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Maggie’s still searching for answers. What happened to her missing childhood friend? Who’s been behind all the strange robberies? Why can’t Bernie change back from being a talking raccoon? It doesn’t help that the Earth is trying to kill her and swallow her into its depths. Can the Austin detective find the other Elementals and fix the great machine to continue the quest? They’re only a few steps ahead of Simon Wesley and his dark magic. Can Maggie stay alive and complete the quest to bring the five Elementals together and decide of the fate of the Earth?

The Hadstrom sisters have a blood bond fused by ancient magic that was broken apart by sibling rivalry. But they’re running out of time. Magic in Austin is undergoing some serious changes. None of them are good. The grackles have disappeared from their perch along the tree lines, and no one is keeping watch. Austin’s in for a serious communication blackout, and the sisters are on their own. Can the witchy sisters come together to destroy the remaining energy cores before magic falls silent? Danger is creeping ever closer to home. The Gorafrex is after Nickie.

The Gorafrex is trying to power an ancient ship that could destroy not just Austin. Big sister Laura may have the key to solve it. It’s not a problem she can solve alone, but she knows just who to call when she's in trouble. It’s good to have friends who know the secrets your family is keeping. Nickie has to learn to control her magical music without killing herself or her sisters. Emily wants to be a Head Chef if she can just keep her magical feelings out of her cooking and away from paying customers.

Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg is a leading authority on teenage behavior. Surviving Adolescents is the sensible, sanity-saving guide every household needs. Young people today enter puberty earlier than ever before and leave home later. The good news is that teenagers aren't impossible to live with, especially if parents adopt the common-sense strategies set out in this book.

Cheyenne is at the crossroads. Who will sit on the Drow throne? The blight is still ravaging Ambar'ogúl and spilling through the Border portals into Earth. It's hard enough to discover the secrets in her father's world that will force the Crown to step down. Now Cheyenne has to battle the darkness on both sides of the Border and keep her old life running like normal.

More magic, more mayhem. Things are going BOOM in unexpected way for Cheyenne, including her car. Cheyenne's life is changing, but is it for the better? She's learning how to control her magic, but still has a long way to go before she can complete her trials. Will she have enough time to master her powers and learn new spells before she takes on the trials? And what is big, bad daddy L'zar keeping from her? She's going to find out one way or another. She has work to do, and nothing gets in the way of a Goth Drow.

Things aren't always what they seem in EverAfter. What our favorite fairy godmother, Charlotte doesn't realize is the same holds true in Cincinnati too. The search for the witch-gone-bad is on. It's going to take good ole' detective work mixed with the magic of a wand to track her, and those missing children before she fattens them up for, well, you know. Wait! Is the witch evil? Or did the stories get her all wrong?

Ellis has been sold short by her family all her life, living in the shadows. That didn't stop our favorite Drow from finding her own path, even when it led straight into danger on the dark streets of the city of angels. It started out so simple, watching over the night dwellers in the big city, including her misguided brother. But the mystery deepened around her family's tangled web in the drug business, pulling in Ellis.

Two magical killing weapons were left in the hands of the British government. Dragonfly is coming for them. Can Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer, steal them away before their enemies get there first? Jameson Hart and his leader, Kali, are also on the trail of the DragonEye weapons. Aisling might resist hurting her federal sometime-allies, but Hart feels no such love. Fifty-fifty shot, but Dragonfly has to try. Leaving the weapons out in the world is unacceptable. Mia will have to use her skills as an infomancer to help out her team.

Agent Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer are trying to beat the opposition forces to the big boom! Who will get to the DragonEye weapons cache first? Two down, four to go. Enemy targets are the US Military Research and Secret Service guarding the President. Both have high levels of resources, skills, and paranoia. Will Aisling be able to convince them she's on their side in time?

Nothing is ever a coincidence in LaLa Land. When a friend's ex-wife is murdered, the city's guardian Drow, Ellis Burton suspects something more is going on. But what? The clues say the police cannot be trusted in this case. The question is, who can be? And who is covering up the truth, and why?

Fran and Cam have deciphered the prophecies. Something dark and terrible is coming soon and the light is needed to defeat it. Will they be able to find out exactly what they need in time? Magic is failing on earth causing fights, chases, and a quick break for beer. Fran needs to convince the Evermores that her generator is a better solution than the Source. Could a wrong step lead to a magical civil war?

Norah Wintry is putting her magical Hollywood talent agency to good use. Find someone who really loves Garton Saxon to kiss him and bring him out of his cursed sleep. But with ex-wives, and too many people claiming to really love him, it's harder than it sounds. Meanwhile, a studio bigwig has approached her with a new project that Norah can't resist—but there's a catch. Just fourteen days to turn a replica of Henry VIII's castle into a real-life horror movie set, complete with magical monsters. It will be a challenge, but nothing Norah can't handle.

Raven Alby's first foreign diplomatic mission was a success with her familiar and dragon, Leander by her side. But now that the WarMage is back, funny things are happening with the land she calls home. Lomberdoon is showing strange new signs of life. Just like her old warrior grandfather, Connor predicted. It's not just magical ore and deadly dragon diseases anymore. Now, the plant and wildlife are changing years after magic's return. Including . . . giant killer rodents. Maybe the sea serpents knew what they were talking about after all.

Welcome to the Threndoren wedding. Raven is there with Chui by her side, along with all of Brighton. But who is that with William Moss? No time to figure it out. The dragons grow restless, and the dogs start barking—An ominous sign. The "I do's" are broken up by giant frogs crashing the ceremony and attacking the guests. Murphy is ready with her axe, fighting them off in her wedding dress. Is there enough of the shrinking potion to take care of the rest? Raven needs to find a solution before the next creature to morph is something more deadly. She seeks out the alchemists who may have a plan.

Cheyenne Summerlin sought answers about her condition from the Banebreaker, but the answers she got weren't what she was wanted. What is a Drow to do when things aren't going her way? Fight harder. Cheyenne and Bianca are running out of options. It's time go across the portal to Ambar'ogúl or die trying.

Cheyenne Summerlin has 11 days to gather her terms for Ba'rael, find someone to take her place as the new O'gúl Crown, and deal with a traitor in the FRoE. Her dance card is already full with weapons and betrayal. But when her mother gets hit with a curse intended for her father, L'zar, freeing Bianca from the deadly curse becomes Cheyenne's top priority. The time is cut short.

Even magical families have their share of secrets. And Drow Royalty's secrets run even deeper - with a hint of danger. Cheyenne Summerlin's finding that out firsthand. Can anyone in her family tell the truth and avoid the mayhem? That doesn't seem likely.

The clock is ticking. Cheyenne Summerlin has two weeks to find someone else to take her place on the throne. Better search fast because the Crown isn't keen on waiting. And the Crown isn't the only one Cheyenne is having problems with. Tensions are rising between Nightstalkers and the Raug as they journey in search of a hidden prince.

The Crown has been forcing people to move into the city. Easier to control. They've even been ruining the Outers to make life outside the city difficult at best, impossible at worst. Cheyenne needs to do something about it - fast.