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As a slave, Nasan wants to avoid notice and survive. When Eshe begins showing him kindness, though, Nasan starts to see life as worth living. His hopes shatter when Tarik—Eshe’s pursuer and Nasan’s enemy—becomes trapped in a curse of immortality with Nasan. Their lives woven together with ancient magic, Tarik and Nasan struggle against each other throughout all history. Nasan desires to hold Eshe’s love; Tarik continues to steal their hope of ever truly living, and every torturous era Nasan endures pushes him closer to the brink of giving up everything.

Five broken souls gather at the river's edge, each carrying unbearable pain. Geshriel meets them there—casting demons from Mary's tormented mind, promising separated Lydia she'll see her daughters again, releasing builder Matthias from seven years of guilt, turning revolutionary Cleopus from violence to hope, rescuing adulteress Tamar from death by stoning.

Leaving her homeland is the hardest thing Akari has ever done. The people she has left behind weigh heavily on her soul, but none more than the ones she has lost. A grave injury leaves her unable to fight as a normal samurai, and her emotional turmoil threatens to consume her. Is it possible for her to heal from her wounds, both physical and emotional, or will she remain broken forever?

Arden Bleu has always known that her stepsister, Jade, was destined for great things. In a world where beauty follows magic, she has no doubt that their upcoming Awakening ceremony will reveal that gorgeous, kind, compelling Jade is far more than a mere mortal. But when Jade is kidnapped by a mysterious sect of mer on the eve of the newly-returned king's ball, Arden will do anything to save her sister. Even face down the man she's always dreaded meeting because of the power he holds over her family, the man to whom her father swore loyalty long before she was born.

Archaeologist Joshua Agar's excavation team unearths an ancient ossuary, untouched since the day it was buried. Evidence and analysis reveals that the contents of the find appear to be the six of the seven seals mentioned in the Bible's Book of Revelations. The seventh is missing. An ancient society known as the Keepers awakens, and they are after the seven seals. It has been told that whosoever breaks the seven seals will have unimaginable power and control over the new world promised through the second coming of Christ.

Lynia has always dreamed of being a Conclave Mage. To become one, she goes on jobs using constructs that she summons with magical keys. Her sister, Lynessa just wants to live a normal life. But that’s impossible when Lynia drags Lynessa on jobs that grow more dangerous and deadly. While helping her sister, Lynessa finds herself oddly attracted to the latest warrior construct Lynia bought. There’s one problem: he’s not real. Constructs are beings of magic, not flesh.

For almost three hundred years, people have searched for one of the greatest treasures in history—the lost gold of the Scottish Jacobites. Following his father’s death and a brazen late-night break-in at the United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant Carter Porter, his life and career in tatters, unwittingly joins the quest. In Scotland, Hassie Douglass, a spirited young employee of a luxury inn situated on the picturesque shores of Loch Ness, thinks her prayers have been answered when she stumbles across four old gold coins that may be part of the Jacobite treasure.

Together, Nsi and Beroan will risk everything to save humanity from Sirath. Darkness is spreading through the galaxy, corrupting one world after another, and now it has come for theirs. Sirath already belongs to the corruption of darkness. He will not stop until he burns down the world and leaves it covered in fire and ash.

A prisoner by her own choice, Averella enters the prison known as Zagerah. There, the oppressive government throw innocent men and boys to either be killed by the dangerous environment or be brutally murdered by the Hunters—magically enhanced assassins with only one objective: to kill the prisoners. The government never takes women, so Averella disguised herself as a man to save her sickly brother. As a Hunter, Jared has only ever known the life of a killer.

King Vaxon is sadistic and cruel. After taking the crown of Castre for himself, he's finally squelched the rebellion of Magi who fought against him. The remaining ones will be thrown in an arena to fight to the death. Vaxon knows it's unlikely they will fight each other at first. For this reason, he's sending his own son Kyren into the arena with them. As a powerful dark mage, Kyren's job is to kill the Magi. If he doesn’t, then his own father will kill his wife and children.

A year has passed from the fateful night in the Old City Prison, and Dawn, thanks to the intense training of her mentor, Cain, has honed her skills. But when political insurgency threatens violence in the Citadel, Dawn must decide which side of the divide she stands on. Walking a tightrope between her duty to the White Council and her sanctity for all life, she quickly realizes that sometimes the troubles of this world are too much for one person to handle on their own.

Alyra is a thief desperately trying to survive in the slums of Lower Kryston. Every day is a constant struggle for survival, but no one will trust her because of her Thief Mark. After she ends up in prison, Alyra meets a mysterious stranger who soon changes her life. Makai protects her and together, they pull off a few scams that earn them a bit of money.

After witnessing the tragic death of her closest friends and family, Dawn travels across the country with a weathered vagabond in search of her aunt. On the way, she discovers that the world is a much scarier place than she had initially imagined, and that she might have some darkness lingering within herself as well.

Jared fought bravely against the forces of Corruption in a battle that cost him everything. Victorious but shattered, he must now pick up the pieces of his life and find a way to move forward. But when he and Averella discover that prisoners are still trapped inside the prison Zagerah, they must act quickly to save them from the Hunters’ wrath.

Lucifer's plan to have his son rule has not been deterred by the conflicts raging among the Descendants and humans. In fact, they have only brought him closer to that goal. As Brody and Oliver and their allies remain a step behind Grayson Stone and the Descendants serving him, new plans emerge that preclude much more than his desire for British power. Stone intends to control all nations, using the United States as his new power base. However, in order to accomplish his goals, Grayson will have to go beyond what he's ever done before and join with Lucifer to become one.

Aidan is a man haunted by his past. Despite his position as a Chosen, he can't escape the darkness that lurks in his heart. With the other Chosen by his side, Aidan must face his demons and confront the sins he has committed.

The fate of the galaxy rests on the shoulders of the Chosen, a group of individuals with unique abilities capable of stopping the spread of Corruption by The Dark Master. Jared is one of these Chosen, living in a world oppressed by the Aretul. The Aretul imprison men and boys as prey for their Hunters, subjecting them to unspeakable horrors. For two long years, Jared has been running and hiding, doing whatever he can to stay alive and evade the Aretul’s grasp.

Nsi has survived the brutal war between the Shifter clans, but the cost was high. Grief threatens to consume her after a devastating secret from her past is revealed. However, when two mysterious strangers offer to help her, Nsi finds herself caught between the peace that one brings and the dark past of the other. As the spread of Corruption threatens the galaxy, Nsi must fulfill her destiny as Chosen and join Radon to stop it. But can she overcome her grief and reclaim her soul before it's too late?

After tragedy leaves Lynia devastated, she feels more alone than ever before. She and her sister, Lynessa, face an uncertain future, but at least Lynessa has her boyfriend, Ithon, to cling to. Yet he faces his own sorrow. As Lynessa and Ithon prepare to bind themselves together in love during this uncertain time, Lynia finds herself trapped—bound to a deal that she made.