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Wren knew her sweet treats could work wonders, but she never knew they could work magic. She barely has time to wrap her head around the stunning revelation when the head of the prestigious Confectioner’s Guild falls down dead before her. Poisoned by her cupcake. Now facing murder charges in a magical world she doesn’t understand, Wren must discover the true killer or face the headsman’s axe. But when her search for clues leads to a deep-rooted conspiracy that goes all the way to the top, she realizes that the guild master isn’t the only one at risk of death by chocolate.

Who wants to be a superhero? Hope did, but she grew out of it. Which made her superhuman breakthrough in the Ashland Bombing, just before starting her freshman year at the University of Chicago, more than a little ironic. And now she has some decisions to make. Given the code-name "Astra" and invited to join the Sentinels, Chicago's premier super-team, will she take up the cape and mask and become a career superhero? Or will she get a handle on her new powers (superstrength has some serious drawbacks) and then get on with her life plan?

CJ has survived the horror movie that is her life by following one rule: blend in and stay out of it. But that’s hard to do when your trauma gets turned into a bestselling book series. The Slasherville books are a true crime phenomenon, documenting the Wolf Man massacres that changed CJ’s life forever. CJ hates everything about the books and their fans, but at this point she’s just grateful there aren’t any more murders to write about. Until one day when an unpublished Slasherville book shows up on her doorstep predicting new Wolf Man killings.

The entire school's talking about the gorgeous new math teacher, Mr. Beck. Everyone except Kaylee Cavanaugh. After all, Kaylee’s no ordinary high-school junior. She's a banshee - she screams when someone dies. But the next scream might be for Kaylee. Yeah, it's a shock to her, too. So to distract herself, Kaylee's going to save every girl in school. Because that hot new teacher is really an incubus who feeds on the desire of unsuspecting students.

Marius Wisethorn, Prince of Eleyta, has always wanted one thing: adventure. One night, the perfect opportunity falls in his lap. He intercepts a message about a feral, ancient vampire that has escaped its tomb and comes up with the perfect plan. He'll track down the First and kill it, proving to his sister that he's ready to explore the world.

Starting the Startup When Lucy Riddle and her engineering teammates John and Marcus realize their fintech startup can't possibly build its revolutionary AI platform with just $2 million and twelve months, they conceive an audacious plan: acquire a struggling company that already has the technology they need. "My First Acquisition" follows this trio of Stanford graduates as they navigate their crash course in corporate dealmaking, transforming from naive programmers into savvy negotiators. As they court NeuralFlow's brilliant but demoralized founders, they must outwit aggressive competitors ...

When a child trafficking network sets up a fake student exchange programme, families from around the world fall for it. Seventeen-year-old Kendall jets off on what she believes will be a Californian adventure. First stop: a luxurious hillside mansion for 'Orientation Week'. Blinded by the opulence and their own naivety, the youngsters cavort. Meanwhile hidden cameras transmit images to international buyers of them flirting, sleeping, bathing and playing. Slowly, Kendall begins to suspect that something is wrong.

Matriculating across that stage, nothing betrayed the Texas sand behind his ears, though his stiff, high collar hid a neck roasted red by long hours spent laboring beneath August sunshine. Indeed, years of careful study and patient attention had polished away the roughest facets of his country-born demeanor with a doctoral degree, but he would always be Charles Ray McCormick, white trash. Learning from the invariably negative example set forth by his errant, wayward siblings, Ray avoided the pitfalls of youth via intervention of a well-meaning mentor and pursuit of an academic career. ...

Tess Alessandro is living a dream: she was selected for an incredible exchange program in Rome, where she's spending the summer taking in the beautiful sights and sounds and tastes of Italy. Her Italian counterpart, Sofia, is staying with Tess's family while she's away. Sure, her host parents barely speak English, but they seem cool enough. Until that morning when Tess's hosts make her join their video chat. Sofia is standing over Tess's sleeping parents, and she's brandishing a knife. "Do everything we say, or they will die."

Als du in die Rolle von Jen schlüpfen und an ihrer Stelle das Eliteinternat Brightstone College besuchen sollst, musst du nicht lange überlegen. Einflussreiche Mitschüler, ein Elitepoloteam und Unterricht in einem alten Schloss – so eine lebensverändernde Chance lässt man nicht einfach verstreichen. Doch was glamourös erscheint, ist in Wahrheit eine schillernde Scheinwelt, in der jeder nur auf seinen eigenen Vorteil bedacht ist.

Julie Larimer, a troubled teenage girl with the gift of unrelenting curiosity, teams up with two men twice her age and half a continent apart to solve a peculiar murder.

The worst villain any Beaufont has ever faced has just stepped out of the shadows. Genevieve Beaufont can't hide from the evil that's unveiled itself. And no one can believe who it is. It has been foretold that when Gen's true nemesis revealed themselves that this would launch her into her ultimate role. It is time for this medieval warrior to rule over the world of magic—having ultimate domain. Besides from the gods, who started this all, no one is more powerful than Gen and her dragon, Emperor. That's why one man wants to stop her. Gen simply can't have her title. She must fight for it.

A war unlike any other has started. Genevieve Beaufont is the only one who can end it. What happens next will decide the fate of the world. Magicians and mortals have battled for ages. Either one will survive or both could die. The opportunity for peace between the races depends on one child. If he survives, then magic stands a chance. If Gen Beaufont can't save him, then her people will perish.

See the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6RC3s3XmCA -- This is book 3. You need to have read the first two, Time Twist and Time Slicer before this one. -- Something is wrong with Time. Time is breaking. Deadly time bubbles rupture history, and Isaac, plagued by recent errors, is the only hope. But not only is his confidence shattered, Isaac learns he may be Time's unwitting saboteur. Whisked away to Jo's countryside haven, he finds renewed love and confidence with Chel, their moments vital for the impending struggle. Yet, a more ominous menace lurks in a forbidden timeline, a ...

Una intriga en què conflueixen els gèneres de novel·la policíaca i novel·la gòtica. Tot comença quan el jove Max es desperta en una casa en ruïnes; té tot el cos amb unes cicatrius enormes que deixen clar que un cirurgià l'ha atès, però ell no en recorda res. La Nora estudia Medicina a la ciutat alemanya d'Ingolstadt i aquella mateixa nit de carnaval coneix en Max quan tots dos salven una nena de morir ofegada al Danubi. L'atracció és immediata. El problema és que pertanyen a èpoques diferents...

Vampires showed up, took over, and turned the whole planet into their personal all-you-can-drink buffet. The president? Bloodsucker. The government? Bloodsuckers. My social life? Absolutely nonexistent. But hey, at least I had one thing going for me―slayer training. My twin sister, Ripley, and I were about to go pro, officially joining the ranks of the last people on earth who actually do something about the whole "undead overlords" situation.

In a world where anyone can create a life-destroying curse, only one person has the power to unravel them. Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but helps those transformed maliciously—including Nettle. Recovered from entrapment in bird form, she is now his constant companion and closest ally. But Kellen has also been cursed, and unless he and Nettle can remove his curse, Kellen is in danger of unravelling everything—and everyone—around him.

The nightmare continues for the new vampire's assistant in the second installment of the New York Times best-selling Saga of Darren Shan.

Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the Cirque du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampire's assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. But destiny is calling. The Wolf Man is waiting.

Eighteen-year-old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break. It’s a long drive but spirits are high. Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere. And as the wheels are shot out, one by one, the friends realise that this is no accident. There’s a sniper out there. He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are. One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for.

Zane thought inheriting a house in Paradise Falls would be the fresh start he needed. And his new job at Snaxtime, a popular fast-food chain, seemed totally cool. But when he and his coworkers, Star and Dexter, find an old book filled with strange recipes, they accidentally cook up an ancient succubus with a taste for male flesh. Now, she's on the loose and wreaking havoc on the town!