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Auf der Seele des Jungen Taim lastet ein dunkles Geheimnis: Seit er denken kann, flieht er vor dem Licht der Sterne und dem Rätsel seiner Existenz - bis zu dem Tag, an dem er einen Meister trifft, der ihn lehrt, das Leben und die Wahrheit zu suchen. Die Geschichte von Taim spielt in Amuylett, dem Universum von Aschenkindel und der Sumpfloch-Saga, kann jedoch unabhängig davon gelesen werden.

Maria Reyes has fought all her life, to graduate high school on time, to go to college, to get the degree she's always wanted. Yet she still wants more; she wants to go back to school and become a nurse in order to help even more people and, to that end, she’ll show up at her ma and pa pharmacy job and get by day to day. At least she has her work wife, Kim, to help pass the time. So as the normal, typical boring day starts to take an odd, if not horror movie cliche, turn she can only grit her teeth and gear up for another fight. At least she won’t have to fight this fight alone.

"Es gibt so viel mehr als Anfang und Ende oder Gewinn und Verlust. Wir müssen einer Liebe gehorchen, die unsere Grenzen sprengt. Tun wir es nicht, führt jeder Schritt ins Unglück."

Er war überwältigt von den Wundern des Lebens - wie sie sich in den stillsten Winkeln ereigneten, unberührt vom lauten, gewaltsamen Getöse der Zeit. Von außen betrachtet glichen die letzten Jahre in Sumpfloch einem Sturm aus Katastrophen, Angriffen, Ängsten und Entbehrungen. Doch in Wahrheit war das Glück wie Unkraut aus jedem noch so kleinen Riss im Gemäuer gesprossen. Nun, da die Zeit ablief, flogen die Tage des Glücks davon, verloren wie ein geliebter, vertrauter Duft im Wind.

Der Falter war ein wenig schwerer, als es Falter gemeinhin sind, aber das war es nicht. Es war die Bedeutung. Sein Leben saß auf ihrer Hand, ein so wichtiges Leben, und es kitzelte. Sonderbar, dachte Maria. Auf ihrer Hand fühlte er sich so sanft und gefährdet an. Wie könnte dieser harmlose Falter eine ganze Welt aufhalten, die auf den Abgrund zuraste?

Hadley Parrish is having the worst luck ever. Her boyfriend dumped her for social media fame, her stepsister got into Harvard the day Hadley failed chemistry, and now she’s been blamed for a crime she didn’t do. As punishment, she’s sent to Sterling Beach for the summer to learn some “work ethic” and “manners” from her grumpy grandfather who she barely knows. The beautiful beach is no match for Hadley’s epically bad mood, and she’s determined to spend every second of the summer locked in her room brooding.

Condemned for murder, Dez Moore awaits the hangman’s noose. Though he killed to defend a woman, the court shows no mercy, and, resigned, he attempts to make amends with his estranged sister. His letter bidding his sister good-bye falls into the wrong hands, and suddenly, he is facing another future - one that may exist, thanks to a man he doesn’t know. Once a poor mudlark, Carl Reis is a powerful businessman with an erratic impulse to save desperate people. When Dez’s letter comes to him, he takes an interest in the prisoner.

Lesli is used to one thing: being the youngest and smartest person in the room. But now college is over, and she’s not sure who she is or what she wants from life. On a whim, she decides to move to Florida to work for her cousin’s nonprofit organization, Ophelia’s Angels. While there she meets Magnus Deacon, a hot billionaire inventor with a fondness for sci-fi and helping those in need.

His face was illuminated by the full moon and I tried not to stare at his lips. I think I must have failed as he gave me a knowing smile. I forced myself to meet his eyes as he said, “I’ll call you soon, Misha. And Oliver was right, I would have regretted not seeing you tonight.” Misha’s whole world is turned upside down when she loses not only her business, but also finds out that her husband of eight years is a no-good cheat. She finds herself broke, homeless, and struggling for a way to not only take care of herself, but also the grandmother who raised her.

Willkommen in den obersten Rängen der Gesellschaft... Kurz vor ihrer Volljährigkeit stellt sich heraus, dass Malia zu den Glücklichen der Gesellschaft gehört - den Menschen, denen eine außerordentliche Gabe zuteil geworden ist. Von einem Tag auf den anderen zählt sie zur High Society des Landes: der ELITE. Aber für die verschlossene, immerzu unsichtbar bleibende Malia geht damit ein Albtraum in Erfüllung.

Lacey knows the last thing she needs is an impromptu birthday celebration in Vegas, but when her eccentric boss makes her an offer she can't refuse, she hesitantly accepts. Things quickly go awry when her boss's son, Jude, decides to tag along. A former athlete, playboy billionaire, with a teasing smile and a body fit for a spread in a magazine, Lacey knows that getting involved with Jude will mean trouble. But maybe trouble, in the form of an unorthodox “arrangement” with a sexy billionaire, is exactly what the pragmatic, uptight, and undersexed Lacey needs.

The Empire is shattered. From the northern ice fields to the storm-battered coast, chasms gash the landscape. Hordes of twisted beasts ravage towns and cities, and still, the people riot. But the prophecies offer hope. Bolstered by the newfound, if fragile, peace with Stormshard, Emperor Kostan begins to fortify his rule. Savra, torn between her desire to learn her family’s fate and the duty she feels to her Emperor, delves deeper into her magic in hopes she can answer both calls.

Two prophecies. Two heroes. Only one can be right. Kostan sits upon a splintering throne. Savra huddles in a makeshift cell, awaiting the judgment of those she betrayed. The land grows dark with the blood of Prov and Atal alike. But beyond the human struggles, a graver threat looms. Aided by the rogue mage, Havialo, the Breaking strains at the bones of the Empire. As the land shatters, a dark tide rises. Two prophecies offer slim hopes for humanity. One names Savra as the Empire's savior. The other envisions Kostan leading the war against the darkness. Both can't be right.

Tim and Susannah have ordinary lives on the surface. He's a mortician for whom death is a serious business, and she's a chef who really knows her way around a knife. And if the neighbors in their small Midwestern town knew of her dark hobby, they'd run for the hills. Raised by an apathetic mother and a cruel father, Susannah was bullied and pushed to her breaking point long before she met mild-mannered Tim, and learned to channel her murderous impulses into a strange form of art, which keeps her clueless husband safe...for now.

They’re in my dreams, every single night. Thanks to my new job, I’m now living next door to the two hottest cops on earth! But life has never been kind to me, and I was naive to think that it would be different now. Despite my undeniable attraction to them, both of them, I have to do whatever it takes to protect my baby brother, the only family I have left. Even if that means staying away from the two men I want the most....

Lilik is on the warpath. Behind her, House Ulstat is a smoking pit. Ahead, Mieshk Ulstat wields terrible magic from within an impregnable fortress. The battle approaches. Never mind that Lilik's fighters are actually a ragtag assortment of smugglers and thieves. Forget that something is terribly wrong with the aether, leaving Lilik's magic unpredictable. Lilik is the last hope for stopping Mieshk's cataclysm. Unfortunately, Lilik's problems aren't limited to insurmountable odds and questionable allies. A dark force has awakened in the island's heart.

After the disastrous expedition to the island volcano, Ioene, Lilik is home with a warning. The malevolent tyrant, Mieshk Ulstat, is gathering devastating magical power. Unchecked, Mieshk will obliterate Kiriilti civilization. But when the ruling Trader Council refuses to heed her, Lilik turns to her own kind: the gutterborn. As Lilik rallies rebels from the slums, she delves into her abilities as a soul priestess through contact with a nightforged dagger.

Cally is a 24-year-old playwright and theatre director - and she is also a witch. Since she was 16, she has been blessed with the ability to wish anything she wants into being. At first this ability was fun and she used it all the time to make every little thing in her life better, but then she discovered that the abuse of the wish had drastic consequences. So she decided to stop using her powers and concentrated on becoming a great success in her field.

Mia is kind, caring and dependable; perfect characteristics for a young mother. Singlehandedly raising her karate-mad son Lincoln, she finally takes him to her local dojo. Here, Mia meets the devilishly handsome Jonathan and insanely jealous Ronan. Mia cannot stop thinking about Jonathan's sinewy, lean muscles when she goes on a business trip... until she discovers Jonathan is there too.

Found as a babe amidst the dead and dying in the wake of a great battle, raised as the beloved son of blacksmith and warrior Hagar Hammersmith, Logan always knew that he was different. And with curses and stares and sometimes with fists, the villagers of Solan Bay did their best to makes sure he would never forget it. But on that day, the day the slavers came to Solan Bay and left him for dead in a pool of his own blood, everything changed. Logan learned the truth of his existence, of his destiny.