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With her best friend Roxy's life hanging in the balance from the last encounter with the Vanators, Catrin refuses to leave her side. The nightshade-infused bullet meant for Catrin has hit her non-magical friend Roxy, instead. Will the magic of the Healer be enough to save Roxy’s life?

Esther est une enfant de droite née par hasard dans une famille de gauche, au mitan des années 70. Chez elle, tout le monde vit nu. Et tout le monde - sauf elle - est excentrique. Sa mère est une secrétaire anticapitaliste qui ne jure que par Mai 68. Son père, juif pied-noir, conjure son angoisse d'un prochain holocauste en rédigeant des listes de tâches à accomplir. Dans la famille d'Esther, il y a également un frère hyperactif et des grands-parents qui soignent leur nostalgie de l'Algérie en jouant à la roulette avec les pois chiches du couscous.

Catrin has learned she is more than a rare Storm Witch, and she is the only one of her special kind known to exist in the modern day. Her training is accelerated and so is the test she must pass in order to ever leave the Haven and protect her family. But to pass it, she must show powers greater than any magic the most seasoned Witch can throw at her.

In the second book of this gripping urban fantasy, Catrin has seen for herself the power of magic and watched it in action. When you watch your Auntie Gweneth hurl a lightning bolt at someone who’s trying to kill you, your reality changes forever. But is there a power beyond the magic of the Storm Witch? An ancient power so great the evil Vanators made it their quest to destroy all who wielded it?

The cozy Massachusetts town of Billamore has been home to the infamous Hall for over 200 years. Renowned for its rare and somewhat macabre collections, being curator there has been a life-long dream for the intelligent, level-headed Sandra. But, when Sandra discovers a hidden painting in the museum, a shocking secret is revealed, drawing her deep into a world of intrigue she never knew existed. What is so powerful about an obscure painting that has lain hidden for over a hundred and fifty years? And why does it affect Sandra so personally?

In this cozy mystery final episode, Sandra learns the true identity of Annabel’s descendants. But the birthright of a treasure that will forever change the lives of those around her is at stake. The clues quickly come together, and the passion of a dark heart bent on usurping his ancestor’s past is revealed. Yet, an ancient trait ties the dark hearted to his nemesis, determined to stop him at all costs. Only one of them can win, and whoever does will determine the will of their ancestor’s past and the future of the Billamore treasure.

Rachel Kelly ha viaggiato lungo una strada lunga e difficile per tornare da suo marito, Ethan, e la famiglia Kelly. Ora, mentre lei ed Ethan si preparano a trasferirsi nella loro nuova casa, al sicuro dietro i muri del complesso Kelly, Rachel si chiede se finalmente si potrà liberare dei fantasmi che l'hanno perseguitata per così tanto tempo e se potrà finalmente camminare nella luce dopo un passato immerso nel buio.

An ancient myth haunts a wealthy family...Will one brave woman also die revealing the truth. Sandra must decipher the cryptic lines of her ancestor’s diary to unlock what many have sought for centuries. It all comes back to a precious key. A key that will bring an ancient myth to light. But there is a price to be paid for such an act. Danger will strike and take its toll, desperately trying to stop Sandra from revealing the fabled past. Will time work in her favor? Or will the age-old legend be lost to its own dark past?

Curators at the infamous Billamore Hall Museum and Art Gallery are being mysteriously murdered, and now no one will accept the job...except Sandra Peterson. The cozy Massachusetts town of Billamore has been home to the infamous Hall for over 200 years. Renowned for its rare and somewhat macabre collections, being curator there has been a life-long dream for the intelligent, level-headed Sandra. Unlike her best friend, Josephine, who believes in the existence of all things unseen and supernatural, Sandra refuses to be scared off by ghost stories and strange circumstances.

Catrin Geddings is just an ordinary girl. An ordinary girl whose thoughts can sometimes stop the rain or move the clouds. Nothing extravagant, just something she does. Or so she thinks. Until a strange man shows up in a coffee shop. A stranger who belongs to a secret organization she's never heard of that's out to see her dead.

"Sa robe caresse le sol. À cet instant, nous sommes comme les pierres des voûtes, immobiles et sans souffle. Mais ce qui raidit mes frères, ce n'est pas l'indifférence, car ils sont habitués à ne pas être regardés ; ni non plus la solennité de l'entretien - tout ce qui touche à Aliénor est solennel. Non, ce qui nous fige, à cet instant-là, c'est sa voix. Car c'est d'une voix douce, pleine de menaces, que ma mère ordonne d'aller renverser notre père." Aliénor d'Aquitaine racontée par son fils Richard Cœur de Lion.

Grace Peterson è disperata: vive in clandestinità, in una perenne fuga da uomini malvagi e pericolosi determinati a sfruttare la sua straordinaria capacità di guarire gli altri. Il dono che la rende speciale - un'infallibile abilità telepatica che condivide con la sorella - è svanito nel nulla, lasciandola ora completamente sola e vulnerabile. La missione di riportare a casa Grace sana e salva è affidata a Rio, misterioso e implacabile membro del KGI, un uomo freddo e risoluto ma del tutto impreparato di fronte a quella donna ferita e confusa, che ne scalfirà la dura corazza.

È arrivata dal nulla, proprio nel momento in cui lui aveva più bisogno di lei... La voce di un angelo, un sospiro nel silenzio, l'unico appiglio a cui Nathan Kelly ha potuto aggrapparsi durante il periodo infinito della prigionia e delle torture, fino al giorno in cui è tornato a essere libero, pronto a ricominciare una nuova esistenza. Ma ora quella voce è scomparsa e lo ha lasciato a consumarsi nella solitudine, a rimettere assieme i pezzi della sua vita. A chi appartiene quella voce? È stata solo la sua immaginazione o là fuori c'è veramente qualcuno che lo chiama?

Unica testimone di un omicidio a sangue freddo compiuto dal fratellastro, Sarah Daniels è costretta a nascondersi. L'uomo ha agito per proteggerla e lei, sopraffatta dal senso di colpa, decide di far sparire le proprie tracce. Quando la CIA inizia a indagare sul caso chiede l'intervento del KGI, la squadra speciale composta dai fratelli Kelly. Il compito di tenere d'occhio Sarah, nel tentativo di risalire all'assassino, viene affidato a Garrett. Il fratellastro della donna è un nemico giurato del KGI, e Garrett ha un conto in sospeso con lui.

Katy Walton spent her life trying to be a good girl, or at least giving the appearance of one. When she marries into a long family line of Southern Baptist preachers, it becomes her job to maintain the image of the perfect family in the perfect church with a perfect future ahead. When the facade starts to crumble and even her best intentions fail to fool anyone, she finds herself alone and abandoned. It's not until she realizes how much living in the shadows of secrets and shame has damaged her daughter, Ivy Rose, that she learns to let go of all she once held.

Jonathan is a mystic who specializes in killing poltergeists. He is a haunted spirit himself, having lost both parents, as he travels around the country, entering haunted houses and killing the evil spirits inside. He is then hired to enter a haunted building, one that has killed many a mystic before him...but inside he finds a ghost that he has never encountered before...a woman covered in blood who was killed over 30 years earlier...

The Crows of Ticklewick is an upbeat prelude to the Amelia Hart series. Told from a crow's prospective, it introduces a magical new world called Ticklewick.

"De mère africaine - arrachée à son village par des trafiquants d'esclaves - et de père inconnu - quelque marin du bateau négrier voguant vers la Guadeloupe - elle n'est ni noire ni blanche, et même ses deux yeux sont de nuance différente. Enfant, on la surnommera 'Deux-âmes'. Et finalement c'est sous le nom de 'Solitude' qu'elle vivra à la Guadeloupe dans les familles de Blancs qui l'ont achetée, puis parmi les troupes de Noirs révoltés qu'elle rejoindra à grand-peine dans leurs refuges des forêts de la Soufrière."

After spending more than one night with the enigmatic Dimitri, Kara knows her feelings are moving beyond what is appropriate with a client. She needs to rein them in, or decide to cut him loose, but the way she is going can only lead to disaster. Then Dimitri contacts her, asking her to meet him on a day off. She knows, professionally, she can only do this if it is not as a client. But what will happen if she meets Dimitri like any other man? She knows that things will never be the same if she does it, but she can't say no.

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