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Mysterious necromancers. Wicked summoners. Fierce witches. Occasional familiars. Military experiments. Secret councils. Forbidden alliances. The Academy of Ancients will suck you in. Briar’s free. Or is she? With the necromancers and the undead still loose, the masters that control these heinous creatures might as well be.

Will you be fast enough? A 15-year-old girl with a gift for violence and nothing left to lose, Constanter is running. To escape the farm she grew up on in a remote part of the Western Lorian empire. To forget the family and the life she can never return to. She runs east, toward the distant war she knows only from the tales of travelers - a 20-year long conflict, opposing the Western and Eastern halves of the empire.

Julia Scott flees an arranged marriage and a cruel stepmother to live with her uncle in the West Indies. Attacked by pirates and desired by island natives, the only person she can trust is John Smith, if that's his true name. Reaching her uncle's station in Antigua, Julia must face her feelings about her traitorous family, a dashing new suitor, and the guardian angel John Smith, who has no qualms sporting counterfeit names and less than what is proper attire.

New jobs can be murder - that’s what it seems like to Emma Harmon of Cape Hope. She’s got a new job blogging about food, and she’s thrilled to be traveling to a new resort to sample the fare and meet local celebrities. One of who is first-kiss-Robbie - as in the first boy to kiss her is a famous chef now! She also finds out her photographer is a hot guy with a major chip on his shoulder, so she’s not so thrilled when she discovers a body in the sand dunes. One with a knife sticking out of him. A chef knife. Robbie’s chef knife.

The whole series is complete! Mysterious necromancers. Wicked vampires. Fierce witches. Forbidden alliances. This Academy of Magics will suck you in. Out of the frying pan into the fire. That sums up what Emery’s life has become. Things with Gentry fell apart. Luckily, Aleister’s there to pick up the pieces. Or maybe that’s not so good. Gentry’s world’s fallen apart. Tormented by a lost love, torn by a new love, he drifts in and out of states of torture as he tries to keep Emery safe while at the same time keeping his distance.

Lucifer, lords of hell, fallen angels, demons, corrupted mortals, hell spawn, and the dark creatures of nightmares. The Devil's Own series is just starting! You’re Lucifer’s daughter. That’s bad, right? Could get worse, if you asked Ashmielle, the devil’s own. Her soul’s been splintered and she’s addicted to consuming souls. Samazrael, her soul mate and bodyguard has finally Ashmielle again, only to lose her to her addiction and a demon gone bad. These two will need a little help. Devil in disguise...

Stripped from his role as Meghan's bodyguard, Cody embarks on a relentless pursuit of a dangerous summoner—a man Meghan believed she'd eliminated years ago. Simultaneously, Meghan grapples with her blossoming magical powers, never knowing she's walking into a deadly trap.

A compelling message in today's uncertain times. This fast-paced, novelistic memoir gives listeners an intimate look into Kathrine's struggle with OCD and PGAD, while weaving a deeper story of reality, identity, and meaning. A poignant true story of hope.

As the chilling winter sets in, Cody and Meghan find themselves in a fight for survival against an unseen enemy and their own haunted pasts. Meghan's magic may be their only hope, but she's terrified of her own power. As Cody struggles with his own burgeoning feelings for Meghan, he must help her harness her powers and confront the wraiths hell-bent on her destruction. But with the threat of his own past rising, can he protect Meghan, or will their intertwined destinies lead to their downfall?

Meghan, daughter of powerful summoners, finds herself reluctantly enrolled at an academy for magical beings. Frustrated by her parents' decision to tuck her away, Meghan arrives at the academy burdened with secrets and a past she longs to escape. She must confront the truth about her family and her own abilities.

Jack is in a state of despair and frustration as the Dagger of Vitality, the only way to lift his curse, is gone. He is plagued by the pain and death sentence that the curse has put on him, and the thought of not being able to lift it is overwhelming. He's convinced that Erikson is the one who has taken the dagger and destroyed it. He's determined to take her down with him before the curse kills him.

Nyala and Jack are on the run and trying to escape an unfamiliar, desolate landscape. Jack is sick and coughing up blood. Nyala tries to care for him, but he pushes her away. Despite the danger and uncertainty of their situation, Nyala remains determined to stay with Jack and help him through their predicament.

Nyala’s having a heck of a time recovering from last semester’s events. She’s missing her best friend Briar, and things became way too complicated when her boyfriend decided to cheat on her. Yeah, she caught him in the act.

It should have been the perfect idea, right? A bake-off to take the pressure off Sylvia Harmon whose ex is getting remarried, thereby eliminating the pressure Emma and Darcy are under. Brilliant, or so Darcy thought. Until it became time to talk Ethan Crosby into it.

Darcy’s got an invitation to join Ethan at an auction. No, this isn’t the date he supposedly asked her out for a while ago. This is a favor for his cousin who’s some well-known New York Times best seller. Why not, since said author agreed to do a book signing at Darcy’s bookstore, and that’s bound to bring in more business. Not to mention that’s going to satisfy Becca’s crush on said author.

Let no good deed go unpunished. At least, that’s what it feels like to Darcy Harmon. She’s helping a friend out by delivering flowers to a funeral, when one of the attendees dies on the spot. Right there at the funeral. Right in front of Darcy. She can’t let that go without investigating, can she? Especially not after the attempts on her own life.

Darcy’s got an interview with a local paper. Cool, right? Well, maybe not. Why’s she got reservations about doing the interview when anyone she tells about it encourages her to jump at the chance? So, Darcy jumps. Only she finds her remote interview over Zoom comes to an untimely end when her interviewer is attacked.

In an abandoned warehouse. Behind the arcade. In the woods. In a motel. All these locations have one thing in common—murder—and these murders are reminiscent of a killer that is long dead. While Detective Derick Wyatt is trying to navigate his new love life with Kimberly, a copycat Butcher is driving him to drink. But what do the killings have to do with the sweet family that lives next door to him? As the Butcher eludes him and his relationship with the family strains, he has to thank God he has Kimberly beside him to see him through this mess.

Who’d think an innocent early morning walk on the beach would yield a sealed bottle with a mysterious set of letters from decades ago? Certainly not Darcy Harmon, but that’s exactly what she’s come across. And leave it to her sister Emma, the family’s resident amateur sleuth, to try to take the mystery away from Darcy. Well, Darcy’s having none of it. It’s her mystery to solve, and she’s not sharing it. At least, not until someone tries to take her life.

It’s the special day Emma and Joe have been waiting for. It’s a day that Darcy’s been stressing out over for months. She’s no wedding planner, but that hasn’t stopped her from doing all she can to make this day perfect. Despite their mother’s frustration that the new caterer has decided to open near her café. Despite the fact that their parents are divorced. Despite the fact that someone tried to strangle Darcy at the reception, and the new caterer—who’s not exactly ugly—saved her from the assault. Why can’t there be a wedding without chaos and mayhem in Cape Hope?