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Agnes is an unusual young woman with peach-blossom hair and the fairy-given ability to make mushrooms sprout willy-nilly. Fortunately, she's now in a relationship with a handsome dragon prince who's absolutely obsessed with her mushrooms! Unfortunately, Agnes is still trying to get over the trauma of her last relationship, and it'll take a lot of spoiling from Claude to help her! This is the story of how, through a series of unlikely events, Agnes has found her mushroom-loving prince charming.

When a Sekali princess unexpectedly bursts into Elena and Lucas’s betrothal celebrations, Ardann is forced to send a team to investigate her claims of a new enemy. The last thing Saffron expects, or wants, is to be called on to assist. But she can’t risk disgracing her family by refusing to join the expedition. Julian, on the other hand, leaps at the chance to distinguish himself and gain favor with the Sekalis by helping the princess. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself equally interested in the chance to prove himself to an inconsequential Callinos girl.

In Tempest Rising, Tempest chose to return to the sea, following in her mother's footsteps and forging a relationship with the selkie Kona. Now many months have gone by, and she yearns to see her family again. Life under the ocean is full of rigorous training to eventually take over the throne, which leads to Tempest's powers growing and manifesting in new ways. When Tiamat, Tempest's power-hungry nemesis, attacks Tempest's brother Moku on land, she returns to his side, which also brings her back to her old flame, Mark.

Lena has lived her whole life near the beach, walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves. The problem is, she's spent her whole life just watching. As her 16th birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf. But her father, a former surfer himself, refuses to allow her to take lessons. After a near drowning in his past, he can't bear to let Lena take up the risky sport. Yet something lures Lena to the water - an ancient, powerful magic.

Nominiert für das beste Buch beim Selfpublishing-Buchpreis 2023/24! Und so zog die Schöne aus, das Biest zu erschlagen... Sechzehn Jahre hat Jade Labelle auf den Tag gewartet, an dem sie offiziell in die Gilde der Monsterjägerinnen aufgenommen wird. Als sie den Auftrag erhält, eine Bestie auf einem verlassenen Adelsgrundstück zu töten, scheint ihr Ziel endlich in Reichweite. Auf dem alten Beauprince-Anwesen wartet allerdings kein Ungeheuer auf sie, sondern eine verängstigte junge Frau namens Louise.

Fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, and Maggie Stiefvater will embrace the richly drawn, Norse-influenced alternate world of the United States of Asgard, where cell phones, rock bands, and evangelical preachers coexist with dragon slaying, rune casting, and sword training in schools. Where the president runs the country alongside a council of Valkyries, gods walk the red carpet with Hollywood starlets, and the US military has a special battalion dedicated to eradicating Rocky Mountain trolls.

A girl with a secret and a prince on a mission.... When Prince Anthony spies Eleanoria Woodston outside her family home dressed as a servant, he knows something is amiss. Pretending to be John, his cousin's outrider, he decides to take matters into his own hands and figure out why Ella hasn't been seen at court. And, more importantly, why the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the kingdom dresses like a pauper.

Charlie, otherwise known as Queen Charlaina of Ludania, has become comfortable as a leader and a ruler. She’s done admirable work to restore Ludania’s broken communications systems with other Queendoms, and she’s mastered the art of ignoring Sabara, the evil former queen whose Essence is alive within Charlie. Or so she thinks. When the negotiation of a peace agreement with the Queendom of Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for Ludanian freedom.

Cinder è abituata alle occhiate sprezzanti che la sua matrigna e la gente riservano ai cyborg come lei, e non importa quanto sia brava come meccanico al mercato settimanale di Nuova Pechino o quanto cerchi di adeguarsi alle regole. Proprio per questo lo sguardo attento del Principe Kai, il primo sguardo gentile e senza accuse, la getta nello sconcerto. Può un cyborg innamorarsi di un principe? E se Kai sapesse cosa Cinder è veramente, le dedicherebbe ancora tante attenzioni?

A daring rescue. A difficult choice. Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother's jealousy and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie's one chance at freedom - but can she trust another person to keep her safe?

Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood - and Anouk is accused of the crime.

Tras lo acontencido en las partes previas de esta serie de "La selección", la situación se vuelve cada vez más acuciante y la disyuntiva en la que se encuentra America tampoco es mucho mejor: debe escoger entre su primer amor, Aspen, y el príncipe Maxon, quien poco a poco ha ido conquistándola. Eso sin tener en cuenta que el príncipe debe escogerla a ella también de entre las seis seleccionadas que podrían convertirse en su esposa y que aún permanecen en palacio.

Veinte años atrás, America Singer concursó en La Selección y conquistó el corazón del Príncipe Maxon. Ahora ha llegado el momento de La Selección para la Princesa Eadlyn. Ella no espera que su Selección vaya a ser la gran historia de amos como lo fue la de sus padres, pero al comenzar la competición, ella descubrirá que para descubrir su propia felicidad no será tan imposible como ella siempre había pensado.

Kiera Cass, autora best seller internacional ha cautivado a millones de lectoras en todo el mundo. "La corona" es la quinta entrega de la maravillosa serie "La Selección". En "La heredera" se inició una nueva era en el mundo de "La Selección". Han pasado ya veinte años desde que America Singer y el príncipe Maxon se enamoraron.

Fortsetzung der Zodiac-Chroniken von Spiegelbestsellerautorin Marah Woolf – Kehre zurück in Averies dystopisch fantastische Welt Wärst du bereit, dein Herz zu opfern für eine Schuld, die nicht gesühnt werden kann? Averie hat versagt, obwohl sie verhindert hat, dass Eternity stirbt. Aber nun beanspruchen die Aionen ihre Welt für sich. Sie werden sie verdunkeln und den Menschen die noch verbliebene Zeit stehlen. Um das zu verhindern, beschließt Averie, an den Zeitenspielen teilzunehmen, die einmal pro Dekade auf Destiny veranstaltet werden.

Warum fühlt sich das Wunderland so falsch an, wenn es doch alles hat, was du dir wünschst? Während Alice in der Welt hinter dem Schattentor der Gezeiten gefangen ist, muss Leon sich entscheiden: Wem kann er vertrauen? Dabei begibt er sich auf einen dunklen Pfad, um nicht nur sie, sondern auch seinen Bruder zu retten. Wird es ihm gelingen oder ist die Welt, wie er sie kannte, schon bald nur noch eine verblasste Erinnerung?

Es ist wieder Halloween in Snickerford - und die Schwarze Magie ist stark wie nie zuvor! Millicent Battersea hat deshalb alle Hände voll damit zu tun, ihr geliebtes Dorf zu retten, in dem dieses Jahr auch noch der internationale magische Tortenwettbewerb stattfindet. Niemand darf bemerken, wie schlecht es wirklich um Snickerford steht. Bei all dem Trubel (und einem hartnäckigen Blutschwur, der Millie nachts nicht schlafen lässt) ist es gar nicht so leicht, eine magische Gewinnertorte zu backen! Und dann ist da noch Remington, der sich letztes Halloween als Schwarzer Magier entpuppt und Millies Herz gebrochen hat.

When 17-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation - on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting - from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi.

*Verliebe dich nie in eine Romanfigur, denn sie könnte dich suchen kommen.* Dass Lesen wahnsinnig gefährlich ist und man sich nie in eine Romanfigur verlieben darf, weiß kaum jemand besser als Lin, eine Wächterin der Bibliotheca Elementara. Mithilfe ihrer Luftelement-Kräfte sorgt sie dafür, all die umschwärmten und aus ihren Seiten herausgetretenen Protagonisten wieder einzufangen und in ihre fiktive Welt zu bannen. Glitzernde Vampire, unwiderstehliche Außerirdische, schlagfertige Dämonen, Gitarre spielende Bad Boys ...

Indie Blackwood is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend. On the surface, her life looks perfect. But when a guy dies right before her eyes and an ancient family Bible is stolen, Indie's world spirals into darkness. Turns out, Indie has a destiny. And it involves much more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn't get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that's seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, the hot warlock who has an uncanny knowledge of everything that matters, she's a witch, too.