Urban Contemporary

For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake. One of the strongest of them is set to create some havoc in the city of New Orleans, and it's definitely personal.

Hannah, bientôt dix-huit ans, était loin d'imaginer que sa vie prendrait un tel tournant. Ses vacances tant redoutées à Wick vont finalement se transformer en véritable conte de fée... puis en cauchemar. Sa petite vie tranquille, ses idées bien arrêtées, ses projets... tout va changer, brutalement. Elle devra affronter l'inimaginable, faire face à ce qu'elle n'aurait jamais pensé croire un jour, car les légendes n'en sont pas toujours... Leith ne s'attendait pas non plus à Hannah. Il tombe de haut, l'Esprit a choisi : c'est elle, son âme sœur.

Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed. Fighting for his life is nothing new, but this kill order also calls for the death of Alex's dependents - and there's no way that he'll let Luna, Anne, and Vari take the heat. With only a week before he's history, Alex will have to figure out how to disassociate himself from his friends, scrounge up allies on the council, and hopefully keep his head attached to his body.

Instagram model, party girl Luna Star had closed herself off to love, content with her life as a local celebrity. She enjoys the fast life and didn't see herself slowing down, until meeting Bash one night at the club. What was supposed to be one night between Bash and Luna Star turns into more than what either of them were expecting.

You'd think that life would finally be dealing Mack Smith a kind hand. Living in London and with the opening of the new and improved city version of Clava Books mere days away, things appear to be settling down. Other than the terrible nightmares about dragons, that is. Or the fact that she's being constantly tailed by a string of mages, shifters, and faeries, all of whom are constantly demanding her attention. And that's without even bringing the temptation of Corrigan, Lord Alpha of the Brethren, into the equation.

Privé de liberté après avoir tenté de s'échapper, le jeune Hiémain ouvre son cœur au douloureux apprentissage de la compassion. Tandis que le capitaine Kyle, son père, continue de l'humilier sans relâche, il se préoccupe de porter secours aux malheureux esclaves de la Vivacia, bravant le cruel lieutenant qui a mission de le surveiller. Les hommes de l'équipage, ployant sous la férule d'une direction implacable, ne songent plus qu'à se mutiner. Rien, bientôt, ne pourra arrêter le déferlement de leur haine.

Tout juste de retour au camp des Myrmes, Cassiopée affronte une première déconvenue : Gabriel est en mission espionnage et les deux amoureux sont brutalement séparés. Arrive alors Leo, un jeune homme mal en point qui ne tarde pas à révéler sa véritable identité. Ancien Myrme devenu Narque, il a un message à lui transmettre de la part de Manassé : Cassiopée est en danger au sein de son propre clan. Le mal serait-il vraiment du côté des Narques ? Gabriel est bientôt porté disparu. Tout porte à croire qu'il est mort, mais Cassiopée, convaincue du contraire, décide de suivre son intuition.

Life's no fun being a dragon, especially when you are forced into responsibilities that involve trying to keep the peace between an array of shifters, mages, and faeries in order to bring down the scariest and deadliest foe the Otherworld has ever seen. And that's not to mention the fact that your own soul mate hates your guts. Mack Smith, a fiery Draco Wyr, is battling to come to terms with her emotions, her heritage, and her true capabilities. All she has to do is defeat Endor, win back Corrigan, and live happily ever after.

For Claire Emerson, there is nothing ordinary about turning sixty. First, there are the crows. Then, a pendant that unlocks a gate to a house in the woods—which comes with a snarky gargoyle, an entirely too-sexy wolf shifter claiming to be Claire's protector, and a legacy that turns her reality upside down. Because divorced, menopausal grandmothers with creaky hips and hot flashes? They don't just randomly discover they're next in a long line of powerful women protecting the world from the dark magick of Mages.

Merit, Chicago's newest vampire, is learning how to play well with others. Other supernaturals, that is. Shapeshifters from across the country are convening in the Windy City, and as a gesture of peace, Master vampire Ethan Sullivan has offered their leader a very special bodyguard: Merit. Merit is supposed to protect the Alpha, Gabriel Keene - and to spy for the vamps while she's at it. Oh, and luckily Ethan's offering some steamy one-on-one combat training sessions to help her prepare for the mission.

Entre Jamaillia et les Marchands, le torchon brûle : le Gouverneur décide d'entreprendre le voyage jusqu'à Terrilville avec sa cour et ses Compagnes de Cœur pour mater les rebelles. Alors que Brashen, enfin rentré au pays, fait part aux femmes de la famille Vestrit des nouvelles consternantes de la capture de la Vivacia, la révolte gronde dans le port. Ne trouvant aucun appui auprès de ses pairs, Althéa accepte, pour sauver son navire bien-aimé, d'adopter le plan proposé par Brashen et Ambre.

Grand centre culturel et marchand du désert, la cité de Sharakhaï est dirigée depuis des siècles par douze rois immortels, cruels et omnipotents. Ils ont écrasé tout espoir de liberté avec leur armée, leur unité d'élite de guerrières et leurs spectres protecteurs, les terrifiants Asirim. Çeda, jeune fille des quartiers pauvres, va pourtant braver leur autorité. Le lien qu'elle découvre entre les secrets des tyrans et les énigmes de son propre passé pourrait bien changer son destin... comme celui de Sharakhaï.

When souls are tied, it's never goodbye. A boy I was that summer evening I met you, pulling your belongings out of the truck and into your new home. I knew it was love then. A whole man I was the day that you met me at the altar and agreed to love me until death do us part. A shell of a man I've become since it did, unable to move on, move forward, or progress in any way until I discovered that not even death was permanent enough to keep us apart. A better man I'm destined to be, knowing that, at some capacity, you're still with me. Our love is one that never dies.

Marc's home from college on break, spending his time laughing about some of the crazy news stories he's found online, and gaming. When a message appears in his line of sight, blocking out absolutely everything else, he nearly freaks out. The message warns that the world has been in a variant Natural Laws beta test for millennia and that it's about to revert to the norms.

Here on Earth, Danny North is still in high school, yet he holds in his heart and mind all the stolen outselves of 13 centuries of gatemages. The Families still want to kill him if they can’t control him - and they can’t control him; he is far too powerful. On Westil, Wad is now nearly powerless - he lost everything to Danny in their struggle. Even if he can survive the revenge of his enemies, he must still somehow make peace with the Gatemage Daniel North, for when Danny took that power from Loki, he also took responsibility for the Great Gates.

La trahison du démon que j'aime est sans conteste la pire épreuve de ma vie d'hybride. Je suis anéantie dans un monde en proie au chaos depuis que Kel m'a abandonnée sans la moindre explication, comme si je n'avais jamais existé. Pourtant, mon instinct de Traqueuse me souffle que la vérité m'échappe... et mon cœur de femme se révolte, incapable de se résigner.

Private eye Eddie Valiant doesn't like Toons - those cartoon characters who live side-by-side with humans. But Eddie will work for a Toon if his cash supply is low enough. So he reluctantly agrees when Roger Rabbit, a Toon who plays straight man (or should that be straight rabbit) in the Baby Herman cartoon series, asks him to find out who's been trying - unsuccessfully - to buy his contract from the DeGreasy Brothers syndicate. Then Rocco DeGreasy is murdered - and Roger is the prime suspect!

Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults, and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us.... Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly 80 years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge.

Despite the odds, Yelena and Valek have forged an irrevocable bond - and a family - that transcends borders. Now, when their two homelands stand on the brink of war, they must fight with magic and cunning to thwart an Ixian plot to invade Sitia. Yelena seeks to break the hold of the insidious Theobroma that destroys a person's resistance to magical persuasion. But the Cartel is determined to keep influential citizens and Sitian diplomats in thrall - and Yelena at bay. With every bounty hunter after her, Yelena is forced to make a dangerous deal.

Once, only her own life hung in the balance. Oddly enough, when Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. But she'd survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both lands - and protect her relationship with Valek. Suddenly, though, they are beset on all sides by those vying for power through politics and intrigue. Valek's job and his life are in danger.