"After several years stuck as a ghost, Sky Flores learns to reconnect with the living again with the help of her handsome neighbor in this lush romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Witch of Wild Things.
Like her sisters, Sage and Teal, Sky Flores has a touch of magic, and it's caused nothing but heartache. Not only did she disappear into the woods years ago and reappear with no rational explanation, she's also more comfortable talking to animals than to people. Different and misunderstood, Sky is shunned in the small town of Cranberry.
Sky's neighbor, Adam Noemi, has his own problems. After being laid off from a prestigious newspaper, Adam, ever the ambitious reporter, needs a big headline to redeem his career. Enter Sky, a girl with a story that news outlets have been chasing for years. Sky agrees to grant Adam an exclusive interview on one condition: that he befriend Sky, in a very public way, to prove to everyone in Cranberry that she's not an outcast.
As Sky shares her experiences with Adam, something much bigger than a simple agreement begins to grow between them. But for love to take root, Adam will have to take a leap towards a life that defies expectations, and Sky must open her heart - full of flora and fauna and mystical energies - to his curious mind."
"Deep fried and deadly . . .
A Whitlow is missing, and the quest to find her takes Tula and her sisters to a dangerous and magical island off the coast of Savannah. She'll need to survive an unearthly hoard, a disappearing sun, spirits gone mad, alligators, and maybe the scariest of all, a group of drunken thespians.
In the search for her cousin, Tula will begin to scratch the surface of a mystery that could destroy the thing she holds most dear—her own birthright as a Whitlow. What she's learned could open up access to a power she never believed was possible. But it's a power born of darkness, and touching it comes at a cost."
"Danica Grey, her fae dragon partner Jilly, and the Spellbound Security team have scored another big client. A whistleblower whose secret threatens to destroy several wealthy titans of industry along with their companies.
It's a dramatic change from protecting celebrities, but the team is all-in. It doesn't matter that the ones hunting the whistleblower have endless resources.
Enter Moriarty. He's been assessing Danica and her team. No wonder he's offered the contract to end the whistleblower before he can appear in court. His talents are deadlier than any other, including his assassin assistant Solene, who holds a vendetta against Danica.
Every member of the team will need to step up to meet the challenge. Will it cost them more than they're willing to pay? Voltaic's infomancy, Lilac's potions, Randall's fists, Alex's combat skills, and Zack's tech will be essential, not to mention Danica and Jilly needing to bring their best to the table.
Will that be enough to preserve the whistleblower or his defenders from Moriarty's efforts to kill them all? Turns out everything up to now has been a rehearsal. It's time for the real show.
It's all in a day's work for Spellbound Security."
"Coming to Westin Pack is supposed to be a fresh start for Lucy. A single mother who spent years in captivity, she arrives with a lot of baggage, scars, and secrets. Finding her one true mate is the last thing she wants. But meeting the sexy Dr. Micah might just be exactly what she needs to heal from the horrors of her past and move towards a future she never dared to dream.
Imagine Micah's surprise when a new wolf in town brings her toddler in for a school physical. He knows she's his one true mate, but with a young pup, he also knows she's off limits. In haste, he requests a Pack change knowing no good can come from him lusting after a mated woman. Can he be stopped in time or will he ruin his one chance at true love?
Contains mature themes."
"The battle for the Underworld has begun . . .
When Hanna Heikkinen sacrificed herself to the God of Death to save her father, she never imagined she'd fall in love with the grumpy god—or thrive as Queen of Tuonela. Nor did she expect to uncover the truth of her divine lineage, a secret tied to powers far beyond her understanding.
But when the Old Gods rise and Louhi's dark forces plunge the Land of the Dead into Kaaos, threatening to destroy the balance of life and death, Hanna must fight for more than just her realm. With Tuonela unraveling and the souls of the dead at risk of eternal Oblivion, Hanna and Tuoni face impossible odds as love and duty collide.
Can Hanna save Tuonela before it's lost to the void, or will her greatest sacrifice come at the cost of the one she loves most?
Contains mature themes."
"Fallen Gods is a Norse-inspired adult fantasy romance from Rachel Van Dyken, filled with ancient secrets and perilous desire.
Odin raised her to obey. To be his blade.
The gods aren't dead - they're only sleeping, locked in mortal bodies, scattered across the world, waiting for the right spark to wake them. And Odin, the most ruthless of them all, is Rey Stjerne's father.
Now he's sending Rey to Endir University, a place filled with ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, to steal back Mjolnir, the hammer that once belonged to her dead brother. If she fails, everyone she loves dies.
But Aric Westberg wasn't part of the plan. He's the enemy's heir. Distant. Dangerous. And somehow familiar. He doesn't know what he is yet - or what he carries - but she does. And the more she's ordered to unravel him, the harder it becomes to remember where the lies end and she begins. Now there's a mission she never chose - and a man she was never meant to care about - standing between her and the end of the world . . .
For fans of sexy romantasy and Neon Gods by Katee Robert, Rachel Van Dyken's Fallen Gods duology is a steamy, dramatic myth retelling.
'A must-read' - Vanessa Williams, award-winning actress and singer"
"In this stunning contemporary fantasy novel for fans of V. E. Schwab and Kaliane Bradley, a historian's dream job in Italy takes a dark turn when she discovers her employers aren't exactly human…
After losing her book deal and her academic position, historian Aida Reale needs a new career, and fast. After all, she and her fiancé, Graham, have a wedding to pay for. So when a friend recommends her for an extremely high-paying position at a company called MODA, it feels like the perfect stroke of luck. And with a move to Italy and a breathtaking palazzo included, how could she say no?
Aside from a snooty assistant, a daunting NDA and some very stringent rules about the use of personal technology, working for MODA is a dream come true-at least at first. But the more research Aida conducts for this elusive company, the more things feel off. Not only does her relationship with Graham suffer, but it seems like every site she visits either vanishes or is struck by tragedy soon after she's been there.
It's only after a mysterious woman approaches Aida and Luciano, her devastatingly handsome and equally concerned MODA colleague, that they learn the truth-they are just mortal pawns in a game between gods. Now Aida must find answers to the question she's been avoiding: What's really happening to all the happiness she's been collecting…and can she stop the gods' plans before it's too late?
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"The army of the Ascendancy is hammering at the gates. Iradan, Saint of the Green Star, has sworn to take Marak's head and burn his empire to the ground.
But the gods can be fickle.
For Marak, the Ascendancy is just one obstacle on his path to becoming the most powerful being in the universe.
Marak finds himself increasingly forced to commit brutal acts. But every action has a consequence, and even as the Autarch wins one battle, another is lost. If he is to maintain an iron grip on his empire—and continue to expand it—he'll have to root out the treachery spreading at the Autarchy's heart . . .
And in order to rule the world, Marak must first ascend.
Contains mature themes."
"THE RED MOON HANGS LOW IN THE NIGHT--AN OMEN OF WHAT’S TO COME Deep within the Lawless City lies the Blood Queen, a Progenitor Vampire, slumbering in her coffin for many moons. An expert at landing himself in trouble, Cid should know better than to go after her…but he’s dying to get a piece of the action. It’s time he shed his daytime persona to take on the role of Shadow! It seems, however, that he’s not the only one with this idea. Soon enough, he finds the three rulers of the Lawless City-Juggernaut the Tyrant, Yukime the Spirit Fox, and Crimson the vampire-are all on his tail. To complicate things even further, the Shadow Garden descends on the scene as the hour of the Blood Queen’s awakening looms closer and closer…"
"From USA Today bestselling author Keith R.A. DeCandido comes a paranormal mystery of epic proportions.
When Detective Domenica Kiernan solved the murder of a mayor’s aide—killed by a vampire—she never imagined she’d find herself at the vanguard of the NYPD’s latest special squad: the Supernatural Crimes Unit.
Tasked with closing cases involving magic and monsters, the SCU has dealt with a shape-changing domovoy committing assault in Chelsea, the murder of a kappa on City Island, a thieving Taotie in Chinatown—and their latest: two murder victims whose corpses have been liquefied by a powerful spell.
Kiernan and the rest of the SCU must find the connection between the two victims and figure out who cast the spell that destroyed the corpses. Soon, their investigation leads to a malevolent magic-user who yearns for limitless power, whose plans go far beyond disposing of dead bodies. He’ll stop at nothing to achieve his goals—including kidnapping Bobby, Kiernan’s ten-year-old son.
The SCU has no choice: They must go rogue to find Bobby and stop the wizard before he unleashes hell on Earth!"
