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"The possession of power, no matter how enormous, does not bring the knowledge how to use it." Raphael, a failed writer, deep in debt, and unrequited in love, is about to take a suicidal plunge into the Seine River. Just in time, he discovers the "Magic Skin" in an antiquity shop. Its supernatural powers grant every wish but it extracts a terrible toll! This parable depicts the malaise of 19th century France.

An enchanting literary debut—already an international best-seller. At the height of Mao’s infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for “re-education.” The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being the sons of doctors, find...

Honoré de Balzac uses his classic style of detail to describe a most controversial setting in his novel Le Pere Goriot. The story takes place in Paris just after the fall of Napoleon in 1819. The story focuses on three characters, Rastignac, a student who wants to try and make it big in the capital, Vautrin, an interesting and funny character who is also quite mysterious, and the main character, Goriot, that carries a heavy burden that only a loving parent would endure.

Hailed as the father of the naturalist novel, French author and playwright Honoré de Balzac left a legacy of treasured literary works that include Père Goriot and Cousin Bette. The daughter of a wealthy but miserly man, Eugénie Grandet falls in love with her penniless cousin, Charles. The two plan to marry, but at the behest of her father, Charles must first go overseas to make his fortune. Returning years later, Charles calls off the engagement, leaving Eugénie heartbroken and vengeful.

Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father's isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can't leave. His sanity is starting to fray. When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught up in a dark fairy tale, where all the rules of magic - and love - are changed.    

In Sadima's time, magic has been banned, and she is forced to hide her ability to communicate with animals. But then a young nobleman bent on bringing magic back to the world sends his servant to find Sadima, and a new life opens before her. Centuries later, an academy of magic welcomes 10 applicants, but only one will graduate.

Essence can build, but it also destroys. Having discovered his own essence, Rob needs to leave his home behind to understand what it means for him to be different from the others of his village. If he can survive the journey, the dragon queen may have the answers. When a deadly attack nearly destroys his new essence, Rob and his friends are forced to travel toward the dangerous borderlands for healing. What they uncover is a source of essence that might change everything for the kingdom—or destroy it. Dragon Skin is book 2 in an exciting new progression fantasy series!

While construction of the new council chambers is underway in shifter territory, relations between the members remain strained and controversial. The ancient evil plaguing our town attempts to subvert our highest members to create a portal and grant him access to our world. When I suspect my daughter's unscrupulous boyfriend is connected to the mutated cult, I go undercover in the demon sex club. I learn more about my ex and his girlfriend than I bargained for, as well as a lead on the ancient god's new temple.

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake “Poignant and emotional, with touches of both humor and sorrow. . . . This book makes you think about what it means to be a...

A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjavík Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations...

Holy Beauty: Exploring the Ancient Secrets That Are Revolutionizing Modern Beauty Have you ever wondered how ancient beauty rituals influence today's billion-dollar cosmetics industry? What if the secrets to radiant skin and holistic beauty have been with us for centuries, waiting to be rediscovered? Holy Beauty is your essential guide to the fascinating intersection of history, science, and spirituality in the world of beauty. Why You’ll Fall in Love with This Book: Discover Ancient Wisdom: Explore beauty practices through the lens of biblical verses and spiritual teachings, discovering ...

No one mentioned it would be like this... Rose looked forward to her college years, especially going to Daytona. So how did she end up climbing through caves with her friends instead? A hidden secret deep within the bowels of the earth changes everything, when Rose stumbles through an ancient portal and finds herself fighting to survive on a planet light year from Earth. A planet where women were restricted from owning property or weapons, humans were not the dominant species, and most of the natives considered you little more than an item on the dinner menu. Only her usual coloring had ...

Randi Wade is a survivor. She followed in the footsteps of her father, became a cop, and now is working the P.I. trade. But her past still haunts her. And the vicious animal attacks that took her father's life have sprung up anew, claiming victims once again in this sleepy town. George R.R...

Endreí never imagined that defeating the Bone Crushers would signal an end to the dangers he and Rissa faced. But once their small homestead had grown into a thriving settlement, he began to believe that the worst was finally behind them. Confronted by a powerful enemy they have no hope of defeating, Endreí and his friends are left with only one choice: find some way to escape, or die.

When 16-year-old Mytrae Meliana and her family emigrate from India to the US, she is determined to avoid the arranged marriage her family expects her to have, and to create her own destiny. But when she falls in love with an American man, her family drags the talented graduate student back to India and keeps her hostage.

The Realms of Arrika had endured the deadly consequences of the Deathless invasion for years. Now it was our turn to suffer.

Beauty is only skin deep, but Wyld goes to the bone. Sarah is disfigured inside and out. Not only is her humanity being stripped away from her bit by bit, but now she can only see the wild monster she’s becoming on the outside. A new and frightening problem arises: a deep mind fog controls Sarah’s reactions forcing her compliance at the most inopportune times. Deston’s presence is the only key to solving the puzzle. With two challenges, left can Sarah and Janicee fight back the enveloping darkness long enough for Sarah to take her seat on the Stone Throne or will Nikki kill her and ...

When the girls attempt to break into one of the country’s oldest private libraries to retrieve a black-magic artifact, they discover something that leaves one of them reeling.

On a lonely island near the Red Sea, a meticulous Parsee bakes a magnificent cake, only to have it stolen and devoured by a rude, button-skinned rhinoceros with no manners to speak of. Weeks later, when the heat drives everyone to the water, the Parsee takes his quiet revenge—filling the rhinoceros’s discarded skin with crumbs that itch, tickle, and torment. What follows is a rolling, scratching, temper-spoiling transformation that explains, once and for all, why rhinoceroses wear their skin in great folds and carry such famously sour dispositions.

When a group of tourist witch hunters descends on Forrest Cove the whole town convenes in a war party in Aunt Ethel’s kitchen to decide how to deal with the threat. Now one of the tourist witch hunters has been murdered in the most foul way. Luckily the man was murdered while Rori’s family and friends are gathered in Aunt Ethel’s house because they would all have been prime suspects otherwise. It is up to Rori to figure out who murdered the man. The investigation is muddled by Rori inadvertently being bound to a fae princess who was imprisoned in a ring two hundred years earlier. ...