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When a visiting angel dies in mysterious circumstances in Crimson Cove, covered in bites that look like they were made by a ghoul, my wonderful witch goes into full-on panic mode. She's convinced her ghoul mother is the killer. But I'm not so sure. Ghouls are chaotic and dangerous, but there's something bigger going on. How do simple bites kill an almost immortal creature? Who is leaving all those enormous footprints in the woods? And why do non-magicals keep getting through our protective wards?

In the face of dark magic and evil witches, a secret witch-hunting society works tirelessly to keep them at bay. The Malleus Maleficarum Council has strict rules and practices for eradicating magic. Due to their work, witches have been almost forgotten, relegated to myth; but rumors are starting to emerge of a new power that will throw the world into chaos.

What if you had the chance to revisit every choice that mattered? Sabrina Sorensen is thirty-seven, single, and just lost a fabulous job as manager of a posh Parisian restaurant. She heads home to California for her younger sister’s engagement party, and it's an open door for her mother and...

The competition over, Nymea Blut and her guard are back to real life, with a new objective. Queen Verity has decreed that Blutfeuer, Nymea’s family wineries and distilleries, branch out into the human realm, in order to bring more revenue into their new vision of Faerie. Nymea is ready and able, though she is going forward grudgingly. A woman set in her ways, Nymea isn’t interested in humanity or humans, only creating her infusions and living quietly with her rag tag guard. If this will help Faerie, then she is a team player, but opposition is on the horizon.

After being wrongfully imprisoned by those in her village, a young woman escapes and flees her home. She discovers along the way that she is one of the few that can now wield magic. As the land erupts in turmoil, and the three empires battle over land and power, Emery must decide what she believes, who she can trust, and where she stands in the battle for Delaplane.

Liffey har länge längtat efter att bo på landet. Hennes dröm blir sann när hon och hennes man, Richard, hyr en pittoresk, rostäckt stuga i Somerset. Richard kommer att pendla från staden på helgerna och Liffey kommer att få en bebis. Det verkar som ett idealiskt arrangemang. Att vara gravid, bo på landet och vänta på att en man ska komma hem är inte lätt. Liffey börjar umgås med det bisarra grannparet Mabs och Tucker.

More absurd, horrifying, and downright inexplicable shorts from the author of The Man Who Stands in Line. Included are such soon-to-be classics as Buzz-Saw Bob, the sport of pendulum watching, yet another secret to ultimate success, the art of gasping, a neighbor who is definitely not Mr. Rogers, and Buddha's morning commute. I legally can't promise that this book will transform you into the demiurge you were meant to be. All I can say is that no medical studies have proven otherwise, and the FDA moves very slowly.

Colonel Marcia Galloway's job is a challenge on the best of days. She leads Mercury Battalion, a military unit that offers sanctuary to society's deadliest members. When a slip in concentration can level buildings or kill thousands, survival depends on self-control. On the worst of days, when discipline breaks and chaos erupts, Marcia is the one who picks up the pieces and punishes the guilty.

A trip to the traveling carnival with two toddlers and a mobility-challenged parent isn't most people's definition of fun, but it's closer than Valerie Wade usually gets. A few hours kicking sawdust and revisiting favorite childhood memories, that's all she asks.

When Tori moved to Bland, Virginia, she thought she knew all of the strange, magical secrets the small town held. So when her mom decides that it is time they had a place of their own and buys the big two-story house known as Ratherby House, she thinks she has everything under control. But then again, haunted houses have a different kind of magic all their own, and not everything is quite as it seems.