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When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake. Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles.

Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer--a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away.

Sadisten, Psychopathen, Serienmörder - die forensische Psychologin Anna Salomon weiß um die dunklen Abgründe der menschlichen Natur. Sie gilt als Ausnahmetalent in der Behandlung von Straftätern und ist bekannt dafür, die undurchdringlichsten Fassaden zu durchschauen. Doch niemand ahnt, was sich hinter ihrer eigenen verbirgt. Denn ausgerechnet in den Mauern eines Hochsicherheitsgefängnisses jagt Anna ihrer ganz persönlichen Heilung hinterher. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit ist sie bereit, alles zu riskieren. Nur: Sie ist nicht die Einzige, die ein gefährliches Spiel spielt.

Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they’re at a desperate crossroad, even if they won’t admit it.

Set mostly in the north of the UK, in a near future. Women march together in protest at a government reneging on climate promises. Two glorified paper pushers in Spain help British ex-pats escape a heatwave that will soon lay waste to most of southern Europe. A twitter storm erupts in the panic of a real tempest. In the northeast, a beloved allotment sinks below the waterline. Sea levels rise, toxic rain falls and the earth poisons the food that grows in it. The elite, and winners of the life lottery, are evacuated to giant towers.

My name is Hadley Parker, and today I take control of my life. Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won't be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn't get anywhere else. These rich kids don't like me, though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn't want me here, his friends back him. Along with Hawk, Westley Warren, Cam Rutherford, and Mason Hayes rule this school...and nobody dares go against them. They don't know the real me.

Far to the south of the peaceful Bellwoods, where Jon-Tom the spellsinger continues trying to master the art of turning music into magic, a sinister force has awakened: a magician with great ambition and unheard-of power. He summons lightning to do his bidding, commands an army of faceless flying demons, and claims to come from another world — one Jon-Tom suspects might be his own. If he can somehow reason with the unknown magician, perhaps they can combine their talents and find a way to go home together.

The Organisation has despatched Ishmael and his partner Penny to Coronach House on the shores of Loch Ness where the secretive but highly influential Baphamet Group are holding their annual meeting. The Organisation believes an imposter has infiltrated the Group and they have instructed Ishmael to root him – or her – out. It’s not Ishmael’s only mission. The first agent sent by the Organisation has been found dead in her room, murdered in a horribly gruesome manner. Ishmael must also discover who killed his fellow agent, Jennifer Rifkin – and why.

Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, The MVP puts huge humans on the field with four alien races, creating a game that is faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything we know today. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has spent three seasons putting together a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines rookies, rejects, discarded free agents and seasoned veterans from all five species. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy, and victory.

Juniper Walden has lived a life of quiet obscurity as a Beta and romance author. When one of her novels gains traction and she's suddenly trapped in a broken elevator with two strangers the night before her UK book tour, she realizes her future might not be so clear-cut. Seth Harding is a happily bonded Beta, but he can't get the pretty stranger's honey-sweet scent out of his head. Imagine his and his Alpha's surprise when they see her face on the news, because it's unheard of for a designation to emerge late.

Endlich ein eigenes Leben, das war der Plan. Nach New York ziehen, Tänzerin werden. Doch dann entführen Unbekannte die 20-jährige Marfil am helllichten Tag mitten im Central Park. Zwar kommt sie kurz darauf wieder frei, doch ihr Vater begreift das als Warnung und stellt ihr einen Bodyguard an die Seite: den gut aussehenden Sebastian, der nicht von ihrer Seite weicht. Während sie noch versucht, Sebastian auszutricksen, treffen Morddrohungen ein. Marfil zu schützen, ist kein Problem für Sebastian, aber bald wird es immer komplizierter, Marfil auf Distanz zu halten.

London, 1881. Dr. John H. Watson, frisch aus Afghanistan heimgekehrt, trifft auf den exzentrischen Detektiv Sherlock Holmes. Gemeinsam mieten sie die legendäre Wohnung in der Baker Street 221B, und kurz darauf schlägt das Verbrechen zu: In einem verlassenen Haus wird ein Leichnam aufgefunden, und über ihm, mit Blut an die Wand geschrieben, das Wort RACHE. Scotland Yard steht vor einem Rätsel und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe.

Sadisten, Psychopathen, Serienmörder - die forensische Psychologin Anna Salomon weiß um die dunklen Abgründe der menschlichen Natur. Sie gilt als Ausnahmetalent in der Behandlung von Straftätern und ist bekannt dafür, die undurchdringlichsten Fassaden zu durchschauen. Doch niemand ahnt, was sich hinter ihrer eigenen verbirgt. Denn ausgerechnet in den Mauern eines Hochsicherheitsgefängnisses jagt Anna ihrer ganz persönlichen Heilung hinterher. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit ist sie bereit, alles zu riskieren. Nur: Sie ist nicht die Einzige, die ein gefährliches Spiel spielt.

Three brides have been given to me: Niamh is as delicate as the careful steps she takes, Selene is as challenging as the secrets she’s trying to unravel, and Amira who has been lost to me. Someone has taken her and that fool does not realize that a King never forgives or forgets. Blood debts must be paid and the collectors are knocking on doors. The Hand himself keeps the ledger and my name has been written in red.

As my powers surge, and the fierce love I feel for my mages intensifies, a discovery no one expected is about to change everything. With the Anti Magick Alliance closing in on me, the Bureau convinced I murdered a helpless human, and the Human Extinction League getting ready to unleash their plans on Phoenix Falls, I'll need all the strength I can find to survive.

Glöbeli ist der kleine Freund von Globi. Mit seiner karierten Latzhose und seiner süßen Zipfelmütze schließt man ihn sofort ins Herz. Glöbeli hat einen ständigen Begleiter: einen kleinen Welpen. Gemeinsam erleben sie kleine Abenteuer – ob auf dem Bauernhof, auf dem Spielplatz, auf der Wiese oder im Regen, es gibt vieles zu entdecken und zu erleben.

Glöbeli ist noch klein. Mit staunenden Augen wagt er sich in die unbekannte Welt hinaus. Da gibt es so viel zu entdecken und zu erleben! Das macht ihn manchmal fröhlich und übermütig, manchmal auch traurig oder ängstlich. Überall lernt Glöbeli schnell Freunde kennen, die mit ihm spielen, ihn beschützen, ihm weiter helfen. "Glöbeli im Wald" ist sein erstes Abenteuer.

Cassio King. My savior. My enemy. The man lurked in the shadows of my dreams. He was supposed to marry my cousin. Yet, here I was...taking her place.

One of my guys has been kidnapped. I don’t know if the Anti Magick Alliance took him or if it was the Human Extinction League. But I do know I’ll do whatever it takes to get him back. My magick is growing stronger by the day. I can feel it surging beneath my skin. I just hope I can put thoughts of my past out of my head for long enough to focus on what needs to be done.

Private investigator Rick Cahill has been running from his past and chasing the truth his whole life. But his past is relentless—and so is his CTE, a disease caused by repeated head traumas that has attacked his body and his mind. As his CTE progresses, he realizes that the disease not only threatens his life, but also endangers his family's wellbeing.