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'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that's why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure author of macabre tales.

Niamh is back from the dead … but she hasn’t come back alone. Elle mourns a son she never had. Ciara languishes in a prison for witches. And Leonie reels from a very unexpected surprise. Five very different witches with one thing in common: they were unwittingly chosen by the dangerously charming Lucifer, the demon king of desire, to fulfil a dark prophecy. But Lucifer has deadly offer for fledgling witch Theo: help him and her coven – her family – will be spared as the rest of humanity perishes in a hellish new reality. Save the ones she loves? Or save the world?

This used to be about dungeons...but these days it's more about sharing a pot of tea, or teaching someone the proper way to make a sandwich, or deciding whether your mysterious egg needs more sunlight. Yes, you still venture into dungeons—two in one day, if you're feeling ambitious—and there are still monsters to fight and treasures to find. But when you come out, what matters isn't the treasures you've gathered, it's whether everyone's coming to temple day or if you can all find something fancy enough to wear to the opera.

I hunt the lost, the dangerous, and the damned. It's how I survive. This time? It's how I might die. Since my parents were murdered, I've survived by hunting down whatever—or whoever—needs finding. Rogue vampires, runaway dogs, missing kids, even deadbeat spouses. If it comes with a paycheck, I take the job. This hunt is different. A master mage offered me a reward I couldn't refuse—track down a rogue summoner, stop the demon, and get out. Simple.

Everyone's always told Aspic that trouble can't help following him because of his heritage. Determined to put the lie to half-demon stereotypes, he's finally landed a good, quiet job as an herbalist's clerk where the owner trusts him to man the shop alone. What could go wrong selling coriander and thyme? When Geoffrey first enters the shop, Aspic finds the little man's eccentric appearance startling, then intriguing. Geoffrey explains, in stops and starts, that he is a theoretical necromancer researching replacements for blood magic.

When Shay reopens Hollywood Lakes Inn, her biggest worry is whether the plumbing in the 200-year-old house will spring a leak. But as she readies for her first VIP guest, she's caught in flashbacks that never happened—memories so vivid she wonders if she's losing her perimenopausal mind. With no time to dwell, she focuses on Porter Nichols, the famous screenwriter renting the entire second floor. He's got a script to finish and a terrible case of writer's block. When an unexpected guest arrives along with some disgruntled muses, Shay suspects his problem is magical in nature.

Alexandra "Alix" Dennis-Palmer-Hudson-Gilmore-Garnsey, the twelfth Lady Mondegreen, has never had any control of her life. Her supernatural ability to shatter bones with a touch made her the automatic property of the Checquy, the secret British government agency that deals with the supernatural. Her aristocratic ancestry made Alix the perfect asset for the Checquy to deploy close to the royal family. Since childhood, Alix has been coached to befriend Princess Louise, second in line to the throne, but despite all machinations, the two have never been close.

Orpheline. Formée au combat. Conditionnée depuis toujours à craindre le pouvoir de l'Autre Monde. Secrètement amoureuse d'un homme qui ne veut pas de moi. Je ne suis qu'Alli, l'orpheline mi-faë, mi-humaine, mais la vie commence enfin à me sourire. Il n'aura fallu que vingt-quatre ans. Quand l'Autre Monde, le royaume ancestral des faës, s'effondre, nous empêchant tous d'y accéder, je suis la seule à savoir qui est responsable de sa destruction. Ce secret me coûtera la vie si je n'agis pas au plus vite.

After a disappointing return from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to form an alliance and fast! A massive battle is materializing, targeting Kingsley. Without more help, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation. The good news is, gargoyle cairns are interested in meeting her. She's the only living female gargoyle and a connection with her has the opportunity to improve their status. They'd just have to change their way of life to accommodate her, not an easy ask for a gruff, stubborn sort of creature.

Alex Delmore needs a miracle. She wants out of her dead-end suburban town, but her parents are broke and NYU seems like a distant dream. Good thing there's a genie in town—and he's hiring at the Wellspring Mall. It'd help if the Jinn-formerly-of-the-Ring-of-Khorad knew even one thing about twenty-first century America. It'd help if he weren't at least as stubborn as Alex. It'd really help if her brother didn't sell her out to her conspiracy theory-loving, gnome-hating dad.

All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over...

Auf dem gesamten Planeten erwachen die Epizentren zum Leben und die Erdspalten verhalten sich unberechenbar. Es scheint an der Zeit, dass sich die Menschheit angesichts dieser gemeinsamen Bedrohung zusammenschließt. Doch es gibt zu viele Menschen, die ihre eigenen Interessen über das Allgemeinwohl stellen. Für die adeligen Familien mag dies kein Problem sein, doch für einen Jäger, für den seit jeher das Wohl der Menschheit an erster Stelle stand, ist diese Geisteshaltung nicht vertretbar.

Der Goldene Löwe hat sich mit den Überresten seiner Armee nach Atalia zurückgezogen. Im vom Krieg zerrissenen Bergonia herrscht eine angsterfüllte Ruhe, die wahrscheinlich nicht lange anhalten wird. Max wurde endlich die Bürde des Oberbefehls von den Schultern genommen, und er bricht ins nördliche Bergonia auf. Sein Ziel: Die Ländereien der Markgrafschaft de Valier, die ihm der König Carl III. übergeben hat.

Une disparition inexpliquée, une ville où la magie gronde, et une louve prête à s'allier à un vampire pour découvrir la vérité. À l'abri des regards et des jugements, je vis en paix à Glenwood, un village où personne ne s'attarde sur ma différence. Louve malentendante, j'ai l'habitude d'être mise de côté, considérée comme trop fragile pour appartenir pleinement à ma meute. Mais cette tranquillité vole en éclats le jour où Sam, mon meilleur ami, disparaît sans laisser de trace, emportant avec lui des secrets que je suis loin d'imaginer.

All Detective Constable Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over...

Hokulani ist eine Außenseiterin an ihrem Riff. Einst die Hoffnung ihres Volkes, ist sie jetzt auf den kalten und dunklen Meeresboden verbannt. Als sie einen Taucher vor dem Ertrinken rettet, bricht sie eines der wichtigsten Gesetze des Ozeans und bringt damit die Meermenschen Hawaiis in Gefahr. Um Schlimmes abzuwenden, lässt sie sich auf einen fatalen Handel ein und bindet sich an den Geretteten. Seine Unbarmherzigkeit erschüttert sie tief. In ihrer dunkelsten Stunde trifft sie auf den idealistischen Kaleo, dessen Meervolk sich der längst verloren geglaubten Magie des Ozeans bedient.

Niamh, Ciara, Leonie, Elle and Theo. Five very different witches with one thing in common: they were unwittingly chosen by the dangerously charming Lucifer, the demon king of desire, to fulfil a dark prophecy: Satanis will rise and the daughters of Gaia will fall. The coven is reunited—but broken. Niamh is back from the dead…but she hasn’t come back alone. Elle mourns a son she never had. Ciara languishes in a prison for witches, and Leonie reels from a very unexpected surprise.

Einmal Königin sein im Reich der Feen – Traum oder Albtraum? Im dritten Band in der Sunday-Times-Bestsellerserie findet die Feenforscherin Emily Wilde es heraus. Emily Wilde hat ihr Leben dem Studium der Feen gewidmet. Als renommierte Dryadologin hat sie in ihrer Enzyklopädie der Feen Hunderte von Arten dokumentiert. Jetzt steht sie kurz davor, ihr bisher gefährlichstes akademisches Projekt in Angriff zu nehmen: die Erforschung des Innenlebens eines Feenreichs – als dessen Königin.

The beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale is run as a living museum, allowing tourists to see history in action. But there’s more to the place than any visitor would guess...Fifty-something Shona grew up in the village and now runs its vintage, 1940s-themed teashop. Not everyone knows that the previous manager, her great-aunt Polly, still lives there too… as a ghost!

The legendary Orion has been hunting monsters for millennia—he's very good at it. That's why they gave him a constellation in the night sky. But that prowess comes with a price. There are many who hold a grudge against him. So when someone starts killing Nephilim in Los Angeles with the style of an old foe, there's no doubt that it's personal.