Urban For Children

Morning finds them covered with dried blood, their clothing shredded and their memories hazy. Things soon become horrifyingly clear: the Whistler is a vampire and Natalie and Sophie are his latest victims. The young women leave their babies with Natalie's mother and hit the road, determined not to give in to their unnatural desires. Hunger and desire make a powerful couple. So do the Whistler and his Mother, who are searching for Sophie and Natalie with the help of Twitter and the musician's many fans.

Ellie Richmond has never been a particularly happy person. When her first vision of death happened at the age of four it was hard not to be jaded. After Ellie’s mom dies and her out of the picture dad shows up at her funeral claiming she’s in grave danger, things are going to go to a whole other level of weird. Even for for someone with Ellie’s abilities. Thrust into the world of angels and demons, Ellie will find herself in the midst the war to end all other wars and she’s the meat the dogs are fighting over.

Catriona Remington tried to leave her past behind—her magic, her coven, and the memories that still haunt her. As host of the newscast, The Scoop At Five: Live!, she prefers to show the world a brave face. Inside she's barely keeping it together, worrying over the fates of Sarina and Jonathan Lance, who are trapped in the dimension of Blackwater Hills—a world ruled by shapeshifters, ancient laws, and primal magic.

Entführt. Bewusstsein erweitert. Und das war erst der Beginn meines Tages. Ich habe immer gedacht ein recht netter Kerl zu sein. Einer von denen, die niemals jemanden umbringen würden. Jetzt hat sich herausgestellt, dass mir einfach nur der Anreiz gefehlt hat. Manche Verbrechen sind unverzeihlich.

Jenna is changing! Can her friends still trust her? Should she trust herself? An act of desperation has stripped Jenna of her powers and she feels lost without them. Now living on Full-Earth, out of reach of the agency, they try to settle into a new life, until news of agency atrocities brings them back to half-Earth. New enemies and old are closing in, and no Earth is safe. As all looks hopeless, a mysterious entity reveals it can return Jenna’s powers, but is the price too high?

Three months ago, the Whiteout changed the nature of reality across the globe, spawning superhuman beings, both good and evil. Each day since then, Irene Roman, armed only with a strange immunity from the powers of the “Pushed”, has donned the guise of Indomitable to try to reverse that change and protect normal people from the worst excesses of the Pushed.

Christian Blake finds himself in a mysterious tattoo parlor in Connaught Square where he is possessed by a rune god called Hagalaz. Now immortal, Christian is gifted with superpowers that allow him to harness the forces of nature. Only problem? Hagalaz is the god of disruption, and he is intent on making Christian's life a living hell. Christian’s mentor, Raven, takes him on a wild adventure across the world to join his Tribe, a group of four unlikely teenagers with their own newly-gifted magical powers. They must take on the forces of evil brewing across the globe.

When Krissa disappears to join the Amaranthine, Fox knows he has to save her. But the magical world beyond Clearwater is more dangerous than he can imagine, and even with Sasha's help, locating Krissa can have deadly consequences. With time running out before the Amaranthine achieve eternal life and become invulnerable, Fox and Sasha must team up with a menacing group with a fearsome reputation if they hope to find their friend. But locating Krissa isn't enough. If they can't remove the darkness from within her, the Amaranthine will unleash an immortal assassin on the world.

All Kisaki really wants is to belong somewhere, but there are few places half demons can safely call home. Raised in isolation within the celestial palace, she longs to escape and explore the strange planet below - Earth. So when an opportunity presents itself, she takes it, inadvertently stealing her mother's greatest treasure in the process - the Blade of Heaven. Exploring a whole new world is terrifying enough, but hot on her heels is her so-called guardian, the tiger-spirit Shitoro.

As paranormal mercenaries, Pen and her team take any job for the right price, but even their willingness to cross the line has a limit. When they’re hired to exorcise a half-demon child, it lands them in the cross-hairs of the Joint Task Force of Paranormal Investigations. Captain Sharpe and the Cleaners share a tangled past of broken trust and thwarted desires that makes working together difficult. But the JTFPI is on the tail of a half-demon child trafficking ring that sounds far too similar to the job Pen and her team are running, and neither agency is willing to back down.

In this trilogy: Fade: An enemy who vanishes at whim. A secret academy. Can Jenna use her strange new powers to uncover the deadly truth? The Network: Jenna needs the special abilities of David, a fader she’s never met but who is closely linked with her family’s past. She must return to the military base she’s just escaped from, to rescue David. Can she escape a second time? and Portal: Jenna is changing! Can her friends still trust her? Should she trust herself? An act of desperation has stripped Jenna of her powers and she feels lost without them.

What if you were born with a secret so dangerous, even the gods wanted you dead? In the secluded forests of northern Maine, USA the tribe of Corvus the beast god guards an ancient truth: some are born with the power to change shape—and those who are must never be allowed to live.

My life as I know it is over. And no, I'm not being dramatic. I've been living as a human, but now I have to return to my mermaid roots because my dad is the new king of Valora. As soon as we arrive, he sends me to the Dark Sea Academy. Whispers and glares greet me at every turn. Students accuse my dad of killing the previous king, his brother. My first night, the most popular girl tries to kill me. I barely escape, only to run into Bash. He's older and one wrong move from being expelled. Also as gorgeous as he is arrogant.

At Mythos Academy, everyone knows exactly who I am: Rory Forseti, Spartan girl and the daughter of Reapers. Even though I fought alongside my cousin Gwen Frost to save the mythological world from Loki and his evil Reapers of Chaos, I'm still the most hated girl at the academy because of all the horrible things my parents did. I had hoped that this school year would be different, but the other kids just won't let me forget about my parents.

Isabel Aird is aghast when her husband is appointed doctor to an extraordinary waterworks being built miles from the city. But Isabel, denied the motherhood role that is expected of her by a succession of miscarriages, finds unexpected consolations in a place where she can feel the presence of her unborn children and begin to work out what her life in Victorian society is for.

Daisy Bacon has an ordinary, happy life living with her family in South London, until tragedy strikes and her mother is killed in a devastating accident. Blaming herself, Daisy retreats into a world of silence, unable to utter a word. When her father remarries, the family home becomes unbearable at the mercy of cruel stepmother Vera. Luckily, Daisy can always count on her cousin Lizzie to bring sunshine to her life. But when shocking truths about Vera come to light, could it bring the possibility of a fresh start for Daisy after all?

Nandia has gone missing. The disease-stricken planet Erylia has undertaken a program to replace its ailing youth with healthy breeding stock from Praesepe. Nandia's home is now under siege, and her grandchild is one of the many incarcerated. With the help of new allies, Bernard, Elli, and Dunstan must use all their resources to infiltrate the Erylian command structure and find a way to restore the fate of two societies on the verge of decimation - one desperate to recover its future as it steals the tomorrows of another.

Christina Powers, beautiful, talented, rich, and well connected, has it all together, until she falls in love; threatening to turn her back on her wealth, her fame, and her controlling Mafioso uncle who made it all possible. Will she discover the identity of her real parents and fulfill her destiny? Now I invite you to sit back, hold on, and enjoy the adventure, because you are about to be swept away by the mesmerizing, Christina Powers.

They are the Awakened, a unique breed of people in a remote corner of the world. Faith is one of these gifted carriers of the Seraphim; and in return of her unconditional love, her Seraphim grants her powers of incredible potential. But not all carriers embrace their blessing. Jack loathes being an Awakened. He never asked for it, his Seraphim keeping him alive even in spite of his desire to die. Not even a great war could rid him of this curse.

After centuries of waiting, the alpha has arrived. The pack is gathering. In the wilds of Mexico, the Old Ones gather around Shara as her third pregnancy nears its triumphant end. Meanwhile Kiona and Chris hide Joey in the Arkansas swamps, hoping the treachery they fomented will not find them. In California, Fenris rages over missed opportunities. As Joey grows into adulthood confined to a swamp, Morrigan, his unknown sister, comes of age under the tutelage of Holle, an Old One with an agenda all her own.