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Ravaged by grief and driven to the brink, Eira and her crew are caught at the heart of a tempest:… Five kingdoms on the verge of war… An empire poised to crush them all… A pirate queen terrorizing the seas… And a madman, the architect of every shattered dream, broken heart, and spilled blood. He is on the verge of achieving is dream of ushering in a new era—one ruled by his iron fist and fueled by blind, unwavering loyalty. His only mistake? He made it personal for the one woman powerful enough to stop him.

Josephina Espinosa makes her living as a hacker-for-hire in the Lone Star Republic, a remnant of the fractured USA. That is, until the day she and her best friend are gunned down in a government raid. With her dying breath, Jo uses magical lore passed down from her grandmother to summon a wish-granter. Her wish? To save her friend's life. Except wishes have costs, and for Jo, the price is the erasure of her entire mortal existence. Now, as the most recent addition to the mysterious Society of Wishes, Jo must form a new "life" alongside the seven other members.

One way or another...she will be the end of the world. With powers that weren't supposed to be touched by mortal hands, Vi Solaris is determined to free herself and the world from the deadly vortex it's trapped in. This mission has taken her to forbidden lands and has transformed her from a sheltered princess to a fearsome warrior. But the ultimate triumph requires the ultimate sacrifice, forcing Vi to choose between the last tethers to her humanity and the very people she's sworn to protect.

Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds' resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her unparalleled gift for clockwork machinery in tandem with notoriously unscrupulous morals to contribute to a thriving underground organ market. There isn't a place on Loom that is secure from the engineer-turned-thief, and her magical talents are sold to the highest bidder, as long as the job defies their Dragon oppressors.

The Society can't seem to catch a break, and Jo has had enough of it. She can destroy anything with her magic. So why not the Society itself? Her pursuit of freedom has Jo questioning everything, from what the Society really is to how it was formed and what does she really feel for their mysterious leader. With the unexpected help of an android serial killer and the silence of her fellow teammates, she'll get her answers. But Jo is not be prepared for what she learns.

One bloodthirsty ruler has been overthrown by another, casting the shadow of death over the Solaris Empire. Vhalla Yarl stands upon the stage of fate, prepared to do battle one final time. Fragile alliances will be tested and new bonds will be formed as the world is reshaped. She fights as the champion of peace, but when the night is darkest will she be able to pay the price of a new dawn?

Vi Solaris is on the eve of getting everything she’s ever wanted - her family, her home, her throne - and to save the world, she’s going to have to give it all up. The Empire sees her as their Crown Princess, returning at long last. But Vi only sees visions of fate guiding her to the world’s gruesome end. Across the sea is a man who holds the keys to deciphering her premonitions and thwarting the ancient evil ravaging their world.

Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for the final battle of the Solaris Empire’s conquest. The choices before Vhalla are no longer servitude or freedom, they are servitude or death. The stakes have never been higher as the Emperor maintains his iron grip on her fate, holding everything Vhalla still has left to lose in the balance.

Having forsaken her crown for a chance to save her family and the world, Vi Solaris washes up on the shores of Meru. She's wounded and barely alive. But Vi's fight for survival is only just the beginning. As a princess in a foreign land, everyone is after her. The pirate queen Adela wants to sell her to the evil elfin'ra. The Twilight King wants to use her to settle an old score. And, perhaps most dangerous, there is the scheming Lord of the Faithful who sees her as an opportunity to further consolidate his power.

A new age has dawned. Will Jo be its savior or its downfall? The Society is over, and its members are now free in a new world. But freedom is not what it seems, and their true enemy is still at large. Joining together one last time, the members lend their magic and knowledge to Jo to finally put an end to the madness of Chaos and finally free Snow. There's no easy path to victory, and securing the future of the new Age of Magic may cost Jo everything. Age of Magic is a full-length fantasy/paranormal romance audiobook and the fourth and final audiobook in the Wish Quartet.

Once a hacker for hire living in the shadows, Josephina “Jo” Espinosa is the newest member of a magical Society. Their mandate? To grant the wishes of mortals. A simple enough task until Jo is faced with an impossible wish - and her inability to grant it might spell disaster for her entire team, if not the Society itself.

Cvareh returns home to his sky world of Nova with the genius crafter Arianna as his temperamental guest. The mercurial inventor possesses all the Xin family needs to turn the tides of a centuries-old power struggle, but the secrets she harbors must be earned with trust - hard to come by for Ari, especially when it comes to Dragons. On Nova, Ari finds herself closer to exacting vengeance against the traitor who killed everything - and everyone - she once loved. But before Ari can complete her revenge, the Crimson Court exposes her shadowed past.

En tant que demoiselle de la forge, Floriane fournit armes et armures aux chasseurs de son hameau afin qu'ils protègent le monde contre les Vampires. Elle sait que telle est sa place... jusqu'à la nuit de la Lune de Sang. Pour sauver son frère du seigneur vampire Ruvan et de ses armées, Floriane se lance dans la bataille. Elle est prête à y laisser sa vie, mais ce n'est pas sa mort que Ruvan désire. C'est Floriane elle-même, car selon lui, elle est la clef qui mettra fin à la malédiction dont souffre son peuple.

Vi was supposed to be the perfect crown princess. Then, she abandoned her throne. Vi was supposed to save the world as its Champion. Then, the world she loved vanished. Now, all she knows is that she has deadly magic and brutal cunning, and she's ready to settle some scores. Old loves and new allies tell her to play it safe. But Vi is done with caution. She has a chance to right ancient wrongs and this princess-turned-warrior isn't turning back. She's ready to bring an end to the vortex of death the world is trapped in.

In the final installment of USA Today best-selling author Elise Kova's Loom Saga, a new rebellion rises from the still-smoldering remnants of the five guilds of Loom to stand against Dragon tyranny. Meanwhile, on Nova, those same Dragons fight amongst themselves, as age-old power struggles shift the political landscape in fateful and unexpected ways. Unlikely leaders vie for the opportunity to shape a new world order from the perfect clockwork designs of one temperamental engineer.

Lieutenant Craig Youngly has only ever wanted one thing in his life - to join the illustrious Golden Guard. In pursuit of his goals, he has found himself protege to Raylynn Westwind, notable Guard member and favorite of Prince Baldair. He has fought for two years in the sweltering North and now prepares to embark on a mission on behalf of the Guard that could secure his long-sought membership. It's the opportunity Craig has been waiting for, until Raylynn's attention turns toward another swordsman.

The second book in an Air Awakens prequel trilogy about the Golden Guard. Baldair has never met another person as gifted with the sword as he, and is insistent on seeing a golden bracer grace Raylynn's forearm. But the woman lives a mercenary's life, and Baldair quickly learns that her loyalty comes at a high price. When he discovers the bounty on her head, the prince must choose between his responsibilities to his father's Empire and the woman who has captured his heart as a soldier, and as a man.

Um ihrer Ehe zu entfliehen, wagt sich Victoria nachts aufs Meer – und wird von dem Sirenenmann Ilryth gerettet. Als Preis fordert er ihre Seele, in genau sechs Jahren. Victoria nutzt die geschenkte Zeit, wird zur gefragten Kapitänin und erkämpft sich die Scheidung. Doch als ihr Schiff in einem Sturm kentert, ist Ilryth erneut zur Stelle und zieht sie in seine magische Welt – vor Ablauf der Frist. Victoria akzeptiert ihren Tod, ein Opfer an die Götter. Aber erst muss sie ihre Familie vor der Rache ihres Exmanns schützen.

Mit jeder neuen Königin fordert der Rotholzthron einen größeren Tribut. Es gibt nur zwei Gründe, warum die Elfen in die Welt der Menschen kommen: Krieg oder Ehefrauen. In beiden Fällen bedeutet ihr Kommen den Tod. Und heute ist es so weit. Früher wurden die Menschen von den Elfen verfolgt – bis das Abkommen geschlossen wurde. Seither bleiben die Menschen unbehelligt, doch dieser Frieden hat seinen Preis: Alle 100 Jahre wählen die Elfen ein Mädchen aus Capton zu ihrer menschlichen Königin. Auserkoren zu werden bedeutet, mit dem Zeichen des Todes versehen zu sein.

Doch noch während ich ihn küsse, kehrt ein Fünkchen gesunder Menschenverstand zurück. Die Widersprüche bringen die Hitze in mir zum Kochen. Was tue ich da?, frage ich mich im hintersten Winkel meines Geistes. Das ist der Vampyrfürst! Schmiedin Floriane wird von allen geachtet. Denn sie fertigt die Waffen, mit denen die Vampirjäger ihr Dorf vor Angriffen schützen. Als Florianes Bruder vom Anführer der Vampire tödlich verletzt wird, greift sie jedoch selbst zum Schwert, bereit, ihr Leben zu opfern. Aber Vampirfürst Ruvan will nicht ihren Tod ... er will sie.