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SOPHIE RAMOS has always had visions—perceptions of beings others don’t see. Even her mother doubted her as a child. Psychiatrists doubted her too. Psychics tried to recruit her to enrich and empower themselves. Now she’s thirty-two, living on her own, and sharing her secret only with her mother and a few friends. A threatening specter begins to visit her at night, and more than her sleep is at stake. She follows a friend’s recommendation to visit Detta Washington, a church lady who believes that Sophie does see angels and demons.

Jake works at the newest, and technically oldest, excavation site in America. As a janitor. Not quite an archeology major’s wet dream. But then an ancient Pillar awakens, and Jake switches lives with a doppelganger in another world. This world’s Jake happens to be a top prospect at the magical Aether Academy… and a servant of a dark God who expects repayment for his boon.

Dylan’s hands are full with fighting monsters from Japanese folklore, training to get stronger, and keeping the women in his life satisfied. However, Fumiko, his cat-girl lover, has been keeping a secret, and it forces Dylan and his companions to leave Osaka. Meanwhile, rumors of a betrayal, and a string of mysterious deaths, may dismantle the united front keeping Japan safe from the horde of unseen demons threatening it. With more yokai girls arriving, and the next oni attack imminent, will Dylan and his team be ready to take on the abyss?

Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder.... Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heartwarming tale of self-discovery. Known as The Nothing Girl because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see. Under his guidance Jenny unexpectedly acquires a husband - the charming and chaotic Russell Checkland.

Life is good at Frogmorton Farm. Yes, Jenny and Russell are still broke. Yes, the roof still leaks. And yes, the Checklands are about to become the long-suffering owners of a battalion of trouble-seeking Patagonian Attack Chickens. But life is still quite wonderful for someone who used to be called the Nothing Girl.

Nobody has heard from Bess Freeman since Rylan saw her leaving a bar and walking into the night with a stranger. Normally quiet and shy, Bess would never skip out on her family and friends like this. The small town of Ashby is in shock. While the police struggle to find leads, it’s immediately clear to Rylan that this is no ordinary abduction. Her ability to see ghosts reveals sinister clues on all sides.

Die erste weibliche Ghostbusting Agency! Band 1 der unwiderstehlichen Paranormal Romance-Trilogie von Bestsellerautorin Josie Silver. Melody Bittersweet ist alles andere als normal. Wie alle Frauen ihrer Familie kann sie Geister sehen. Während ihre Mutter und Großmutter die Toten im Auftrag ihrer Hinterbliebenen nach verlegten Lesebrillen fragen, gründet Melody mit ihrer besten Freundin Marina die Girls Ghostbusting Agency . Ihr erster Auftrag: ein Herrenhaus von drei Geisterbrüdern zu befreien, die eine unaufgeklärte Familientragödie an ihr ehemaliges Zuhause kettet.

After her narrow escape at the burning of Bedlam, Eliza Braxton's world has been turned upside down. The Illustratum's hold on the Riftborn is slipping, but so is Eliza's fragile hold on who she is. She is left facing a terrifying choice; continue her role as spy in the powerful Hallewell household, or join in open rebellion against the Illustratum. All her life, Eliza has been cautious, but now that her eyes are open, it is clear that the time has come to throw caution to the wind and embrace the power that has kept her repressed since childhood.

I am so close to triumph I can taste it, and everything is within my grasp. A bevy of scientifically engineered monster girls. The destruction of the Matriarchy. Wealth and power beyond reckoning. I just need to make The Duchess mine. For science.

A Book of The Month Club pick In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie’s classic, one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan—who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be—to save her daughter’s life. . . . Life is looking up for Holly Darling...

Noah Galloway is a celebrity photographer involved with one of his pop star clients, Z-Rae. As a favor to a friend, he agrees to shoot the Georgia Renaissance Festival. There, he meets Fay, a young woman from Ireland who is one of the festival's ambassadors and dressed as a fairy. Both feel a strong attraction and share a night of passion, but Noah awakes alone.

Dulce has spent her entire life avoiding… Love, happiness, and the things that make her feel alive, weren't on the table. That all changes when she meets fate, and they come in the form of an ancient Saephyn, a himbo Orukna, and a summer queen. Three mates to change the course of her life forever, if she lets them. One who convinces her to accept fate. Another who forces her to fight for her happiness. Finally, one who reminds her what sacrifice looks like. All three have her best interests at heart. Will she allow them to show her what love is really like or will she fight it at every turn?

Cerulean-in-the-Mountain is safe, and Auroro's party has reunited. But now, they've learned of Princess Veerie's precarious situation and that Auroro may have endangered her life. Nothing is certain, but as far as Auroro's concerned, her brother and the Hero of the forest elves, Virid, is the one that needs to be listened to.

I should have known Alistair would find me. But the dark secrets of my new home have been distracting me from the danger I’ll always be in as long as he is alive. A serial killer. My lovers’ psycho ex. Not to mention my strange new powers. It’s been a lot for a girl to handle. Two Alphas have also claimed me as their own. Now that I’ve been taken, they’ll stop at nothing to get me back. But we should have remembered that there were scarier things in the shadows than my ex. I need to be more wolf than woman, because to survive, I’m going to have to embrace the wild in me.

Cantalira never wanted to be different. She never wanted a Mother's mark. You can't choose your family, and who would choose a witch for their mother? She wants nothing more than to be anyone but May Weaver's daughter. The only way that's ever going to happen is outside the High Valley that's protected them from the Inquisition and the Commoners' War. But Canta doesn't know what the world is like down the mountain. She is not prepared to experience it. When she runs away with her boyfriend, she's puts not only herself, but her whole family in danger.

Auroro, the man with a countdown on his life and his two assets, the wildland elf, Rynissie, and the strange catgirl, Chesheer are finally nearing Cerulean-in-the-Mountain. Auroro is set on accomplishing the task given to him by the woman he's smitten with, but things aren't so easy when one is easily distracted by the strange delicacies offered by the city with the most toxic hospitality.

A Classic Fantasy in the Tradition of Topper! Mark Pillsworth was a dreamer. That was good because it helped make him a success in advertising. But it was bad when his idle thoughts of what his dream girl would be like turned out to be so strong they tapped the magical plane and she came to life right before his eyes! You'd think that would be good. But Mark found out different! For his dream girl, Toffee, had a mind of her own, and a life of her own too! Worse yet, she had magical powers and insisted on using them in Mark's behalf.

Jake is more powerful than ever, but can he save Aether, his mother, and his estranged brother at the same time? The man who started everything, Jake’s father, is undercover as a visiting scholar. He threatens Jake’s mother and works in the shadows to broker a deal that would make him Headmaster of his own school, but what is he really after?

Despite being instrumental to the defense of Aether Academy, Jacob Pratts identity as a Shadow and a fraud lands him in prison. Jake will stand trial under Theid's replacement, Headmaster Doriah. She's ready to make a name for herself as the school begins to rebuild, and that means making an example of the Shadows and Knights who were captured during Aether Academy's assault. There are two options: exorcism and execution. Will cutting him off from the dark god Vethris be enough, or will the school decide to put Jake down for good?

Molly Brooks is a telepathic vigilante with a few secrets and a mysterious past. Determined to make something of her bizarre powers, she devotes herself to saving those who need her most. One night, she's followed by a powerful being in a pickup truck, and her world will never be the same. Finding herself thrust into a world full of supernatural beings she could have only imagined, Molly learns how powerful she really is, and how much she stands to lose.