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In a Victorian London where magical privilege divides society, Duke Evander Ravenwood and Viggo Stonewall have forged more than just an alliance—they've fallen in love. But their happiness is short-lived when a new threat emerges. A renowned professor from the Royal Institute for the Arcane...

Simon Malmain, the Earl of Falconer and chief enforcer of the Guardians, is transformed into a unicorn by the evil magic of Lord Drayton. Now only a virgin can save him! New York Times best-selling author M. J. Putney has won two RITAs and a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.

Lexi Jardine may be a thief, but she's not stupid. When a crooked fireshaper wants her to steal a ring from the boss of his order, she knows it's a one-way ticket to sleeping with the fishes. Her answer is to drop off the face of the earth. Safely hidden in a quiet seaside town, she just needs to keep her head down and pretend to be a regular human. Since her only magical ability is the power to control animals, that should be easy, right?

Being a FireSoul has its perks. Cass Clereaux can find any type of magical treasure or steal any magical power. She'll pick hunting treasure any day because she doesn't have to kill for it, but that doesn't mean she hasn't stolen powers before. She needs them to stay alive. A fight to the death is the least of what she can expect if other supernaturals find out what she is, so Cass has become an expert at lying low.

The Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine, weaves a thrilling tale of mystery in this companion to A Tale of Two Castles. Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie’s home island of Lahnt. Elodie has barely set...

"Armstong is up there with the big girls of the genre like Laurell K. Hamilton..."--Kansas City Star It was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrong's debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman--and...

Talk about being thrown to the wolves… It was supposed to be a simple job—find a missing girl and bring her in. It doesn’t get much simpler in my book. But when has anything in my life ever been simple? Hitch number one: my missing girl is a werewolf. Okay, no biggie there. I’ve dealt with a lot stranger than a young woman who likes to moonlight as an oversized lapdog. Hitch number two? There’s a good chance my missing girl doesn’t want to be found, which would mean I basically have to stalk and kidnap a wolf shifter. Still, it wouldn’t be the first time. Oh, wait… The real ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A spellbinding, epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent. India, 1855. There are two kinds of magic in Chompa's world. The kind her mother favours: writing-magic, which anyone can do if they take the time. Write a spell in Farsi...

Thief by night and witch by birthright, candle maker Alaska McCullough has perfected the art of stealing by using magic. Until she takes something she never should've touched. The object should not have existed, yet it's putting her life and reputation on the line. Now she lives on borrowed time . . . unless she can find a way to give it back before it's too late.

Stolen treasure. A grumpy wizard and a magic door. Dragons, witches, knights, monsters . . . oh, and a ghastly villain returned from the dead. It's going to be a horrible week. Quincy Flack is cursed with terrible luck. After losing first his parents then his uncle and aunt in a series of freak accidents, it's no wonder he's reluctant to make friends. For that reason, Megan Mugwood is a little wary of him when he moves into the village of Ramshackle Bottom. But word has it that incredibly good fortune shines on him sometimes too. Indeed, it turns out that he recently found a bag of treasure...

He’s the enemy of my family— And the first man to ever touch me. One second, I’m walking down the aisle. The next, I’m in a cabin with a mafia enforcer who looks at me like I’m already his. Max Mastroni is cold. Brutal. Covered in scars. He says I’m just leverage—bait for my father. But his hands say something else. So do the things he makes me feel. I try to run. I scream, I fight, I curse his name. But he doesn’t care that I’m untouched. He just says he’ll ruin me gently. I thought I knew what hate was. Turns out it looks a lot like obsession. And sounds a lot like his...

Three months after saving the world, Ezri is still finding the balance between being the savior and being a cop. When young girls in the magical community go missing, she doesn’t hesitate to take the case. Not when one of the victims is her partner’s niece. The investigation leads her back into the orbit of her greatest enemy. With leads drying up, Ezri needs all the allies she can get. Will the rapidly shrinking window to bring the girls home alive close before Ezri can summon enough power to counteract the dark magic at play?

Jonas and Yenna lead normal lives as a London pub owner and a journalist...but they moonlight as notorious thieves with their five-member crew of unlikely criminals. Since the night twelve-year-old Jonas and his feisty red-headed neighbor—who happens to be a witch—knocked over a corner shop, the two have been inseparable. Until Yenna's magick breaks and the two of them have to face the traumatic after-effects. After years apart, Jonas brings Yenna in for one last heist—to steal a diamond from the Millenium Dome on New Year's Eve 1999, just as the clock strikes midnight.

Talon has shown up in her life, telling her she's not crazy and that she shouldn't be afraid of her gift. That's easy for him to say. He's not the one seeing everyone die. But when he takes her to Mortals Landing, a city of extravagance and beauty unlike anything she's seen before, she's seen not as a freak but as a valuable asset. She's in a whole new world with entirely new dangers. Someone is after the Wraiths, stealing their magic. She knows that Talon will be targeted next. She knows this. But she fears she won't be of any use.

She inherited her grandmother's secrets. He came to collect what was stolen. Petra Vance thought restoring antiques was the most complicated thing in her life. Then a dangerous fae enforcer appeared in her shop demanding she surrender a collection of glass ornaments that hold trapped starlight, stolen from the Winter Court sixty years ago. Aldric Morrow despises mortals. One killed his sister. Now he has twelve days until the winter solstice to recover every fragment of stolen light, or face consequences that would make death seem merciful. When Petra accidentally absorbs the first fragment...

In a world where magic wanes with every heartbeat, Thalia, a fierce witch besieged by the Heartstone's curse, fights on. Each spell she weaves saps her strength, yet her determination remains unyielding. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Thalia and Asher unite against a mutual foe, embarking on a perilous quest to reclaim the Heartstone. Their path winds through haunted forests, over treacherous peaks, and into the very lair of a malevolent sorcerer. As they confront relentless perils and unearth long-buried truths, the line between enemies and something more begins to blur. With every battle...

3 Books. 1 Epic Destiny. Over 700 Pages of Time-Traveling Magic! "A fun, fast read for all ages... Hard to put down!" — Kindle Customer Jack Mac Paidin was five years old when his parents were killed — and grew up separated from his brother and sister, never knowing why. When he touches a golden telescope hidden beneath the streets of Portland, fire erupts in his hands, a lifetime of secrets come to light, and nothing will ever be the same. A shadowy organization called the Dark Cabal has been pulling strings for generations, and now they have their sights set on Jack and his siblings. ...

Five sisters share one business like no other. Warded by fae magic, this shop’s inventory shifts to meet the needs of its customers, summoning the sister whose expertise is required. With Lily behind the counter, it’s a candle boutique. Aster manages the bookstore. Crystals are Iris’s specialty. Fern sells flowers and herbs. And Daisy tends to the apothecary and oils.

He is the shadow that kills in silence. She is the light that refuses to dim. Veyr is a ghost. An assassin with no clan and no future, he lives in the darkness to keep his people safe. Sage is the valley's midwife, fighting to bring life into a world determined to end it. When the mating bond drags Veyr into a birthing hut on the night of his people's greatest celebration, he intends to disappear back into the shadows. But one look at the fiery midwife changes everything. The bond snaps, tethering the deadly assassin to the one woman he thinks he doesn't deserve. He believes his hands are ...

'Addictive, propulsive, and unputdownable . . . A thunderously great read' Joe Hill, Number One New York Times bestselling author 'A violent and intense grimdark tale in a dark fantasy world' Grimdark Magazine 'No Man's Land delivers on every front. It's a refreshingly original action-packed...