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In the Outer Islands, gods and magic rule the ocean. Under the command of Captain Rafe Morrow, the crew of the Celestial Jewel ferry souls to the After World and defend the seas from monsters. Rafe has dedicated his life to protecting the lost, but the tides have shifted and times have changed. His sister, the Goddess of the Moon, is on a rampage and her creatures are terrorizing the islands. The survival of the living and dead hinge on the courage and cunning of a beleaguered captain and his motley crew of men and ghosts.

When you are a member of Britain’s first team of wizard spies, every mission might be your last. But as the dawning of the 20th century draws ever nearer, magic grows weak. Violectric Dampening, the clash of man-made electricity with the gifts of magekind, threatens M.I.’s existence. And if that isn’t enough, they’ve now been discharged from their own government. Obsolete. Distrusted. And now hunted by one of their own.

With the loss of Reynolds, Naomi retreats with Taren to the safety of Linnonbury and learns the deep histories of Parbraven and the demands the Vivatera will make of her. None but she possesses magic powerful enough to prevent the UnderGod Shon from escaping to the surface, but using it will cost her life. As the remaining daughters of Prolius return to Southwick and the origins of their magic, Sharrod prepares to open the gate to the Underworld, capturing their stones one by one.

In this exciting continuation of the VIVATERA series, Naomi Everstar, rescued by living magic, must restore balance to a world stained by unnatural death. However, rejoining the six stones will destroy Naomi’s sisters, daughters of King Prolius cursed by their father’s “gift”. As her friends scatter across the country in search of the missing princesses and the amulets that possess them, Naomi hurtles headlong into a deadly trap set by an ancient evil. Reynolds fulfills his duty to protect her, but his actions cause her to doubt whether he stays for love or only honor. When damned souls demand her sacrifice, will Reynolds’ guilt leave her to the mercy of the man who once plunged a blade into her heart?

Not even Naomi's prophetic dreams prepare her for the mysterious wanderer who appears just in time to snatch her from danger, nor the upheaval he brings in his wake. No knight in shining armor, Reynolds once risked Naomi's life, and that dark secret again threatens it. When Naomi discovers the world of magic and of what she is capable, not even Reynolds can slow the fate barreling down upon them both.

Neve "Never" Knight, the daughter of a rock legend, and the only young woman in a band of hot sexy guys, saw her world come crumbling down right when she was at the top. In an impossible love with her sexy British guitarist Danny Blue, against her own rule of not dating anyone in her own band, she gets the rudest awakening in her life as she gets thrown into a vicious game played by all.

Rachel's family raises purebred quarter horses, but even though she is surrounded by beautiful horses, she still longs for a horse for her own. And when her dad takes her to a local auction, she only has eyes for one horse - and one horse alone. A terrified mare tries to hide her fear beneath a hardened exterior, but Rachel knows better. Everything within her knows that they were meant for each other. Once they get her home, the challenge is on. Can Rachel convince a frightened, abused animal to trust again?

A Sudden Outbreak of Magic stars Kelley and Jeroan Strickland, twin teenagers whose family just moved to Dubuque, Iowa. One cold morning in November, Kelley gets "infected" by magic after reading aloud from a small leather bound book she finds. She also blows up the family home in the process. Soon Kelley and Jeroan must face up to a power-hungry, centuries-old Sorcerer who wants to rid the world of what he calls "renegade" magic-users. Only Kelley's new way of using magic will save their new city and their magically infected friends, though she may lose her brother in the process.

Welcome to Never Land, the land of Never and the world of rock, the world of new experiences and sensations, a world where music runs through the veins of the dedicated, and love is taken and given with consequences. Never (Neve) Knight, the lead singer and manager of a band filled with the hottest guys in rock finally gets the dream that she wanted: a label signing her band, The Never Knights. It is what she always wanted, a band of her own, playing her own kind of music.

What girl wouldn't want to be surrounded by the sexy guys from the hottest teen rock sensation in the country? 18-year-old Never "Neve" Knight not only is surrounded by the hottest boys to hit the music charts, but she is the band's lead singer. As the band's lead singer and manager, Never formed and shaped the band to where it is today, a band on the rise and on the brink of being signed by a label. As one of the guys, she knew each of the band members since they were all snot-nose ten-year-olds.

Working anonymously as Miss Galaxy, she has steered every relationship at Galaxy High. While Susie might not have any experience, The Space Age Ladies' Guide to Romance and Social Affairs does—and she follows The Guide’s advice to the letter. Even when it means giving up on winning the attention of her longtime crush or sparking a love story of her own. When an anonymous love letter arrives at her desk for Miss Galaxy, Susie gathers her courage, friends, and a souped-up space cruiser to embark on a scavenger hunt through the stars.