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Living with an adulterous husband and a 15-year-old Goth is no easy life for 35-year-old Claire Porter. Trying her hardest to ignore her husband’s affair with his secretary, and doing her best to do her son’s homework to the best of her (and Google’s) ability, her life is a trial to navigate—particularly when her head is buried permanently in the sand to avoid having to confront anything. One morning during breakfast, Claire’s head comes hurtling out of the sand at warp speed after what she refers to as "the jam tart incident". It is the straw that broke the camel’s back.

The newsreader took a breath and began: “And here we have the remarkable tale of local man George Pimpton, who sadly died last week at the grand old age of 96. It’s only since his passing that locals have realized they had a reclusive celebrity in their midst." The only problem was, this was all an accidental lie. George Pimpton was no celebrity. His well-intentioned—though often misguided—neighbors simply wanted to jazz up his obituary to make his life sound a little more interesting, a well-meant gesture that quickly got out of hand due to the perils of social media.

It’s New Year’s Eve 1910, and the Merlstead Heights Hotel is having its opening night! A night that will be remembered for the sinister incidents which trigger a far-reaching chain of events in motion. Throughout the 1920s, a devil in pinstripes takes charge with an evil to trump the darkness of the hotel. Along with his dastardly presence, he brings along a coveted motorcar–the Bentley Speed Six, that bleeds evil into the hotel from its tomb in the old coach house, and has many times been forced to slumber.

Edith still has much to learn about the art of ruling a kingdom, but when her parents, sisters, and mentor are murdered, she is faced with the much harder challenge of staying alive long enough to get her revenge.

Follow Europe’s most cunning art thief, forger, and amateur sleuth as she tracks down priceless antiquities and foils nefarious plots.

From the author of the notorious "banned" book The Lusty.... Ten years ago, Mr. Bartleby, the nice lollipop man who helped children cross the road on their way to school, killed himself. And now he's back to murder the kids who goaded him into suicide. A very British slasher with a jet-black heart, The Lollipop Man is a blood-soaked voyage into the depths of depravity.

Two years have passed since Aramis and Søren last battled alongside Anya in Russia, yet their duty to recover all of the elves' stolen relics continues. When Aramis gets a lead on a book of magic, he and Søren decide to investigate and find more than they bargained for - dark elf females who have no idea the power they wield. All Asta wants to do is study the strange book she inherited from her mother and hang out with her cousin Tyra. The last thing she wants is to help the arrogant Dr. Søren Madsen with his research until she learns he's hunting a book suspiciously like hers.

As seventeen-year-old Emma struggles with her new vampire gifts and cravings, her grandmother isn’t surprised at all. Hinting that she knew this day would always come, she promises to explain everything when she returns and leaves to get help.

Prince Harvey had a great life. Until one day, he got on the heretofore good witch Bettina’s nerves so much that she turned him into a scarecrow and banished him to an unknown apple orchard. (Well, it was unknown to Harvey. Obviously the owners of the orchard knew about it.) What a pickle! Meanwhile, the princess of a neighboring kingdom had her own set of problems. She was getting into the questionable habit of discussing those problems, and everything else dear to her heart, with the new resident scarecrow. What does fate have in store for these two?

Nuss needs a new life, one she hopes will bring better opportunities and solitude. With that motivation alone, she’s traveled weeks with a caravan that is full on judgment and empty on safety. Now, only days away from her goal, the unwelcome arrival of two sorcerers threatens to stop her. And if they don’t, then the silent creature they've tracked to the caravan might. A creature far too capable of hiding in plain sight and wearing any face.

Draw your blade. Fasten your armor. Prepare for war. The Unsheathed collection brings to life nine powerhouse tales of epic fantasy filled with daring duels, gruesome slaughter, and the ringing cacophony of battle.

As wizards unlock the secrets of the focus stones, Zya S'Vedai must confront three destinies: the fate of her foster family, the loyalty of a guild, and the future foretold by the dreams of a tribal wisewoman. With her foster brother Tuatin somehow linked to it all, she is taken from countryside to the city—to the presence of the very Gods themselves—and driven to follow the path of her dreams.

People often told Zya she was special, but she never knew why, suspecting only that the visions in her dreams would one day become clear. Her simple life changes when a series of events forces her to leave her family—and face her destiny head-on. Elsewhere, three guildsmen are dismissed from the coveted order of law. Thrown out into the world with nothing but their wits and the guidance of an elderly benefactor, they decide to find out what was really behind the notorious night of spears 20 years ago.

After Helgha meets Erik in the woods surrounding her home near Jorvik—modern-day York—she learns that he is lost, and helps him by taking him into her home for the night. In time, the two grow close, much to the anxiety of her parents as there is no message from his father suggesting a betrothal, but Erik behaves as though they are betrothed. Soon, they learn that there is another reason why Erik has not asked her to marry him. With the honor of their family at stake, Helgha's father takes drastic measures to rectify the situation.

When the Creator’s precious daughter is killed during the Saltpan War, he takes his vengeance on the children of the old Gods. Now they are destined to be reborn for eons. Eternally searching for unyielding answers. But history is embedded in the gemstones scattered throughout the Land of Man and strange magic returns to the Watchtower servants. All the while, the Goldlands distract from the lore of the old Gods in a desperate attempt to cover ancient battle scars.

Jane Shackle is a young maid haunted by visions who is tapped to protect Queen Victoria by Fayte Guardians, a shadowy group of castle servants that claim a powerful ally from the fae realm. But is she really hunting a killer, as she’s been told? Or is she merely a pawn in their plot? Jane must use her wits and master her abilities—with help from a peculiar dragonfly—to uncover the truth, save the crown, and ultimately confront an otherworldly enemy driven to destroy them all.

Jane Shackle is a young maid, haunted by visions, who is tapped to protect Queen Victoria by Fayte Guardians, a shadowy group of castle servants that claim a powerful ally from the fae realm.

Art forger Mikky dos Santos has talent, cunning, athletic prowess, an independent income—and even love. But trust? Now that’s another thing. After a lifetime of betrayal, she’d finally thought it was just within her reach…. A year after an accident that nearly killed her, Mikky’s made a miraculous recovery. She’s been spending her days rebuilding the strength in her elaborately inked body by kitesurfing with the handsome nurse she fell in love with during her recovery. She’s even thinking about painting again.

After rescuing Queen Victoria from an otherworldly enemy, Jane has settled comfortably into her new life as a Fayte Guardian, working as a maid in the royal kitchen while standing ready to protect the sovereign from any worldly—and otherworldly—threats. She finally has friends, a purpose, and a promising romance. But when she visits Balmoral Castle in Scotland's misty hills, she discovers the battle she thought she won isn't over at all.

The lucky ones died before it began to eat them. It had brooded beneath the ground for nearly a thousand years, buried alive, undying and filled with hate. It was a thing of pure hunger, a titanic monster with an insatiable appetite for the flesh of humans. It had been forgotten, an old nightmare, the stuff of fairy tales and legend.... But now it has been set free, and tonight the people of Southampton will know screaming terror as it rampages across the city in a gluttonous orgy of slaughter....