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Brought vividly to life by Louise Brealey's narration, this new, unabridged audiobook also includes extra content read by the author, Kate Mosse. Three secrets. Two women. One Grail . . . July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims...

My dating life was already hell before I was spirited away to this treacherous Labyrinth with pitfalls and traps around every turn. The King holds my best friend hostage, while the men in the maze play with my life like I'm a disposable toy. The Minotaur hunts the twisted corridors, while a mischievous fox tempts me into dangerous trials, where each encounter is more terrifying than the last.

Is there life after loss? Lee Glenn doesn't think so. Crushed by grief after the death of her wife, the co-owner of a private security company retreats from the world. But love doesn't give up easily. Lee's old friend and business partner convinces her to take on what seems to be a minor, personal-protection detail job. The assignment whisks her far from home to rural Saskatchewan, where she is pulled from her darkness and pain by the fascinating characters around her.

Once a noble Untouchable, she now stands as a martyr, an unwilling symbol of defiance in a world governed by privilege and oppression. As she grapples with the impending loss of self-control and the enigmatic forces that threaten to unravel her, life spirals into a chaotic dance of power and manipulation. Forest's struggle intensifies as she endeavors to shield the Unfortunates, those who once bowed at her feet, from the encroaching darkness orchestrated by the leaders of her society.

Magellan Brighton may be a musical prodigy with limitless talent, but her soul yearns for something more than playing in concert halls or at weddings. As the world is on the brink of a catastrophic polar shift, she mysteriously vanishes while playing an ancient organ and awakens in 1829. The answers to why lie in a lost diary belonging to Gwynedd, Merlin’s forgotten twin sister.

Still reeling from the loss of a treasured relationship, I'm thrown into a fresh vat of revelations. Turns out, I'm not just a regular demigod, but one who has royal asura blood in her veins. As the last of the royal lineage, I have a claim to the throne. I can change things. I can make a difference. I can free the drohi and all the beings that the gods have under their control… If the throne accepts me.

I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura. I'm told that I'm a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers. They want us to prove we're worthy of ascension and fight alongside them. I don't give a damn about their war. All I want is vengeance on the monster that killed my only family. A monster from their world. And if the only way to kill it is to become a god, then I'm all in.

When the daughter of a high-profile businessman disappears from an exclusive girls’ boarding school, Police Detective Cate Reilly is tapped for an undercover assignment. It doesn’t take her long to realize that beneath its veneer of polish and wealth, Ivy Hill Academy harbors dark - and deadly - secrets. But the biggest shock of all? The only man she ever loved is also working at the school.   

When Ellie Hartford goes on vacation with her two little girls to England, she thinks it'll be a relaxing time to catch up with her friend Jane. They'll go on long walks in the beautiful English countryside, eat delicious food, see a few sights, and catch up with her best friend, who—bonus—lives in a partially renovated castle. They are stunned when John, an ex-boyfriend of Ellie, shows up drunk, hand-cuffed in ancient manacles late one night. Handsome and kind neighbor Harry helps get John uncuffed, but the mystery remains—what happened to John? A medieval treasure trove is revealed. 

When thirteen souls are summoned to an impossible labyrinth ruled by an immortal architect, they are told only this: the way forward is through one another. But the labyrinth is no mere maze—it breathes, hungers, and reveals. Its corridors twist with temptation and trial, drawing out the soul-deep truths the world above never dared ask. A paladin bound to light is tempted by the incubus she was sworn to destroy. A druid and his former familiar must trade power for partnership. A masked bride searches for love behind her own deception.

Since Peaches woke up in a fantasy world full of monsters and fae, she’s been treated like a piece of tasty human meat. After six years as a blood slave to vampires and the evil Unseelie queen—beholden to all, and master of none—there’s nothing left but a broken shell with a fractured soul. Until a deadly warrior turns up unannounced in her room. Vampire Haze is the muscle of the Fae Guardians elite cadre of 12. He is a spy, a protector of the weak, hammer and sword, a rigid enforcer of rules. He allows no one close to his heart, lest they see the shame driving him.

There's nothing worse than fighting with her stepmother, and Kate Winslow can't take it anymore. Ever since she moved into her college dorm, her stepmother rarely acknowledges she is part of the family. Kate would love to belong, to dote on her little half-brother, but she doesn't feel welcome.

In the quiet village of Eldridge Hollow, Elara Voss has spent her life reading other people’s dreams warnings, omens, and whispered truths while ignoring the ache in her own heart. But when a vivid vision leads her into an ancient forest where the paths shift and the moss pulses like living runes, Elara meets Thorne Hale a man bound to wander by a curse older than memory, drawn to her by the force of her longing. Together, they follow the pull of the labyrinth at the forest’s heart, where forgotten gods still bargain, doubts can bite, and every choice carries a price.

Lucy King, a beautiful, young documentary-film producer, races through London, France, and New York to decipher the clues that will eventually lead her to the hidden treasure of the Rose Labyrinth. A sweeping adventure for listeners who loved The Da Vinci Code, featuring a wonderful mix of literary references from Shakespeare to Marquez, The Rose Labyrinth is a romantic novel with a historical twist that tells us that the world we think we know is not all that it appears to be.

In this thrilling sequel to Exquisite Ruin, AdriAnne May’s darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, Sadaré and Daesra are torn apart in the underworld—and new relationships may complicate their way back to one another. Sadaré and Daesra’s struggles go beyond the deadly labyrinth...

Als ich die Augen aufschlage, weiß ich nicht, wo ich bin. Nur dass ich auf einem Bett aus Moos auf einem schwarzen, spiegelglatten Boden liege. Ich weiß auch nicht, wer ich bin. Nur dass Macht unter meiner Haut vibriert. Noch bevor ich mich irgendwie orientieren kann, bekomme ich Gesellschaft. Ein Daemon namens Daesra, halb Mensch, halb Monster. Ebenso gefährlich wie verführerisch. Er kennt mich – und er hasst mich. Er verrät mir, dass mein Name Sadaré ist, dass ich eine mächtige Hexe bin und dass wir uns am Eingang eines Labyrinths befinden.

Noelle Harrison had everything she ever wanted - a handsome, hard-working husband, healthy children, and a comfortable life. Now it doesn't seem to be enough. When did that happen? Enter Clark Johnson and suddenly what was a nagging issue has become a full-blown problem for Noelle and her husband, Wayne. Join Noelle on her tumultuous journey of self-discovery.

Someone stole Azulin's true name. Cursed to ride with the Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king's will. Over the years, the curse's grip has strengthened, making Azulin's magic difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point that...

Daesra ist schuld daran, dass Sadaré, die Liebe seines Lebens, in die Unterwelt entführt wurde. Zwischen den Pflichten des Gotts und den Gelüsten des Dämons, der er einst gewesen ist, hin und her gerissen, macht er sich auf in das gefährliche Reich der Toten. Kaum ist Sadaré aus dem dunklen Labyrinth entkommen, wird sie an den nächsten gefährlichen Ort verschleppt: die Unterwelt.

Germain ist ein Bär von Mann und nicht der Schlauste. Als er im Park eine reizende alte Dame kennenlernt, wird sein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Denn die feinsinnige Margueritte beschließt, den ungebildeten Hünen für die Welt der Bücher zu gewinnen. Germain stand bisher nicht auf der Sonnenseite des Lebens. Von der alleinerziehenden Mutter vernachlässigt, in der Schule gescheitert, haust er nun im Wohnwagen und züchtet Gemüse. Neben dem Schnitzen von Holzfiguren gilt sein Interesse vor allem den Tauben im Park.