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Who's in control in those moments you aren't? They're all around us. Wherever there's enough of us to keep them alive. Waiting for their chance to occupy those of us whose consciousness lapses. There when we get lost in a thought. A daydream. A moment. Through us, they experience the joys of the world in fleeting moments. By feeding on the scraps of attention we let wander, they live a little longer. For most, those small glimpses of how we experience the world are all they get. But some want more. They find another way.

Die Mortons sind die wahrscheinlich dunkelste Familiendynastie unserer Zeit. Seit Jahrhunderten binden sie die einflussreichsten Menschen dieser Welt an sich und lösen jedes Problem für sie. Es ist Jessicas drittes Jahr am Helshire College, einer traditionsreichen Universität, an der die Mächtigen von morgen ausgebildet werden. Jess ist das Ausnahmtalent ihrer Generation: Sie ist kalt, präzise und absolut loyal.

Eigentlich hat Jocasta alles, was eine normale Studentin braucht: einen sicheren College-Platz an der renommierten Beecher Universität, einen Job und eine verkorkste Affäre mit ihrem Dozenten. Doch Jo ist alles andere als normal. Als Tochter des Todes muss sie sich von negativen Gefühlen ernähren, um zu überleben: den kleinen Toden des Alltags, Enttäuschung, gebrochene Herzen, Misserfolgen. Niemand in ihrem sorgfältig errichteten Umfeld kennt Jocastas wahres Gesicht.

Wenn sich an Halloween die Tore zur Unterwelt öffnen, verstecken sich die Menschen in Grimmwood Creek. Sie will endlich die Wahrheit über den mysteriösen Tod ihrer Mutter erfahren. Um zu überleben, geht sie einen fatalen Pakt mit dem attraktiven Dämon Azael ein: Er hilft ihr, sich als Dämon auszugeben, dafür muss sie sieben Rituale der Todsünden durchführen. Doch während die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Monster verschwimmen, merkt Parker zu spät, wie hoch der Preis für die Wahrheit tatsächlich ist.

The American Museum of Magic has a secret beneath its floors: a living Hotel that stretches farther than maps allow, where hospitality is law and harm has no standing in the halls above. After the Farm falls, Sia and Mia Mason take refuge there with friends who are more family than team. They plan to rest. The world plans otherwise.

My fury isn't just emotional, it's botanical, noxious and spreading fast. The town's pride-and-joy battle reenactment festival is in full swing. Think chainmail, fake weapons, and a level of enthusiasm that borders on alarming. The trouble is, fae are flaunting it, swanning around without glamours because they fit right in with the crowds of medieval infantry and overly keen LARPers. My temper is fraying. But there isn't going to be a fae incident. Not on my watch.

Long ago, Finch made a pact with Chronos, the Titan of Time. In exchange for the ability to rewind time up to 24 hours, Finch agreed to safeguard Chronos’s newest child — whenever Chronos decided to have one. That day has come. Finch must protect the time god egg, keeping it out of the hands of random bounty hunters, werewolves, vampires, assassins, and even Aeon, a rival time god.

Seanan McGuire’s New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–nominated InCryptid series continues in this sixteenth exciting adventure, following the Price family as they struggle to protect the cryptological world around us. Normal, adjective: 1. Confirming to an established standard; not...

With a wedding to plan and a future mother-in-law who hates her, the last thing Lizzie Grace needs is two psycho vampires rampaging through Castle Rock. But as their battle draws ever closer to her circle of friends, Lizzie finds herself unwillingly drawn deeper and deeper into their conflict. Then one vampire does the unthinkable, and Lizzie goes to war. Can she save everyone she loves and finally get her happy ending with Aiden?

Briar Jones hat einen Traum: Die Temple, Schule für Thaumaturgie, zu besuchen, denn dort werden die mächtigsten CEOs und einflussreichsten Politiker des Landes in Magie ausgebildet, so zumindest die Gerüchte online. Aber Briar wird zurückgewiesen – stattdessen wird deren bester Freund Seb ausgewählt, woran ihre Beziehung zerbricht. Sieben Jahre später ermöglicht ein Sommerjob in den Archiven von Temple es Briar endlich, doch einen Blick hinter die Kulissen zu werfen und Seb wiederzusehen.

I never asked to be a savior. I never wanted to be part of a prophecy. But the dark ones are approaching—and I'll fight for my future with everything I have. War is coming to the realms, and our only hope lies in an ancient composition scattered across the globe. A weapon powerful enough to...

Magic, mayhem and madness explode in this third installment in the Jessica McClain series. Jessica McClain is on the run. . . again. Finally reunited with Rourke, Jessica arrives home to find that her best friend has been kidnapped, her father has vanished, and the supernatural Sects -- witches...

Gone Before The Moon is a supernatural thriller, and is the first audiobook of The Black Veil Files. It's about Duncan, a boy whose world shatters when his best friend Kade disappears without a trace. As Duncan digs deeper, he uncovers more questions than answers, and secrets no one wants to talk about. People with unnatural abilities. A secret organisation lurking in the shadows. How far would you go to find someone who vanished without explanation?

An enigmatic figure emerges into the Hallowed World, promising a gift of unfathomable worth to the people of earth. Crown sorcerer, Ambrose Drake must negotiate terms with this peaceful invader, but Drake and his companions soon find themselves drawn into a warped reality from which there seems no escape.

Serafina found her bonds; she accepted her role as Priestess. Life should have been easy from there. Instead, she was murdered in cold blood, only for the Mother to bring her back for vengeance. With her memory gone, and getting her revenge more complicated than expected, how will she ever become the Priestess she was meant to be?

In a reservation where magic has been unrestrained for entirely too long, there is no rest from the wicked.... After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil. Those hopes are quickly dashed when Lizzie comes across the scent of evil and tracks it back to the clean-picked bones of a man.

What happens when the man who controls everything... loses control? Ren Lewis thought he'd won. Perfect woman. Perfect job with the Lucidites, stopping disasters before they unfold. The monster inside finally caged. So why does victory taste like ash?

In the occupied city of Tejomaya, calor—a magical fossil fuel—is found only in the blood rains that fall from the sky. While a six-month drought has brought Tejomaya to a desperate standstill, rumors of a secret stash of magic propel three unlikely treasure seekers to risk everything. Tenacious and street-smart Zain Jatav has been forced to steal calor for her slumlord bosses for years. Finding the magic reserve might be her only key to freedom. But she'll have to contend with Iravan Khotar, a slumlord himself and an ambitious revolutionary hoping to use the same magic to save his people.

Last week, I defeated a monster hell-bent on killing us all. I thought I was stopping a prophecy, but it turns out, the dark omens were about me all along. Now I’m destined to steal the souls of the pack—my pack—and help the Dark God bring destruction down on the world. Jaxson Laurent, my fated mate, is determined to help me fight back, but what if he has to choose between me and his wolves? The Dark God is beginning to take control of me, and unless I can heal the wound in my soul, I won’t be able to resist his call.

To his shock, Troy is no ordinary person. Born to incredible metaphysical powers residing in his mind, he comes to his own as they awaken. Determined to make good on them, he trains hard, only to discover that his powers come with a steep price. One born of his own reflection, one born to chaos. Can he undo the damage he is tied to or make amends to those affected by it? Will he find the love he so deeply seeks in those his literal mind is bound to? Who knows...