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Snow White possesses an extraordinary gift—the ability to communicate with the forest and mystical creatures of the enchanted realm, from the ancient oaks to the playful forest sprites. Her connection garners the love and admiration of all but one, the jealous queen, Seraphina. As Snow White's power grows and her connection deepens to the forest and its magical creatures, so does Seraphina's envy.

Twin sisters Iris and Malina thought they knew how to reverse the ancient curse that haunts their line, the spell that destines them to use their gleams—unique forms of beauty-manipulating magic—to entice and enchant none other than Death himself. But both sisters thought wrong. Instead of ending the wicked bargain with the power of her infinite bloom, Iris is taken to an uncanny realm between this world and the next. Only unlike all of Death’s companions before, Iris’s body goes on the one-way journey along with her soul, arriving in a kingdom never meant to sustain a living girl.

Eira and Soren are queer twins living with their survivalist parents when a plague starts spreading that turns people into zombie-like monsters. They disagree with their parents about a lot, but they can't deny that their way of life keeps them safe while much of the world perishes—for now. When it becomes clear that their safety won't last, the twins decide to strike out on their own. They don't get far before encountering the one remaining person in the closest town: the librarian, Racer, a gold medal-winning Special Olympics champion.

The exciting and dangerous sequel to The Immortal Circus! Audrey finds herself thrust into a world of danger and intrigue as she flees to Italy in search of allies against the Vampire Council. In search of a safe haven, she and her friends are taken in by an enigmatic old vampire who gives her everything she needs to learn how to survive the three trials that will determine her fate as the new vampire queen. Meanwhile, Gil, recovering from his harrowing encounter with Emilio, remains behind, grappling with his inner demons and a relentless blood lust. With tensions rising and time running ...

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don't mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people's fates by cleaning their houses.

Lady Genevieve Rayelle Palleep loves to point out what no one else notices, which makes it a tad difficult to get along with most suitors. While tracking down details may not be beneficial for her life as a lady, it certainly has uses in her more secretive life. Since being recruited as a crown agent as a child, Evie’s talents have never failed to hunt down black market goods, runaway convicts, or anything else one could imagine... That is, until her next mission bears an interesting request.

My name is Juliet Wildfire Stone, and I barely escaped my sleepy Arizona town alive after a Seeker tried to murder me. There are three others like me—Chosen hybrids—each with different abilities. I must find them, because an alien race is plotting to enslave the world, and only the Chosen can stop them. We must fulfill our destiny... or run. As the Alpha, only I can lead the others, but how can I trust these people I've never met? No matter, because I'll do anything to stop the enemy... even if it kills me.

After accidentally interrupting a leadership ceremony being conducted by the magical but evil Treplicons, Willy is cursed to grow warts over all parts of his body. This brings on a source of embarrassment that leads him to despair. He soon discovers that he must travel to the Treplicon realm to reverse the curse. Once they arrive in the beautiful magical world, Willy and his best friend Pete discover that the reversal of the curse is only half their task. They must overcome the powerful and soulless Swamp Spirit to save the land they have come to love.

Um ihre Familie zu beschützen, willigt die junge Liora ein, die Ehefrau eines Zauberers zu werden. Als sie auf seine Burg gebracht wird, ist dort nichts, wie es scheint. Das Domizil ist von Fabelwesen bevölkert. Ihren Bräutigam sieht sie erst am Tag ihrer Hochzeit, als sie in einem dunklen Ritual vermählt werden. Doch Jaro, der Zauberer, ist ganz anders, als sie dachte. Als Hüter wacht er über die Fabelwesen. Während Jaro sie meidet, plagen Liora Visionen von Geistern. In dem Versuch, sie zu ergründen, kommt Liora Jaro immer näher.

AMERICA IS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS WHEN MASSIVE SOLAR FLARES DESTROY THE GRID. Enter the Darkness is a prequel novella to The Darkness After Series, an ongoing tale of survival, adventure and romance set in the aftermath of the breakdown of civilization. Two teenagers from completely different worlds are destined to meet when they are suddenly stranded in New Orleans, cut off from their loved ones and forced to adapt to a life without technology or law and order. Sixteen-year-old Mitch Henley sets out on foot to walk out of the city and return to the backwoods farm where his game warden ...

With the threat of another Divine Element Cultivator and the looming presence of a Shadow Immortal, Calron must prepare an army if he's to survive the future. His Cultivation will not be enough as he enters the political sea of the royal court with sharks swimming all around him. No one can be trusted... even the Tower Lords.

I’m Rishi Tremayne. I’m fifteen, female and desperately working to take care of my sick family. I hunt wrecked spaceships, destroyed in battle during the Slave War and turn in their location for credits - credits I desperately need. Yeah, I know I used that word twice, so it's doubly true. If I don’t find hulls. . . we don’t eat. . . or pay rent. . . or get the necessary meds my family needs to block the excruciating pain they suffer from that dreaded nerve disease. I sometimes get into trouble finding those ships. And, yeah, I also get into trouble with my. . . attitude. Sometimes....

Magic is only for the worthy. The clerics. Join them, or your magic is forfeit. Rinnen doesn't give the shadowy clerics much thought. At least not until his sister, Kessandra, turns out to have the rare gift. Kessandra wants to keep her magic, but they won't let her. When the magic-removal ceremony takes more from his sister than just her special powers, Rinnen is devastated. But he's just a fighter in training. What good is a sword against magic?

*Verliebe dich nie in eine Romanfigur, denn sie könnte dich suchen kommen.* Dass Lesen wahnsinnig gefährlich ist und man sich nie in eine Romanfigur verlieben darf, weiß kaum jemand besser als Lin, eine Wächterin der Bibliotheca Elementara. Mithilfe ihrer Luftelement-Kräfte sorgt sie dafür, all die umschwärmten und aus ihren Seiten herausgetretenen Protagonisten wieder einzufangen und in ihre fiktive Welt zu bannen. Glitzernde Vampire, unwiderstehliche Außerirdische, schlagfertige Dämonen, Gitarre spielende Bad Boys ...

Seit sie denken können, sind sie Rivalen. Eigentlich ... Der Blutjäger Xaron ist Oonas ewiger Konkurrent. Seit ihrer Kindheit buhlen sie um die Anerkennung ihres Oberhaupts und Ziehvaters Marus. Als Xaron Oonas Auftrag zu Ende bringen und sie gemeinsam mit Prinzessin Odine ausliefern will, wird aus Rivalität Feindschaft. Doch Oona weiß, was Marus wirklich im Schilde führt. Sie folgt der Botschaft aus ihrem Traum und schwört, Odine um jeden Preis zu schützen.

Ying Yue believed in love . . . once. Yet when she's chosen to wed the Crown Prince, Ying's dreams of a fairy tale marriage fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferent, confining Ying to her room for reasons he won't explain. And whispers swirl: of seven other brides who mysteriously disappeared after their own weddings.

Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike. Pheris, the heretofore-unknown heir of the traitorous Baron Erondites, is sent to be raised in the Attolian court. Possessing a keen intellect, Pheris has nevertheless had to play the fool in order to survive.

In the riveting third installment of the Defiant Young Adult dystopian series, the courageous journey of seventeen-year-old twins, Alex and Caleb, takes an electrifying turn after they abandoned their oppressive family encampment, plunging headlong into a desolate world shattered by half a century of isolation, wars, and natural disasters. Their quest for answers leads them into the unforgiving ruins of what once was the United States, a land scarred by the haunting echoes of its past. As they traverse the treacherous wastelands, a burning question consumes their thoughts

À la croisée des univers d'Avatar et de Divergente. Une planète lointaine à l’autre bout de la Galaxie. Une colonie abandonnée par la Terre qui se bat pour survivre. Zac, 28 ans, vit à Mélaharis, l'unique cité de sa planète. Son problème ? Le gouverneur de la colonie a mis une prime de capture sur sa tête. Alors que des répercussions planent sur sa famille, il doit fuir par-delà l'enceinte protectrice de la ville et s'enfoncer dans la nature hostile et inexplorée de ce nouveau monde.

Sul’vars Altar wurde zerstört, und mit ihm auch Leg Ondos letzte Hoffnung, in dieser Welt zum vollwertigen Magier zu werden. Liara Slick ist spurlos verschwunden. Der Imperator legt dem wieder erstarkten Clan Steine in den Weg, wo er kann. Ein mysteriöser Zauberer, der in Baschorgs Dienst steht, hetzt furchterregende Dämonen ins Land des Bärenclans. Außerdem gilt es immer noch, zu studieren und sich auf die Abschlussprüfung vorzubereiten.