto algo espetacular: uma música que ninguém mais pode ouvir, a voz de alguém que Evan nunca conheceu...

Zehn romantische Geschichten aus dem Universum der Schattenjäger, ein Liebesbrief an Fans und ein emotionaler Höhepunkt der Bücher. Ob Jace und Clary auf der Suche nach einem verbannten Schattenjäger, Will und Tessa auf ihrer rätselhaften Hochzeitsreise in Paris oder Simon und Izzy im Kampf gegen dämonische Aktivitäten in New York, jede Geschichte beleuchtet die Liebe in all ihren Facetten: leidenschaftlich, schmerzhaft, humorvoll und zutiefst menschlich.

Tauch ein in eine Welt voller Magie und Intrigen, die tief unter dem Meer beginnt… Aris, der jüngste Prinz von Atlantis, sehnt sich nach Freiheit von den strengen Regeln seines Vaters, des Minos. Als er die mutige Ella von der Oberfläche kennenlernt, wird sein Schicksal neu geschrieben. Ihre Liebe ist gefährlich und verboten – denn ihre Welten dürfen nicht kollidieren. Doch als Verrat den Thron von Atlantis bedroht, müssen Aris und Ella einander vertrauen.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES At a hidden magical HBCU a teen boy must confront evil spirits, family secrets and tested loyalties. In this haunting finale to the New York Times bestselling Blood at the Root trilogy, bloodlines, betrayal, and legacy collide in a battle that may cost...

The Inheritance Games meets Caraval in this YA contemporary fantasy debut about a girl thrust into the intoxicating and dangerous world of magical high society Sometimes you have to kill a dream to escape a nightmare. Nora is the opposite of lucky. She's still wrangling her late father's debts...

Crescent City meets Fourth Wing in this fast-paced and romantic story, in which a teenage girl must survive ruthless werewolves, a glittering court, and deadly politics to exact revenge on the monsters who destroyed her. ?"A deliciously dark and viciously sexy romance. You will want to devour...

Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two 17-year-old girls become entwined when they are chosen to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen.

Bloomsbury presents Havenfall by Sara Holland, read by Kate Handford. "Vibrant." – Emily A. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints "An enchanting and thrilling contemporary fantasy." – Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of A Curse So Dark and Lonely A safe...

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.

Eira Martell has spent ten years shutting out the spirit world, ever since her beloved grandmother disappeared from a pagan stone circle. But on her twentieth birthday, a stay at a haunted vicarage brings her psychic powers surging back. Returning to her grandmother's abandoned estate, Eira discovers that she is the fated Girl of Darkness, destined to find a legendary witch's grimoire that only she can open. When the grimoire awakens, it brings Eira face-to-face with the ghosts of her past—and a scarred stranger with a deadly touch who might just be her future.

A teen who is The Chosen One in a fantasy realms finds himself a nobody back home—that is, until magic appears in the real world and he must re-enter the portal to save a doomed realm. Months after entering a portal, becoming a powerful mage, and saving a distant realm, disgruntled Asian...

Sid Spencer has always been the most normal girl in her abnormal hometown, a tourist trap built over one of the fault lines that seal magic away from the world. Meanwhile, all Sid has to deal with is hair-ruining humidity, painful awkwardness, being one of four Asians in town, and her friends...