Occult Paranormal Horror

Last Spring, Claire was framed for the murder of Junior, the Devil's oldest hellspawn. Last Summer, she reawakened the fourth realm, saved the world (after almost destroying it), and wound up with the worst job ever. Now, Claire's been locked out of her realm, given an assistant that doesn't actually assist, and told to handle a small problem in Underworld that might just get her killed. And to top it all off, Mab's made one of the contenders her untouchable. So, yeah, you could say Claire's having one of those days.

Peter Warlock is a magician with a dark secret. Every night, he amazes audiences at his private theater in New York, where he performs feats that boggle the imagination. But his day job is just a cover for his otherworldly pursuits: Peter is a member of an underground group of psychics who gaze into the future to help prevent crimes. No one, not even his live-in girlfriend, knows the truth about Peter - until the séance when he foresees an unspeakable act of violence that will devastate the city.

Aisling, a goddess in human form, was born to rule both domains and - with her twin, Anya - unite the Celts with the powerful faeries of the Middle Kingdom. But within medieval Ireland, interests are divided, and far from its shores greater forces are mustering. Both England and Rome have a stake in driving magic from the Emerald Isle. Jordan, the Vatican commander tasked with vanquishing the remnants of otherworldly creatures from a disenchanted Europe, has built a career on such plots.

Vampires? Check. Werewolves? Check. Death prophecy to hang over your head? Double check. Seventeen-year-old Emma Hutchinson struggles to find her place in the world she has been born to as she tries to decide whether she should be with Michael, the boy she has been dreaming about since she was three, or if she belongs with Dominic, her betrothed.

When Sophie Turner returns home to the sleepy town of Copper Falls, she imagines the kind of life she's always dreamed of: calm and peaceful. After years of having her steps haunted by a powerful stalker, she is living on land settled by her ancestors. She can feel the magic in her blood and she feels like she finally has the chance to build a life. Until he comes along. Calder Turcotte gives Sophie an ultimatum: break the curse her ancestor set on his family, or lose the very land that's allowing her to heal. And as much as she despises him, she's equally drawn to his icy gaze.

It isn't the chair rocking by itself that sends the young family fleeing in the middle of the night. It's when it stops rocking and all hell breaks loose. This family needs help. Enter PEEPs (Paranormal Entity Exposure Partners), armed with the latest hi-tech gear and the ghost communication abilities of Mia Cooper. But this isn't a normal case. Some of the ghosts aren't playing fair. Some of them are armed.

Can't have a midlife crisis if your entire life is a crisis. After that bombshell of discovering the identity of the evil entity roaming the halls of my estate, burning down the house to root it out was looking like a good idea. If only it was that simple. Knowing who it is and finding it within the labyrinth halls of this estate is proving to be a challenge. And now the house itself is sick? Can a house even get sick? Looks like I've got some ghostbusting to do.

Saoirse Madigan, an Irish witch, has seen the little girl in her visions since she was a child. Her investigation into who the child was and how she died has led her to the Savoy. Felix Spenser, the Head Concierge at The Savoy, knows she is his soul mate from the first time he met Saoirse. He is convinced that her obsession with one of the Savoy’s famous ghostly residents could be dangerous. When Saoirse begins to question those who have kept the secret for more than a century, she unknowingly sets off a course of events that will prove Felix right.

After my first boyfriend Nelos vanished off the face of the earth, leaving me shattered and questioning even my own sanity, I sort of lost my way. And just as I started to find footing again, to come back from the pain, a chance encounter with a god ripped it all away. The last thing I expect is to meet three dangerous men who are too broken for repair - who need me and want me for reasons none of us can explain. But this desire, this fate, it's dangerous. It threatens everything I am and everything I might be. Because these men have dark secrets. Secrets that will destroy me.

"Als wir in der Halle der Wahrheit standen, unfähig, unsere Aufmerksamkeit von der Faszination des sich aufbauenden Licht-Doms zu nehmen, wurde uns bewusst, dass der Moment nun gekommen war, auf den sich die Menschheit seit ihrer Entstehung zuentwickelt hatte: Sie stand vor der Entscheidung, den Kosmos als siegreicher Herrscher zu betreten - oder von ihm wie ein zaghafter Feigling vernichtet zu werden."

"Manchmal glaubt man, daß es nicht mehr schlimmer kommen kann, wenn Hoffnungslosigkeit und Todesangst zur puren Realität werden. Doch wer wirklich den Pfad des Erwachens zu gehen wagt, der wird sich damit abfinden müssen, daß die lehrreichen finsteren Täler von Mal zu Mal dunkler werden. Irgendwann wird die ultimative Prüfung ins Leben treten. Spätestens dann weiß man, wozu all die vorherigen Hindernisse gut waren und welch immense Vorbereitung sie brachten, um das Unmögliche eines Tages wagen zu können.

Der grüne Hüter erzählt: "Nach der großen, verlorenen Schlacht um Ailons Seele tauchte Sodon in seine Urheimat ein, um sich den lichten Blicken Ailons vollständig zu entziehen. Dorthin, wohin nicht einmal eines Menschen Vorstellung hineinreicht. Man sagt, Gedanken seien frei! Aber hier müssen selbst Gedanken erfrieren." Die Fortsetzung des Gral-Epos nimmt im zweiten Band an Dramatik zu, denn Sodon, das Lügen-Wesen der Finsternis, will nun einen lange vorbereiteten Plan in die Tat umsetzen, den er als letzten Schritt zur "Endlösung der Menschheitsfrage" bezeichnet.

Multiple sclerosis. Ever since her doctor spoke the words out loud, Maeve has lived in fear of what that means for her life, her family, but most of all, her marriage. Terrified that her husband will leave her - or worse, stay with her out of a sense of obligation rather than love - Maeve has put off telling him about her diagnosis. She convinces her sisters to accompany her to an underground magic market in search of a cure for her chronic illness.

Erica Hutchinson has enough on her plate and longs for a quiet life. As an overworked barista and single mother, it’s already a daily struggle to hide the fact she’s secretly a witch and werewolf. But, things are about to get a lot more complicated. After a run-in with a killer last year, Erica has caught the attention of the nastier elements of Glasgow’s occult underworld. She’s now on the radar of the city’s newest serial killer - a masked man invading women’s dreams and hanging them in their sleep.

As Shadow and Gabe become more involved with The Orphic Guild, they find out that the occult world is full of intrigue and far more complicated than they realised. Especially when it seems that someone wants the same thing that they do - The Trinity of the Seeker. Cause for concern? Absolutely not. If anything, Shadow is more committed than ever, and relishes pitting her wits against an unpredictable enemy.

The Oddsmakers have been overseeing the use of magick in Las Vegas since the city's inception. For a dragon sorceress like Anne Moody, who tries to stay beneath the radar while running her cursed pawn shop, the Oddsmakers are the boogeymen she never wants to meet. They have the power to strip of her of her magick or worse if they deem her a danger to the city.

The wild storms are getting worse, pounding San Francisco and changing everyone in their path. For Val Keri, the friend she has today may be tomorrow's enemy. Or worse....

Derek Hawthorne has slain Dracula and stopped the malevolent plan of his own employers, the sinister House. However, he has discovered that his ex-partner and lover Ashley Morgan has been kidnapped while a new conspiracy moves to expose the supernatural to the world. The House has overplayed its hand and all of its enemies are coming to bring it down. Derek will have to travel dimensions, fight monsters, and call in every favor he's accumulated just to survive.

As soon as he had the woman up and moving, he followed suit. He planted his hand on the railing, braced himself, then jumped up, twisting as he did so, landing on his backside on the metal railing, feet facing up toward the second floor. A spiral of lethal silk splattered on the steps and sparked in the exact spot he vacated a second ago.

With time growing short, Ben Black and his newfound family must rush to find answers. This fourth volume of the Black Magick series finds them seeking the help of old friends, powerful allies, and dubious acquaintance, in order to not only rescue Carrie, but prevent Camille from unleashing evil into our world.