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At Ozma’s birth, the witch, Mombi, abducted and cast a spell on her, turning the infant into a male. Only when Ozma broke the witch’s curse did she discover who she is—the True Queen of Oz. Her freedom is short-lived when the Wizard, hungry for her power, imprisons her in a dark, brutal world, cut off from Jack and her magic. Jack, too, was stolen as a child, forced to toil as Mombi’s slave. When he believed his lover died, Jack loses himself to an array of companions, while plotting his escape from Mombi.

Reva spent the last 20 years in her own purgatory, first as the Wicked Witch of the West, then banished to eternal darkness. Now that she’s returned from oblivion, Reva’s out for blood against the witch who destroyed her life.

With the king gone, the veil fell. Thrusting Carnage Crossing into a fresh hell. A city of the dead. A town built by demise. Torn apart by the livings’ whim to exorcise. The lineage was tracked, and followed to a royal heir. The fact she had a pulse, a shocking affair. Whisked through death’s door with grisly splendor. Her reign will begin, when ties to the past sever. Yet secrets slither in, with a venomous bite. Threatening to destroy all, when they come to light. Will the truth revealed bring peace to the dead? Or unleash the Corpse Queen to come for your head?

Langwidere has an obsessive habit - collecting heads. She wears a new one each day, changing them out like she does her ivory dresses. But Landwidere doesn’t have the one thing she truly wants: complete power over the territories in Oz. When Lion - the once cowardly fae - shows up at her doorstep, he offers her an opportunity to achieve her desires. Will he use the courage the Wizard gave him to help her succeed, or will he betray her in the process?

I thought I’d seen the last of Valentine...at least for a little while, but he’s found a way to get me back under his thrall. This time, I’m not resisting. But he’s the least of my problems. The deal I made with the devil has backfired. If I don’t get the better of this bargain, I’m at risk of spending the rest of my days in hell.

A new enemy haunts our every step. When a kiss turns one of my gargoyle guardians into stone, I'm determined to make things right. There's only one way I can save him. I must find the one who bound him to his oath and force her to reverse the spell. But when we finally track her down, we soon discover that all is not what it seems. There's a darker power behind Jasper's fate - one that comes straight from the realm of the gods. If we don't defeat our newest enemy, the entire mortal realm could fall.

What if the return of Jesus Christ wasn’t announced with trumpets and fanfare—but instead began quietly, with the lives of a single mother, her terminally ill daughter, and a world on the brink of despair?

The crew of the Sybil Curse has become stranded in Dragao Terra—a strange land inhabited by dragon shifters who are on the verge of destruction. With Janelle and Elijah missing, the crew splits up to find them in the unfamiliar realm. However, the danger they face will put their loyalties and their lives under a brutal strain that threatens to tear everything apart. Meanwhile, Mazie, the First Mate, can see that the darkness within the elf, Aiden, is growing stronger. He’s losing control over his mind, and it won’t be long before he succumbs to the monster they all fear.

Sadie Alden has been invited to the South Coast to investigate a murder and it’s a welcome change of pace given the chaos of the past few weeks. Hope Falls is a small town at the bottom of the main island, isolated by the cliffs that surround it and unwelcoming to outsiders. Sadie’s familiar tries to warn her that it won’t be all sand and sunshine, especially when they’re surrounded by murder suspects, but at least she can leave the werewolf drama behind for a couple of days.

A brutal alien civilization invades Korin and Arranon, intent on depleting the natural resources of both worlds. Forced to expose her extraordinary abilities, revealing her forbidden birth, Cadet Erynn Yager's life crumbles and her guarded web of secrets unravels.

Ida Dempsey has grown up in a privileged life of luxury thanks to her aunt and uncle. Although Second Street—where women of ill repute ply their wares—is off limits to respectable citizens, her heart of compassion compels her to frequent the area, hoping to make a difference in their lives. Ida has also befriended Qui Shau, a Chinese woman who keeps house for her family, but friendships between the whites and Chinese are taboo in Eureka. Ida tries to keep secret her forbidden compassion, but someone is watching and will use it against her.

Eine Geschichte über Verlust, Hoffnung und den Mut, das Leben neu zu beginnen. Nach einem verheerenden Schicksalsschlag steht das Leben des Künstlers Eric still. Seine einst sprühende Kreativität ist erloschen, und er hat jede Hoffnung aufgegeben. Doch dann tritt ein unerwarteter Lichtblick in sein Leben: ein lebhaftes, mutiges Mädchen, das ihm zeigt, dass es selbst in den dunkelsten Momenten noch Gründe zum Weitermachen gibt. Gemeinsam entdecken sie nicht nur die Schönheit des Lebens, sondern auch die Kraft der Liebe – eine Liebe, die Eric neue Stärke verleiht.

I was told once my big mouth would get me into trouble, But I didn’t expect the hottest man I’d ever seen to hear me confess my severe lack of…bedroom antics. When I throw myself into the chilling sea, he thinks he’s rescuing me from embarrassment but there’s always…always more. I should resist Mason. But the demons in his eyes call to mine. And how I can I resist the dark promises he makes?

Just a handful of reasons why I should hate Cesare Salvatore, heir to the Salvatore Sicilian mafia throne. Other reasons? His insanely gorgeous face. How hot he looks in his Formula One race suit. The feral look in his eyes when he’s pounding his enemy into the ground… But as a Mancinelli, I abide by one family rule: Stay away from the Salvatores.

The man she loves was taken from her. Now, she'll travel to Hell to bring him back. Brielle is determined to rescue Leo from the Underworld. Struggling against the influences of dark magic, she strives to reconnect with her lost phoenix in order to save Leo. But the darkness proves a more powerful force than she thought. Trapped in the Underworld with Lilith, Leo faces unspeakable horrors. Ghosts he thought he'd escaped forever. Trauma he can never forget. He becomes a different person and loses all sense of his identity, bound to serve Lilith forever.

Darkness brews. A new threat emerges. A deadly bargain is struck. Leo Serrano, shape-shifting vampire and coven leader, knows something dark is approaching his city. To uncover the threat, he works alongside Brielle, a frustratingly stubborn witch who plays by her own rules. As his feelings for Brielle burn hotter, Leo discovers Brielle holds a fiery new power that threatens to consume them both. A pack of werewolves arrives, intent on taking down the coven. But as Leo digs deeper, he finds a darker presence is pulling the strings. And he becomes the target of Lilith, queen of the Underworld.

When a prominent doctor and outspoken advocate for child abuse victims is murdered, trauma counselor and amateur sleuth Stacie Maroni can’t help but wonder if there’s more to the tragedy than meets the eye. At the same time, whispers of financial misappropriation in programs meant to aid victims have surfaced. Both the good doctor and the suspect agencies shared interest in child welfare - could the two be connected, or is it just a coincidence?

Emma Walker is once again faced with a life altering decision. This time though, it feels like an impossible choice. No matter what choice she makes, someone is bound to get hurt. Including herself. Living with aftermath of that decision will be harder than she expected.

On a perfect summer's day, at a school picnic beside a lake, four-year-old Gemma Anderson goes missing, leaving a family devastated and a community asking questions. Seventeen years later, Gemma's older sister Stephanie is practising as a psychiatrist. A new patient's revelations force her to re-examine the disappearance. Why are their stories so similar? Unable to let the matter rest, Stephanie embarks on a journey to find out what really happened to Gemma on that long-ago afternoon.

Between 1922 and 1923, Katherine Mansfield wrote four volumes of short stories. This recording includes all sixty-three stories from the four collections, including a number of incomplete stories collated after Mansfield’s death.