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Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn’t concerned, however - she’s determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing her about her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition.

I’m Vic Stratton, and I can survive anything the Forgotten throw at me. But I can’t say the same for those who look to me for protection. In fact, they’re a bit of a mess. Hunted by the gods and dogged by their minions, with a serial killer hidden among our ranks, the New York City exiles stand little chance out on the open road. Good thing we’re not alone. My team of unlikely allies and I must find a place to hide the survivors before they become victims like the rest.

The gods have descended on New York, and all hell has broken loose. Apparently, they have big plans for the weekend, but I have a feeling it doesn’t include taking in a Broadway show. With three gods angling for control and the Forgotten battling it out on every street corner, I want nothing more than to save as many souls as possible and get the hell out of town.

Vampires are overrunning my city. The FBI is on my tail. And the god of darkness wants to meet with me. Just another day in the life of a hero. Luckily, this time, I’m not alone. God in the Darkness is the explosive conclusion to the first arc of The Forgotten Gods series. Follow Vic Stratton and her team of powerful allies as they struggle to save this world from the evil gods who want nothing more than to rule it.

My name’s Vic Stratton, and I’m on a mission to kill the gods. But first I have to find them. Thanks to my new friend SplitScreen, I got a tip about shady government activity in the middle of Nowhere, Oregon. But what seems to be a wild goose chase soon descends into utter madness when I’m hunted by a one-armed god of war and his horde of rampaging followers. And if they don’t kill me first, I may just start breaking jaws in this backward town. What’s with these locals anyways? It’s like they don’t want me to discover the truth.

Okay, so I accepted Kronin’s call to defeat the Forgotten Gods and save the earth, but don’t thank me yet. Just because I’m on the job doesn’t mean it will be easy - even with the Gladius Solis at my side and the power of Carcerum coursing through my veins. The problem is that the Forgotten aren’t your run-of-the-mill villains. They’re, well, gods…which means they’re violent, powerful, and crafty as hell, and all manner of human scum is flocking to their side. Along with my vampire problems, strange beauties have started appearing throughout the country.

Thousands of years ago, ancient deities fought a civil war that nearly destroyed the earth. They were defeated by a great warrior - and banished to spend eternity beyond the reach of the humans who once served them. Their war is raging once again, and once again it will require a great hero to save humanity. Unfortunately for humanity, I’m that hero.

Lerris has settled into being a woodworker and building a life with Krystal. But this newfound peace is endangered when both Candar and Recluce come under the threat of invasion from the Empire of Hamor. Despite the imminent possibility of destruction, the lands of Candar will not unite and Recluce will not heed the peril. Lerris is faced with the challenge of becoming the greatest wizard of all time-or seeing his whole world destroyed.

The deadly White Wizards of Fairhaven, wielding the forces of chaos, threaten the ancient matriarchy of Sarronnyn, the last bastion of order in Candar. When Sarronnyn falls despite the assistance of the Black Order mages, Justen, a young Black Engineer, must escape the city and master forbidden technology that harness chaos itself. Even so, it may not be enough to halt conquest of the White Wizards.

The deadly White Wizards of Fairhaven, wielding the forces of chaos, threaten the ancient matriarchy of Sarronnyn, the last bastion of order in Candar. When Sarronnyn falls despite the assistance of the Black Order mages, Justen, a young Black Engineer, must escape the city and master forbidden technology that harness chaos itself. Even so, it may not be enough to halt conquest of the White Wizards.

Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, Creslin chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar. What Creslin doesn't know is he stands in the way of their plot to subjugate the world.

Three prolific urban Christian authors have teamed up in this anthology that proves revenge isn’t always so sweet.

A menacing wolf is terrorizing the village of Lozère. A beautiful young girl has lost her family and her best friend to this nightmare when Sparrow shows up with his characteristic curiosity. But all is not as it seems in this cold mountain village, where the beasts are like men and the men are like beasts.

When a Reacher terrorist group enlists the help of a deranged serial killer, their goal is simple: bring chaos to Britain. But when the death count starts rising, chaos comes sooner than expected. As tensions between the London elite and the surrounding slums reach a breaking point, Charlie finds himself in handcuffs on the wrong side of the border. Government agents are closing in, and he is running out of time.

In a world devastated by corruption, Father Darcy has lost his faith. After letting down the very people he pledged to protect, he decides to take a pilgrimage across the dangerous English countryside in an attempt to find his mission again. There, he meets men hungry for his blood. A vicious, relentless landscape. And two boys more dangerous than anything he has ever seen before. But can he save these children, or will they change his cause forever?

It's Christmas and snow is falling over Red Forest. Isobel is nine years old; she is running with her father and sister, trying to escape the gunfire tearing through the trees. Civil war is erupting and the family is right in the middle of the battlefield. With nowhere else to go, they have to somehow make it out of the forest. But can they all make it out alive? Safe Haven is a short companion piece to the novel The Running Game. Set two decades earlier, this is the story of where the Reacher girls came from.

Rachel and the Smith Brothers are on the run, trying to escape the dangers they left in the city. But when they stop off for supplies, they suddenly find themselves in a whole new kind of trouble. Rachel realises the true nature of the men she is travelling with, but where exactly does she fit in?

Après le phénomène "Cinquante Nuances", E. L. James nous offre, avec "Monsieur", une nouvelle histoire d'amour pleine de passion et de suspense. Londres, 2019. Le séduisant Maxim Trevelyan a toujours mené une vie facile. Riche aristocrate, il n'a jamais travaillé et a rarement dormi seul. Et lorsque la tragédie frappe, son existence est bouleversée. Maxim hérite du titre, de la fortune et des domaines familiaux, avec toutes les responsabilités que cela implique. Un rôle auquel il n'est pas préparé.

Video games today are more advanced than ever. Players can explore virtual worlds. They can play with friends online. But how do video games work? What are the parts inside a game console? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Decency, humanity, and humility don't live on the Darkside. Seattle's underbelly in a darker, grimmer future plays host to a collection of novellas, each exploring how people wind up in that forsaken hellhole - and what they're willing to do to prove they belong. This audiobook includes three titles from the Darkside Seattle series: Street Doc, Fixer, and Mechanic.