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This is an omnibus collection of Ancient Ruins, Spells of Old, and Halls of Power. The collection has been revised and has several expanded scenes. I must note that this book is dark fantasy, with an emphasis on dark.

Seventeen-year-old Victor Callahan holds a secret as ancient as the shadows. Employed as a night porter in a quiet Irish nursing home, the teenager watches over a group of men he once knew a long time ago. Victor has orchestrated their reunion for a final farewell, a goodbye to those whose lives have shaped him through the years. But can he keep his secret from Lakeshore Manor’s oldest resident, James O’Carroll?

John, a vampire living for near six thousand years, has gone by many names in his life. Warrior, king, god. Such great age can also be a curse, as his mind has not kept up with the regeneration of his body, and he struggles to even remember his own name. That is until powerful beings called the ascended come to Earth and remove a shield blocking our solar system from the Tree of Life. John is healed, and his mind restored, and he is ready to learn this new way of gaining power, this self-cultivation, and defend his world. But he's no longer the apex predator.

Many years ago, a barrier was created between the mortal world and the realm of the gods, a barrier to ensure balance. But although the gods could no longer walk among us they could still choose to gift their powers to a chosen few. Some saw these gifts as a blessing. Most saw them for what they were…a curse. Chiara is one of the Gifted, but what no one knows is that she is one of the rarest; gifted by the God of Death himself.

Over one hundred years after Emily Mavro's gruesome death, her corpse remains youthful and intact, resting in the abandoned Mavro Manor. On the night of the full moon, she rises from her slumber at midnight in search of a soul to replace the one stolen from her.

Obsessed with the acquiring the Holy Grail for the Lasombra clan, the vampire Montrovant sets out on a quest that leads him through the establishment of the Knights Templar, the lair of an ancient Egyptian evil, and the deserts of the Holy Land. Dark forces are pitted against him, and each ally must be watched in turn, as treachery leads to deceit and back agan in a race against time, the Church, and the mysterious Kli Kodesh, who is more ancient, even than Montrovant's sire.

Chosen is the fifth audiobook in a new series by Vanessa Nelson and continues the story which started in Outcast. If you like your fantasy mixed with a dose of mystery, a bit of magic, and a heroine who can hold her own, you will love this series.

Newly-promoted Watch Officer Thea March is assigned her very first death investigation. Someone has brutally killed a young woman and dumped her body in an empty warehouse. The only real clue left at the scene points to one of the elite–the Ageless–as being involved. The Watch might ignore one anonymous woman's death, but when more bodies appear, killed in the same way, the deaths attract the attention of the ruling elite, and Mage Niath is assigned to work with Thea to hunt down the killer.

Well, for the sake of argument, let's say these mythical creatures are actually real. What if some ruthless (and totally legitimate) businessman somehow managed to acquire a number of these cryptids for the purpose of putting them on display? For a very large admittance fee, of course. A fee so large, only the wealthiest people would ever know about it.

Long ago, an otherworldly creature made the Earth almost uninhabitable and nearly consumed all of mankind. Now angels protect, and rule over, New Eden—Earth’s last remaining city. By angelic decree, and scripture akin to propaganda, all redheads are enslaved. Alizard is the stubborn daughter of the two most powerful families in the city. She expects to inherit a position of great leadership until the day her hair turns red.

Cursed. Cast out. Haunted by the anguished echoes of the ghosts of innocents. Tired of searching for allies, Thornbane takes the war to her enemies whose hunger isn't for land. They want something far more chilling. A secret whispered in screams that reverberate across the baronies. Even if she has to stand alone, she'll stand bravely in the face of the Sisters of Ash.

When Ixiana is kidnapped from her family's fortress by a brutal warlord, she fears physical harm of the worst kind. But the warlord is after a ransom, something to change the fate of his people. Ixiana is simply a means to an end—an annoying captive whose weakness frustrates him. When he starts teaching her to fight, it's painful for both of them—until their mutual anger and frustration ignites a new kind of fire.

Moving from Reykjavík to the rural village of Búdardalur in Iceland, a successful yet overworked and divorced master chef, Bragi, hopes to start a new life with his two teenagers. He buys an old house by the sea and takes over management of a local motel and restaurant. Soon, a mysterious woman walks in: Karitas. Bragi feels strangely attracted to her. Thinking he's in love, he convinces himself Karitas will be part of his new life.

"Die Wüste kennt keine Gnade, und ich auch nicht." Der gefallene Chaosgott Seth ist mit dem Leben zufrieden, das er sich seit seinem Fall aufgebaut hat – Rock'n'Roll, sein Chopper und die Gesellschaft von Freunden. Doch dann taucht die verschmorte Leiche eines Immobilienmaklers auf, der es auf Seths Bar, das Heliopolis, abgesehen hatte. Schnell fällt der Verdacht auf den jähzornigen Barbesitzer und unter den Freunden wächst das Misstrauen.

In a world steeped in shadow and ruled by an unforgiving Queen, Elara hides a deadly secret: she wields forbidden fire magic. Haunted by her past and pursued by those who would see her destroyed, she lives in the shadows of Kaelithar, a kingdom on the brink of rebellion. When fate entwines her path with Valen, the feared and enigmatic Commander of the Queen’s Guard, their connection sparks a dangerous flame neither can ignore.

Raven and Devon must find a way to get back to their realm, and to find the Simon who left them there to die. Derek hasn't given up hope that he will find Raven alive, after Simon kidnapped her on her wedding day to Markus.

"Mum, wer bist du?" Sie seufzte schwer und sah mich dann mit ihrem liebevollsten Mutterblick an. "Ich bin Freya." Wenn ich nicht schon gesessen hätte, ...

Viele Legenden ranken sich um das sogenannte Dunkelvolk, das einst sein Unwesen trieb und den Lebenden ihre Herzen nahm. Inzwischen ist das Dunkelvolk verschwunden, doch die wenigen Menschen, die über eine magische Gabe verfügen, werden immer noch mit den düsteren Wesen in Verbindung gebracht. Die 23-jährige Cyntha ist die Tochter einer Magiebegabten, und auch ihr begegnet man im Dorf mit Misstrauen.

Betrayed by her lover and exiled from her clan home, Nicolette has carved herself a new identity from the heart of her old life. Hardened by grief and desperate to survive, she hones a new skill set . . . and the daggers that go along with it. Armand is heir to the wealthiest clan in the Araneae Nation. His entire life is as mapped as his heritage. Tradition dictates his every decision, and the one choice he ever made for himself cost him the woman he loved.

Malgré sa méfiance à l’encontre du dieu de la Nuit et des Ténèbres, Danaé a conclu un marché insolite avec lui. En effet, si elle parvient à se faire passer pour l’amante officielle de Night, Sun rompra le pacte ancestral et renoncera à son âme afin de récupérer sa fiancée humaine.Lors de son séjour, elle découvre que les Obscuris ne sont pas aussi malveillants et sanguinaires que son peuple le croyait. Son attirance irrépressible pour Night n’arrange pas ses incertitudes.