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After his parents mysteriously go missing, thirteen-year-old Thomas Crowley is sent to live with his godmother, Alice Ravenwood, and her elderly Scottish housekeeper, Dougal. Having previously known nothing of his godmother’s existence, Tom is further surprised to learn that Alice is in fact a globe-trotting field agent for the shadowy Mythological Society. Their mission: to protect the planet from all manner of extra-dimensional threats.

Dragons were not on my apocalypse bingo card. Neither was getting kidnapped by one. Life has been crazy, so it shouldn't be surprising that I've been taken by a mythological creature and marked as a potential piece of an apocalyptic prophecy. Except I'm done being a victim. Dangerous claws or...

Trapped in an asylum on a remote island, she searches for answers about her missing best friend, only to find more sinister secrets. Fighting all odds, she struggles to find her way back to her men before her captors destroy her—or her absence destroys them.

Destiny. I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately, and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times. Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone. Does he want to be found? Or did he run?On top of that, I have two siblings who have no idea I exist.

When the museum director throws me a bone by arranging for us to visit a fossil dig in Utah, I jump at the opportunity. I need a breather from all the craziness that has become my life since waking multiple dino shifters. A dig in Utah sounds like exactly what I need, the perfect getaway. As long as I stay away from any dino shifter bones… other than in the bedroom, of course.

Nitobe Inazo (1862 - 1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, and politician. His book Bushido: The Soul of Japan explains Samurai culture to a Western audience. First published in English in 1900, Bushido takes a look at the virtues associated with the warrior’s way, such as rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-control.

These laugh-out-loud, hilarious, candid tales of awkward meetings, terrible driving tests, dodgy hairdos, and accidentally flashing show just what a minefield life can be. The big question is how will we survive the embarrassment? Whether you are the sort of person who trips over fresh air or you have the poise of a queen, these tales will delight you.

Tobias Monroe has never been just a step-brother to me. From the moment we met as little kids, he’s been my everything. My best friend, my protector, the person I could always rely on for anything. As the years went on, our relationship developed into something more, something deeper than what was expected of us. My stupid heart thought that one day, we would take that step over the line that both of us were tip toeing around.

Okay! So breaking into my workplace after hours to steal money and then running from the cops, may not have been my brightest idea. But I desperately needed the money, cuz a girl’s gotta eat, right? They gave me a choice; go to juvie for eighteen months or spend two years at some fancy prep school for misguided kids. What I wasn't expecting to find at this prep school was my EX best friend, Oliver and his two friends.

Did you really think we would just run off into the sunset and our lives would be all rainbows and sunshine? More like blood and dead bodies. With my sister living close by and getting her happily ever after, my life is pretty content. Even if I have to remind Neo that Melody is not his but don’t get me started on that. My life is as peaceful as it can be well the life of a serial killer can get anyways. My life is hardly what one would call calming or relaxing, not that I mind.

I wasn't looking for a savior. I sure as hell wasn't looking for Eddie Crowe—gritty, gorgeous, reckless Eddie Crowe—when I stumbled into his world. I had walls. He had demons. Neither of us was built for fairy tales. But somehow, under the weight of our broken pieces, we found something real. Something that made breathing without each other impossible. Now, the past I thought I escaped is back... and it wants to rip everything apart.

Bolivar's Sword is the fabled weapon of the greatest hero of the Krykker race - and Rabigar needs it. There's just one problem. Rabigar has been exiled from his homeland, never to return, on pain of death. Belwynn has escaped from the clutches of Ishari. But her brother Soren, and her friends, have not been so lucky. Who will help her in a rescue attempt that seems certain to fail? Meanwhile, the armies of Ishari are on the march, aiming to smash the resistance of the Brasingian Empire. Will the fragile coalition hold? Or

Having already spent two seasons on the Marriage Mart without a single flutter of her heart, Lady Eloise Bounds has given up on ever finding a love match and accepts the reality of her situation. When the Duke of Ardley expresses interest in having her for his wife, Eloise has no choice but to put away her childish dreams and become the duchess her mother wants her to be.

Orphaned Lucy St. John, described as "the most beautiful of all", defies English society by attracting the eye of the Earl of Suffolk. In 1609, the court of James I is a place of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one can do is fall in love. Lucy's envious sister Barbara is determined to ruin her happiness and drives Lucy into exile from the court. Heartbroken, she has to find her own path through life, becoming mistress of the Tower of London and gaining a fortune through the patronage of the Duke of Buckingham.

An indentured human woman. An Imperial man on a mission. A fake marriage born in the stars. When my master died, I believed I’d be set free. Instead, I’m sent to a temple where I’m forced to continue doing the one thing I know—pleasing alien males. Until Gael the Returner arrives. Half-human and half-Imperial, he travels the galaxy, rescuing humans.

The one constant lesson in my life is to fight. Fight for survival, fight for my family, fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. What happens when family stops fighting for you? What do you do when they just give you away, handing you over to the devil himself? I guess this is where all that training takes hold. This is where the test begins. I was born and bred to win. There is no other option in my mind. Sometimes, though, you have to know when to stand and fight and when to lie low and bide your time. Lying low wasn’t easy, but in doing so, I found something else, something new.

When 27-year-old Jen is released from prison, she returns to her childhood home, hoping to rebuild her life before next year’s Samhain summoning. But things aren’t quite as she left them. Her home—once her safe haven—has been turned into a novelty vacation rental and is currently occupied by a maddeningly gorgeous incubus who refuses to leave. To make matters worse, an old police file has surfaced, hinting that there’s more to her parents’ deaths than the crime she barely remembers committing.

My name is Serendipity Fall, and I'm one of the only wolf shifters living with a bunch of immortal dragon shifters in a city I can never leave. I'm the fated mate of the dragon king—Draycian of the house of Mnemosyne—and on the first full moon after my nineteenth birthday, I will be bound to him in a mating ceremony. But I don't want a mate. I don't want the dragon king god who rules my hometown from his golden castle. I don't even know what he looks like. All I know is anytime I mention his name, everyone blanches in fear. He is a monster.

With the promise of finally learning her mother’s secrets, Brinna and her family gather together. Only somewhere between the truth and lies, Brinna wakes to find she’s trapped in a space in between the world awake and the nightmares of her family. All of them are asleep. Learning she has the ability to move from dream to dream, Brinna tries to find a way out of the dream world, but she’s stuck, unable to fix what’s ailing her family. But then an unexpected thing happens, Lucian Uraiahs, god of day and light, walks into her dream.

Dark magic wreaths New Orleans and Thea isn't immune to its effects. Worse, the Coven witnesses her loss of control, and her boss at AID is asking questions of Thea's friends and teammates. Could the disappearance of Arthur Adderget be connected to the rising undead and the wards failing around the city? Getting involved with the Coven goes against Thea's better instinct, but there's only one way to find out. The team must investigate before NOLA's defenses are destroyed.