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The trio of Freya, Leah, and Zeal are living in the Swenson Castle on the North Sea in Norway. Each day there are new unique challenges, for they are led by orders from Freya. Coming in from all over the world are the calls for help, some right in their own backyards. The family is constantly growing, as the need to find homes for so many abused children is answered with joy by the residents of Swenson Castle. Leah tries to adjust to the life, so different from her home in Virginia, as her past life calls, tugging at her heart: "Be careful what you ask for."

In the Fae city of Everenne, the Prince is waking. The Court has not felt the full weight of his presence in centuries. It is the soul cry of his fiercest enemy that stirs him. Aerinne Capulette has led House Faronne in the ground war against Prince Renaud since she was a child. But her people don’t take prisoners, and the secret of the warrior she executed in battle may shred the white flag the warring Houses have finally waved.

I need more magic like I need a point-blank bullet to the head. All that dragon power Rhett’s already given me is churning around inside me, causing as much trouble as the great poohbah dragon protector himself, and he’s trouble walking in a pair of perfectly fitting jeans. Regardless of my desires, and I’ve got lots of them thanks to the two men who won’t stop shooting suggestive looks my way, more magic is exactly what I’ve got—plus a whole band of dragon shifters without it, heh, pointing fingers at me for taking what they think is theirs. Oopsie.

Auf der Flucht vor ihren Entführern verunglückt Kim in den Bergen der Vogesen. Dort wird sie von dem Elfen Zarek gefunden und gerettet. Der wortkarge Einsiedler ist heilfroh, dass er Kim die Existenz der zweiten Welt verheimlichen kann und eine Möglichkeit findet, sie schnell wieder in ihre Heimat nach Münster zurückzuschicken. Doch die Erleichterung, die Menschenfrau los zu sein und wieder allein mit seinem Wolf durch die Wälder zu streifen, währt nur kurz. Denn die Entführer bleiben Kim auf den Fersen und nirgendwo scheint sie sicherer zu sein als bei Zarek.

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood takes an unexpected turn when the wolf's intended prey turns the tables on him and changes the course of his life.

Quinlan used to have dreams about Queen Fand. She watched, unable to help as the goddess of the fairies was defeated, imprisoned, and finally enslaved to the Veilman. Now, those dreams don't just come to her at night. She's starting to believe that what she sees is real. She needs to learn the truth, and Shane Murphy might be the only one who can help her figure it out. Her boyfriend, Eli, refuses to believe, even though he sees the same things Quinlan sees. But there's so much more to it. Eli knows it's true, but he's not ready to admit it—yet.

For the past seven years, Kellan Caufield Thorne has been caught up in a celestial power play of epic proportions. The final act began in an Atlanta alley by forever removing the scales from Kellan’s eyes to reveal a world of Creation, Destruction, gods, angels, demons, and Mantles. Now the last scene begins to unfold as God’s unchecked hand on the world must traverse a perilous and narrow path if he has any hope of saving our universe from Perditor, the very incarnation of destruction.

The story begins with Pegasus choosing three of his best pairs of beautiful white-winged horses from Olympus to come to Earth for a special purpose to become a new species that not even the Greek gods had seen or known before. They become the Earth unicorns, the Day unicorns, and the Night unicorns, and with their magic they will heal and protect the Earth after the dinosaurs' reign. The story then follows on about a special mare and her life that will change completely forever, as she has been chosen to be something even greater than the magnificent, magical unicorn she already is!

La piramide è il simbolo del potere, delle gerarchie. Il personaggio di questo racconto percorre un viaggio lungo una notte attorno a se stesso e scopre…aveva capito che il rapporto tra informazione e potere era lo stesso che tra corruzione e politica. Quasi si confondevano. Trovò quindi il modo di stabilire che tutte le comunicazioni passassero da lui. Da lui invece ne uscivano pochissime. L’indispensabile. Alle volte neanche quello. Stava mettendo in pericolo l’azienda. Ma doveva farlo. Giusto il tempo necessario per arrivare in cima.

Haddie, her dad, and her friends are all at risk in a twisting turn of events. The Unceasing are back and stronger than ever. Her coworker has already been coerced; will one of her friends be next? In a race against time, Haddie and her team rally to find the source of this strange power and stop it, but they might not be enough. Haddie is faced with heart-wrenching decisions, and the choices she dares to make might cost her everything as she stands up against someone who can turn her own team against her. Will she be able to turn things around the second time? Who will she lose?

Mit seinem Sohn Drizzt Do'Urden wiedervereint und in der Zeit versetzt, hat Zaknafein die schwierigsten Kämpfe überstanden. Doch das Überleben hat einen schrecklichen Preis, und der Kampf ist noch lange nicht vorbei. Als das Schicksal eine unerwartete Wendung nimmt, entdeckt Zaknafein, dass er nicht nur die Dunkelheit besiegen, sondern auch lernen muss, das Unkontrollierbare zu akzeptieren: das Leben selbst.

Daniel's Guide to Early Retirement: 1. Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. 2. Hide out in super-exclusive Full Immersion Virtual Reality game until the heat is off. 3. Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. 4. Profit. With all the pesky planning out of the way, Daniel set out to realize his ultimate dream: gaining enough money to buy a tropical island and spend his days playing the violin and RPGs. What could possibly go wrong?

One moment, he was enjoying a breakfast of salmon trimmings in his home in South Wales. The next, he was teleported across time and space onto the cold stone floor of an evil warlock. Locked in the warlock's tower through day and night, Ben may have to serve him for a while. He'll hate this, especially having to hunt those infernal demon rats when the warlock doesn't feed him well at all.

How can life continue when the desire to live is ripped away? That’s the question William McConnelly grapples with every day. He is frozen in time on the night his wife and son die in a house fire. Although his body goes through the motions of living, his reality resides in the past. By the time his father-in-law asks him to scatter Cara’s and Sam’s ashes in the Irish hills, Will has lost all ties to America and life. After all, he can rejoin his lost family in the hills of Drumkeeran as easily as he can in Fort Worth, Texas. So, out of respect, Will flies to Ireland.

The shadows from Lanie's past continue to haunt her and her friends as Neighborlee moves from Christmas to New Year's Eve. Something or someone is tampering with the magical defenses of the town. Things and people disappear and reappear, with no explanation, leaving gaps in memories and time. As New Year's Eve approaches at Eden, the Neighborlee community center, the disappearances and time gaps increase. Instead of trying to convince town officials to cancel the New Year's Eve party, the guardians prepare for a showdown, and brace themselves to do what they have always done.

A tornado in the Black Hills of South Dakota has shattered Sarah Morningstar’s young life. The 15-year-old Lakota Sioux finds herself the last surviving member of her family. Chosen by some seemingly mystical accident, she and three others her age from across the globe become embroiled in a journey that will transform their young lives. The dangerous and action-filled mission they embark on will ultimately require them to make a choice: return to their previous lives or stand together and rescue the world from its current self-destructive path of fear, greed, and hatred.

Callum had seen things all his life. There are monsters and beasts living among people, but he learned very early not to admit such things, not if he didn’t want people to think him crazy. It turns out that the supernatural is real, but at 30, Callum has no desire to be part of that secret. Not that he has a choice when it turns out he is a mage, albeit one that hasn’t cast any spells in all his life. There are requirements, duties, and education that the powers that be insist he be subject to. To hell with that.

When a truck ran down Tyler, he didn't think he'd wake back up...but he did. Now he's in a fantastical world filled with wonder, adventure, and battling monsters tamed by humans like one of his favorite video games.

Lovers Lula and Brogan Gauge have dealt with magic, monsters, and gods for eighty years. Bound to travel the lonely roads of Route 66, Brogan’s a spirit with no chance of leaving the earthly realm while Lula, neither human nor monster, is only half-alive.

Dans le royaume de Hélios, les mots ont un pouvoir. Celui de créer, d'équilibrer, puis de détruire le monde. Lorsqu'on les prononce, aucun retour en arrière n'est possible. Arya, une jeune fille de la capitale, est passionnée de livres. Elle en dévore chaque mot. Mais elle est loin de se douter qu'elle est la clé pour sauver son royaume, le seul qui ait restreint l'utilisation de la magie grâce à un traité. Un traité qui ne plaît pas aux rebelles, prêts à tout pour l'éradiquer.