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Er ist ein Mythos. Doch vom ersten Moment an gehört er ihr. Völlig aus dem Nichts hat ihre Mutter Persephone während einer schillernden Party Zeus versprochen. Doch das ist das Letzte, was sie will, und so flieht sie und findet sich auf der Brücke am Fluss Styx wieder, die ins Reich des geheimnisvollen Hades führt. Niemand hat ihn je gesehen, sein Platz in der Regierungsrunde ist schon lange leer. Hades hat sein Leben in den Schatten verbracht und keine Absicht, daran etwas zu ändern.

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Sie sind ihre größten Gegner. Doch sie sind auch unwiderstehlich... Um ihrem goldenen Käfig zu entfliehen, ist Helena Kasios fest entschlossen, der nächste Ares von Olympus zu werden. In einem aus drei Prüfungen bestehenden Turnier soll entschieden werden, wer den freien Platz einnimmt und damit einer der Dreizehn wird. Gewinnen bedeutet Macht und für Helena vor allem eines: Freiheit. Doch dann verkündet Zeus, dass der Sieger des Turniers neben Ares' Titel Helena zur Frau erhält. Plötzlich muss Helena alle schlagen, um sich selbst zu retten.

Once upon a time, I fell in love with two men. Their feelings for me were matched only by their hatred for each other. Gaeton, with his brash charm and casual cruelty. Beast, his lust equal to his penchant for violence. Being with them was sinful and perfect in different ways. In the end, I couldn’t choose, and I lost them both. Now, my sisters have tasked me with securing our power base, no matter the cost. I will do anything for my family - even if it means agreeing to the terms set by Gaeton and Beast.

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.

Probationary constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale....

One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom...or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back. I bargained. I lost. Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them. But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom. Even betray the man I’m falling for. Content Warning: This book contains depictions of consensual non-consent.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy. His belly full of laughter, his life full of joy. Until one day, something changed; stripped his innocence away. The hole inside making space for the devil to come and play.

The stories were all wrong—Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

Sie kann ihm nicht wiederstehen. Doch er soll sie töten... Psyche weiß, dass alles in Olympus seinen Preis hat. Und als sie Aphrodites Zorn erweckt, verlangt diese einen unbezahlbaren Tribut: ihr Herz. Ausgerechnet Aphrodites Sohn soll es ihr überbringen. Eros ist als gewissenloser Auftragskiller bekannt. Kalt, berechnend und gefährlich. Doch als er Psyche gegenübersteht, bringt er es nicht über sich, sie zu töten. Fasziniert von der wunderschönen jungen Frau, tut er das Einzige in seiner Macht Stehende, um sie zu retten: Er bietet ihr an, sie zu heiraten, um sie vor seiner Mutter zu schützen.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

Clayton Deese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loan shark boss needs to teach someone a lesson. Now, seven months after a job that went south and landed him in jail, Deese has skipped out on bail, and the US Marshals come looking for him. They don't much care about a low-level guy - it's his boss they want - but Deese might be their best chance to bring down the whole operation. Then, they step onto a dirt trail behind Deese's rural Louisiana cabin and find a jungle full of graves.