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Lula Mortiz may be a bruja with healing powers, but after her family's battle in Los Lagos, she feels broken in a way she can't seem to fix. Then tragedy strikes when a bus crash leaves her friends and her boyfriend, Maks, dead. Desperate to reclaim normalcy, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring Maks back. It isn't until she hears that all of the bodies from the crash have gone missing that she realizes something is wrong. Lula has unwittingly raised an army of casi muertos - creatures between the living and dead - and they're hungry for freedom...which they can only achieve if Lula dies.

The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers - not for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed into a ceiba tree, leaving them with more questions than answers.

Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she's been feeling lost. She has brand-new powers that she doesn't understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father's return home. Then, on the night of her Death Day party, Rose discovers her father's memory loss has been a lie. As she rushes to his side, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas, the fairy realm. There Rose is forced to work with a group of other powerful teens to save Adas.

Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can't trust. A boy whose intentions are as dark as the strange marks on his skin. The only way to get her family back is to travel with Nova to Los Lagos.

Thirsty for fresh blood? Sink your teeth into vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices. In this delicious new collection edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, you’ll find stories about the lurking vampires of social media, the rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, the eager vampires coming out - and going out for their first kill - and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.

A Vietnamese mermaid caught between two worlds. A siren who falls for Poseidon’s son. A boy secretly pining for the merboy who saved him years ago. A storm that brings humans and mermaids together. Generations of family secrets and pain. Find all these and more in this gripping new collection that will reel you in from the very first word! Welcome to an ocean of hurt, fear, confusion, rage, hope, humor, discovery, and love in its many forms.

One of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 One of Pop Sugar's Best New YA of 2022 From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, Reclaim the Stars takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of...

This podcast, originally titled 'Vampires Never Get Old: the Podcast,' aims to dig deeper into the myths and legends in popular culture, and chat with the contributing authors of the Untold Legends anthology series to learn about how they craft their inspired stories! Season 2 was all about 'Mermaids Never Drown.' Season 3 features faeries and interviews w/ authors Nafiza Azad, Holly Black, Dhonielle Clayton, Christine Day, Tessa Gratton, Ryan La Sala, L.L. McKinney, Anna-Marie McLemore, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson and Rory Power. Welcome to our faerie revel!

River Thomas was born a wild card. Her mother left before River hit puberty, and her alcoholic father raised her to have the best poker face in the city, but when he dies unexpectedly, River's already dangerous lifestyle spirals out of control. Six months sober, she relapses, and the resulting bender ends with her on the run from a guy looking to settle a score.

Sky Lopez thought she had it all - the perfect job, the perfect relationship, the perfect life... until she discovers her not-so-perfect boyfriend has been cheating on her. So when her uncle asks her to help plan his Hamptons wedding, Sky jumps at the chance, leaving all of her "perfect" future plans in the rearview mirror.

Despite her name, Lucky Pierce has always felt a little cursed. Refusing to settle for less or settle down, she changes jobs as often as she changes boyfriends. When her celebrity chef mother challenges her to finish something, Lucky agrees to help her launch Boston's next hot restaurant, The Star. Even if it means working with the infuriating, egotistical, and undeniably sexy head chef.

Wenn sich selbst die Hüter des Friedens misstrauen, wird es Krieg geben! Die zweite Phase der Hohen Republik beginnt. Es droht Krieg zwischen den Planeten Eiram und E’ronoh. Die Jedi-Ritterin Gella Nattai soll zusammen mit Axel Greylark, dem Sohn der Kanzlerin der Republik, vermitteln. Doch Gella Nattais Glaube in die Macht, ihre Ruhe und Distanziertheit sind ihrem Partner zutiefst suspekt. Im Gegenzug hält sie den jungen Mann für einen aufgeplusterten Partygänger ohne jede Selbstdisziplin. Wie sollen die beiden einen Krieg verhindern, wenn nicht einmal zwischen ihnen Frieden herrscht?

I MONTOYA SONO ABITUATI ai misteri della loro famiglia, e non fanno domande. Non si chiedono perché la dispensa di casa sia sempre ben rifornita, né perché la matriarca non lasci mai la valle di Quattrofiumi, neppure per le loro lauree, nozze o battesimi. E quando Orquídea Divina li invita tutti al suo funerale, affinché riscuotano la sua eredità, i Montoya sperano di svelare finalmente i segreti che lei ha gelosamente custodito per tutta la vita. Ma ancora una volta rimarranno con più interrogativi che risposte.