Winter Urban Fantasy

Zweiter Band der neuen Reihe von der Bestsellerautorin Julia Adrian: "Geh nie wieder in den Wald! Hörst du? Nie wieder! Du hast ja keine Ahnung, was in ihm lauert was sie dir antäten." Niemals zuvor brach Mary eines der Gebote ihrer Mutter. Doch als sie am Rande des Blutwaldes von ihren Feinden und ihrer Schuld eingeholt wird, bleibt einzig die Flucht unter die Bäume.

Lumi Northrop is having the best summer of her life. She's earned the respect of the entire haven after her role in recovering Rudolph and saving Jack Frost, her family's reindeer sanctuary is thriving, and she's even got herself a date to the Summer Solstice Celebration. Life is sweeter than a bowl full of jelly. Right up until the beloved frost pixies start going full gremlins-after-midnight, wrecking havoc around the sanctuary, and threatening to invade the entire magical Christmas village. Can they save the pixies before they are lost forever?

Throughout their married lives, baseball star Gaspar Bethlen's wife gave him a lovingly crafted mystery every year for Christmas. Solving the clues led him to his present, but the mysteries themselves were the true gift. Now, Beth has died, leaving Gasper a wreck of a man. But Beth left behind a clue, the beginning of one final Christmas mystery, and it's much more than either of them expected.

Dritter Band der neuen Reihe von der Bestsellerautorin Julia Adrian "Alles hat seinen Preis. Erst recht ein Leben wie das unsere." Der letzte Ball naht und mit ihm die neue Ära der falschen Bräute. Während die Prinzen ums Überleben ringen, stellt sich Mary ihrer Vergangenheit und den gestohlenen Kindern, sowie einer Hexe, die seit zwölf Wintern Trauer trägt. Sie erkennt, dass jede Geschichte einem Spiegel gleicht, der je nach Blickwinkel eine andere Wahrheit zeigt. Und sie muss sich entscheiden: für den Mut oder die Sicherheit; für das Leben oder den Augenblick.

The Winter Stone is finally within Akira's reach, but with it comes a great burden. Even with her mating bond with Ashleigh secured, Akira isn't free from heartache. The Winter Stone requires a sacrifice, and not one that she wants to make. When the wolf howls, Akira will have a destiny to fulfill. As long as it isn't taken from her.

Vowing vengeance for an unthinkable murder, Ezri tests the bounds of law and order to unmask the killer. By whatever magical means necessary. As she seeks justice for her fallen ally, the enemy taunts her at every turn. Each step threatens her resolve, making her question her title of Savior. But when darkness reigns, can she stand as a beacon of light? Or will she make the ultimate sacrifice to defend her world?

It's Christmas time once again in Holiday Haven, and Star Clearwater has a choice to make. Her generous fiancé, Everett, won't push her to make it, but she knows it's only a matter of time. In the middle of dealing with her own relationship woes, Star realizes that her mother's new boyfriend may not be what he appears.

Tamsyn Pride knows someone–or something–killed her grandmother. But every attempt she makes to catch the killer is met with whispers behind her back and suspicious looks. In the sleepy village of Much Wenlock, everyone has a secret. Everyone has something to hide.

When Nicole dabbled in the occult, she lost it all: Her voice, her family, and her name. Now on the run from the Inquisition, she must prove to herself—and the world—that not all wizards are too dangerous to let live. The savage murder of a bookstore employee throws Nicole into the middle of Inquisition business, like it or not. Driven by her inability to save the young man’s life, she decides to hunt the killer on her own. Using forbidden magic to investigate the past, she learns that the murderer is in fact a disease that could kill the entire werewolf race.

There were plenty of reasons for Alida to stay home, rather than go off to college, according to Kirin and Talia. They weren’t my parents, but they were the only family I’d had for a decade. Leaving them was scary, but at the same time, I was drawn to this place, far enough from the West Virginia hills to feel like a change, and close enough for me to always come home.

Devon Reilly had a plan - run a successful hair salon and make enough money to move to Paris to find love. When Bosun Lindholm crashes into her she finds a man that turns her world upside down within days. Suddenly the need to leave Winter Valley disappears as she falls for someone close to home. But Bosun's more than just a sexy auto mechanic, and the truth he reveals spins her out of control.

Katie Winslow made a life-altering decision the night of senior prom. But once she realized what she had become, Katie wanted nothing to do with her new state. Running off to college seemed like a good idea until mating season hit. Now the fever to reproduce is so great she can't think straight. Brindle Lindholm has his true mate locked in forever. If only Katie would come to her senses and accept that they are meant to be together. Mating season has come, and he knows Katie has to be suffering in heat.

To give them better lives, the king gave up his daughters to four different families. But when the king dies and the land needs one of them to rule, the girls are summoned to Season through identical necklaces. The girls are launched into a series of life or death trials to find the one most worthy of the crown. Their only weapon is power over an element. If they want to survive the first trial, each must quickly learn to wield their element against the other sisters. Only one can become the queen, the last of them standing.

Trouble always finds Mateo, and he’s succumbed to it several times with or without help. However, after running with the wrong kinds of people, he’s decided to turn a new leaf. His attention to detail lands him a job as a tattoo artist, making people’s dreams come true through body art. Father Lance has always suppressed his needs to care for others. The older alpha is Vale’s most handsome and available bachelor, but Lance has no interest in hooking up. Instead, he puts all his energies into his church.

Be prepared. There are werewolves in this story, and they are not friendly. Peace has always come at a price...A line has been drawn. When Rebekah and Jamie choose friends over their family, they know things will never be the same. But what they don’t know, is that they’ll be taking their very lives into their own hands. A dark secret leads to an even greater betrayal, one that could threaten to destroy them once and for all. The hunters become the hunted, and the twins find themselves running from not one, but both sides of the law.

Some things can never be undone. The horrors I've defeated - or even caused - with my own hands...they are nothing compared to what's coming. Philip Pinkerton has brought his madness upon my family, my own blood. His army of necromancers is on the move, harbingers of a great darkness. I fear the war has begun...and damn, I don't get paid enough for this.

Es ist Minas erstes Jahr an der sagenumwobenen Winter Academy, die die Welt davor beschützt, in ewigem Frost zu versinken. Doch alles läuft schief: Ihre Kräfte wollen ihr nicht gehorchen, und Professor Abercroft, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Dann wird Mina an den Hof des bösen Winterkönigs verschleppt. Und ihre einzige Hoffnung ist ihr verhasster Lehrer, der plötzlich am Hof auftaucht. Ist er wirklich, wie alle behaupten, ein Spion des Winterkönigs? Und warum spürt Mina dieses Kribbeln, wenn sie in seiner Nähe ist?

Sie ist eine ausgebildete Kämpferin. Beinahe jedenfalls. Er war zu Lebzeiten ein mächtiger Zauberer. Behauptet er. Daena und ihr knochiger Gefährte schlagen sich mit schlecht bezahlten Aufträgen durchs Leben, als sie in etwas verwickelt werden, das alles bisher Dagewesene übertrifft und sie mit den Schrecken der eigenen Vergangenheit konfrontiert. Ihr neuer Auftrag lautet Krieg – und der Sold ist das Überleben der menschlichen Rasse.

Ein friedliches Leben auf dem Land – in ihrer Vorstellung hatte es so einfach geklungen. Da hatten Daena und Berekh auch noch nichts von dem schuppigen Schützling geahnt, der sich in ihre Obhut drängen würde. Für ihn werden sie einmal mehr zu Schwert und Magie greifen. Aber können sie damit den Konflikt bekämpfen, der im ganzen Land schwelt? Immerhin ist er so alt wie die Menschheit selbst: Die Angst vor dem, was fremd ist.

Separated from the pack, will Aika and Thomas survive? He’s a beautiful threat, but Aika’s convinced she can trust him. But the mysterious, scarred alpha has startling secrets that change everything. While winter rages around them, they’ll have to work together to steal back what belongs to them. No matter what, even if it means painting the Crimson Forest with their enemies’ blood.